Lindsey Hunter

Detroit Pistons reportedly hire Maurice Cheeks

2013-06-10 16:40:00

The Detroit Pistons have hired Maurice Cheeks, according to ESPN, giving the former All-Star point guard his third head coaching job. Cheeks reportedly beat out Nate McMillan, the other co-finalist to succeed Lawrence Frank, who had gone 54-94 in two...

Cashing in their championships

2013-03-03 00:00:00

1979-80 FINALS Lakers 4, Philadelphia 76ers 2 An old dog, a new trickster and birth of 'Showtime' "Showtime" began as 20-year-old rookie Magic Johnson inspired this talented team to first in the Pacific Division. After four close games in the...

Preview: Lakers at Suns

2013-01-30 15:57:00

The "Kobe Bryant as de facto point guard" experiment will continue Wednesday night as the Lakers visit the Phoenix Suns. The Suns are tied with the New Orleans Hornets for the worst records in the Western Conference at 15-30. Phoenix recently fired...

Cleveland defeats Toronto on Kyrie Irving's last-second shot

2013-01-26 22:00:00

Kyrie Irving made a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 99-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. Headed to his first All-Star game, Irving added to his credentials by calmly draining a pull-up jumper...

Which is the best Lakers team ever?

2008-06-03 18:11:00

Shaq or Wilt? Kobe or Magic? The Showtime Lakers or the 33-wins-in-a-row Lakers? And what about George Mikan? Just which is the greatest Lakers team of all time? It's time to find out. The Times has asked an online sports simulation site to run a...

La Grange's Hornacek to coach Suns

2013-05-28 08:50:00

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns made it official on Tuesday and named Jeff Hornacek their new head coach. Hornacek, a�former LaGrange resident and Lyons Township High School star, played 468 games with the Suns from 1986-92 and spent the past three...

Lakers' plight could impact East race

2013-01-26 11:10:00

�� The Los Angeles Lakers may yet impact the NBA championship race. �� Although perhaps not the way Jerry Buss, Jim Buss, Jeanie Buss or busloads of fans in the Southland anticipated. � With every Lakers loss making it clearer that the mix is not...

Scoreboard -- Jan. 20, 2013

2013-01-20 22:55:00

|TV SPORTS| NBA Basketball--Indiana Pacers at Memphis Grizzlies, Noon (ESPN); San Antonio Spurs at Philadelphia 76ers, 6 p.m. (TNT); Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls, 8:30 p.m. (TNT) Men’s College Basketball--Cincinnati at Syracuse, 2:30 p.m....

Schmitz’ Take: Magic should expect to take heat over coaching hire

2012-07-16 16:37:48

Hard to be impressed with Magic coaching candidates

2012-07-17 04:38:32

Shaquille O’Neal rips the Orlando Magic for their coaching search

2012-07-23 16:44:56

Meet Jacque Vaughn, the Orlando Magic’s potential new coach

2012-07-25 16:38:15

, who averaged 32.4 points per game against Orlando, is named NBA Finals MVP for the first time. 3. With a 17-2 season start, the Lakers tied their record for best opening in franchise history. 4. With 65 wins, team is third-winningest in Lakers history.

2010-06-10 16:13:39

Cleveland's Daniel Gibson shoots over Lindsey Hunter in the fourth quarter.

2009-12-04 00:00:00

Lindsey Hunter and Detroit's Ben Gordon exchange pleasantries in 1st quarter at the United Center .

2009-12-02 00:00:00