NBA All-Star Game

Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul lead West to All-Star game victory

2013-02-17 20:35:00

West 143, East 138 (final) Who says there’s no defense in All-Star games? In the play that sealed the West's 143-138 victory over the East on Sunday at Toyota Center in Houston, Kobe Bryant blocked LeBron James’ jump shot late in the...

How would you improve the NBA All-Star weekend?

2013-02-14 13:23:00

Writers from around the Tribune Co. share what they would like to add to the NBA All-Star weekend, which runs Friday through Sunday in Houston. Feel free to join the conversation with a comment of your own. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times It's simple,...

Courtney Fortson, Andrew Goudelock named D-League All-Stars

2013-02-06 13:03:00

Courtney Fortson of the D-Fenders was named to the 2013 NBA Development League All-Star Team. Fortson, a guard who has played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets and Clippers, is averaging 18.4 points, 6.3 assists and 1.8 steals a game. Darius-...

The Times' NBA rankings

2013-01-19 21:40:00

BIGFOOT’S LAIR 1. OKLAHOMA CITY (32-8) �� Playing Clippers before Lakers this week is like taking on varsity before the JV. (1) 2. CLIPPERS (32-9) Paul, Griffin to Lakers counterparts at All-Star Game: “Funny seeing you here.” (2)...

Dwight Howard to debut All-Star footwear collection

2013-01-29 12:51:00

Dwight Howard is one of the biggest names representing the Adidas basketball brand. At the 62nd All-Star Game in Houston, Howard will debut a special NBA All-Star edition of the "D Howard Light." The signature shoe features a design based on speed,...

Lakers 'went at each other a little bit' in morning meeting [Update]

2013-01-23 16:51:00

MEMPHIS -- The Lakers needed to talk. So they did. Loudly. They held a clear-the-air team meeting before Wednesday morning's shoot-around, with Kobe Bryant very directly asking Dwight Howard if he disliked playing with the long-time Lakers star. "Guys...

Clippers' Jamal Crawford having the time of his life

2013-01-05 20:01:00

As Jamal Crawford lingered in the Clippers' locker room late Friday night, two children darted across the carpet while two others swiveled in oversized chairs in front of Matt Barnes' locker. Crawford sat on a counter contemplating the scene and a season...

Kobe Bryant passes LeBron James as leading All-Star vote-getter

2012-12-27 14:12:00

Kobe Bryant has overtaken LeBron James as the top vote-getter for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game.� The league issued the second set of balloting returns on Thursday, with Bryant pulling ahead of James by 7,130 votes. The starters in the Western Conference...

Clyde Drexler maligns Magic Johnson in Dream Team bio

2012-06-27 11:58:00

In Jack McCallum's biography of the Dream Team, Clyde Drexler rips Magic Johnson. Drexler, who played for the Portland Trail Blazers (1983-94) and Rockets (1994-98), says that everybody was "waiting for Magic to die" because of the Laker superstar's...

TV THIS WEEK: March 18 - 24

2012-03-16 16:37:29

KIIS Wango Tango, Aerosmith and more: This week's on-sales

2012-03-28 16:38:10

Go ahead and loathe him, Memphians, but Clippers' Paul is widely known as a prince of a guy

2013-04-25 08:24:02

He has entered that rare air, residing on the shortlist of people Memphians love to loathe. You know the roster: Mario Chalmers. John Calipari, these days. Andy Kaufman. Maybe even the people behind all those silly Forbes rankings. Enter Chris Paul....

Hip-hop Lil' Wayne artist sits courtside during the 2012 NBA All-Star Game at the Amway Center on February 26, 2012 in Orlando, Florida.

2013-04-29 09:14:07

Rose wore these through the 2010 playoffs.

2013-02-21 00:00:00

The New York rapper and Beyoncé look over at LeBron James of the Miami Heat and the Eastern Conference during the 2013 NBA All-Star game at the Toyota Center on Feb. 17, 2013, in Houston, Texas.

2013-02-17 00:00:00