The Big Story: The Finals, Game 1

Bronny James has built a promising basketball career for himself in his father’s considerable shadow. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California last month because of a congenital heart defect, according to a family spokeswoman. The 18-year-old son of Los Angeles Lakers…

Ben Simmons averaged a career-low 6.9 ppg in 2022-23. Ben Simmons’ first season with the Brooklyn Nets has ended before the regular season does. Nets coach Jacque Vaughn announced Tuesday that Simmons will be shut down for the rest of season because of his lingering back issue. The Nets have ruled out Ben Simmons for…

When you walk off one win away from a return trip to the Conference Finals … THE LINEUP What’s inside today’s edition?  Joker Goes Off: Nikola Jokic (40 pts, 13 ast, 0 tov) has Denver one win from the West Finals So Does Brunson: Jalen Brunson’s 5th 40+ point game of the Playoffs has New…

BOSTON – The Lakers arrived in the familiar purple and gold. The Celtics wore white to match the 17 green-trimmed banners overhead. But things were not as they used to be. The fans were more intense than for the average regular-season game, though never to the old standards. There were boos for D’Angelo Russell and…

Three to the dome if you dropped 29 points on the road to send the series back home. THE LINEUP What’s inside today’s edition?  Wolves force Game 5: Minnesota holds on to beat Dallas & extend the series Ant & KAT show: Minnesota’s star duo led the Wolves to their first West Finals win in 20…

• Get NBA League Pass TODAY > The NBA has officially announced the schedule for the 2023-24 season. Each team’s schedule can be found below. The regular-season schedule includes defined dates and opponents for 80 of each team’s 82 games, along with two games designated as TBD dates and opponents. Those two games for each…