Mark Cuban

Where will the Lakers' Dwight Howard be playing next season?

2013-05-20 11:26:00

Writers from around the Tribune Co. predict where the Lakers' soon-to-be free agent Dwight Howard will end up next season. Feel free to join the conversation with a comment of your own. Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times Within 48 hours of the...

Dirk Nowitzki willing to take a 'significant pay cut' to sign star

2013-05-16 14:30:00

Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki is prioritizing winning a championship over money. He wants his team to be able to sign a superstar free agent, such as Clippers point guard Chris Paul or Lakers center Dwight Howard, and is willing to take a major...

Lakers season wrap: Kobe Bryant in uncharted territory with injury

2013-05-09 06:30:00

Kobe Bryant's season ended catastrophically when the Lakers' all-star guard tore his left Achilles' tendon with two regular-season games left to play. Now with 17 seasons behind him, Bryant has never faced an injury of this severity. The summer will...

Dwight Howard wants to get away before deciding on Lakers return

2013-04-30 22:47:00

There's unanimity within the Lakers. Kobe Bryant and General Manager Mitch Kupchak both want Dwight Howard to return. There's also a problem within the Lakers: Howard isn't so sure. He declined to reveal which way he was leaning after his one-year run...

Dwight Howard should love L.A. and the Lakers

2013-05-02 17:06:00

It will be the story of the Lakers' off-season, they hope without anything remotely resembling "The Decision." Will Dwight Howard stay or go? Howard said this week he deserved "the right to be happy" and he has a handful of choices to mull in free...

AXS strikes deal with Huffington Post to carry HuffPost Live

2013-04-28 17:00:00

AXS TV, the cable channel whose backers include entrepenuer Mark Cuban, has struck a content-sharing deal with the Huffington Post. Starting May 13, AXS will carry programming from HuffPost Live, which is the Huffington Post's online channel, for six...

Kevin O'Leary of 'Shark Tank' is always smelling blood

2013-04-20 09:00:00

They call him Mr. Wonderful. But Kevin O'Leary was recently engaged in one of his less-than-wonderful rants, the kind familiar to anyone who loves to hate him on ABC's "Shark Tank." "If I were the president of the United States, I would make unions...

Otto Porter Jr., Nerlens Noel declare for NBA draft

2013-04-15 18:35:00

All-American Otto Porter Jr. announced Monday he is leaving Georgetown after his sophomore season and declaring himself eligible for the NBA draft. Porter, a 6-foot-8 forward, was the Big East player of the year and finished second in the voting...

The Times' NBA rankings

2013-04-13 21:50:00

SEE YOU IN THE FINALS 1. MIAMI (63-16) Playoffs really begin for Heat on June 6: That’s start date for the Finals. (1) 2. OKLAHOMA CITY (59-21)� Thunder may not miss James Harden in first round; it may see him every day. (2) HOPING TO MAKE...

NBA quotes: Carmelo Anthony says Derrick Rose should wait

2013-04-13 16:30:00

Double trouble Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert, tweeting about the State Farm commercial depicting Clippers star Chris Paul being separated at birth from his fictional twin brother, Cliff Paul: "Wouldn't Chris Paul's mom realize that 1 of her...

Lakers' Week 23 in review

2013-04-08 06:00:00

The Lakers needed to win all three games in Week 23 to stay ahead of the Utah Jazz. They managed two out of three, falling back into ninth place. The week began against the Dallas Mavericks with the Lakers retiring Shaquille O'Neal's jersey at halftime....

Brittney Griner is ready for that NBA tryout after season in WNBA

2013-04-07 08:03:00

Brittney Griner, the All-American center for the Baylor women's basketball team, and an NBA tryout: It's the story that won't go away anytime soon. The media won't let it, not at the pinnacle of the college basketball season. This became a story when...

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban indicated that he's open to the possibility of drafting former Baylor women's basketball star Brittney Griner.

2013-04-03 09:15:42

Why: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban would be willing to give Baylor women's star Brittney Griner the opportunity to prove she could play in the NBA.

2013-03-31 00:00:00

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban referred to former Lakers coach Phil Jackson as the "first housewife of the Lakers."

2013-02-24 00:00:00