Shaqtin' A Fool: Episode 18

Pau Gasol won back-to-back championships with the Lakers in 2009-10. In March, another number will rise to the rafters in Los Angeles as the Lakers retire Pau Gasol’s No. 16. The two-time NBA champion, who won both of those titles in L.A., played 18 seasons in the league — 6 1/2 with the Lakers. He…

Detroit Pistons All-Star forward Blake Griffin has been activated for Game 3 of their first-round series with Milwaukee, potentially providing the Pistons with an unexpected lift as they attempt to dig out of a 2-0 hole. Griffin averaged a career-high 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists for the Pistons this season. But a sore…

MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh stood at center court, looked out at the Miami Heat fans and just let the words flow. He spoke about his health scare in 2015. He spoke of his grandfather, the one he called Daddy Jack, the one who told his first grandson that he was going to be special…

AP — Georgetown basketball coach and former NBA great Patrick Ewing has been released from the hospital and is recovering from COVID-19 at home, his son said Monday. The 57-year-old Hall of Famer who played for the Hoyas in college and the New York Knicks in the NBA announced Friday that he had tested positive…

NEW YORK — Defending champion Eric Gordon of the Houston Rockets and 2016 winner Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors will showcase their shooting skills in the 2018 JBL Three-Point Contest on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Thompson is one of four 2018 NBA All-Stars in the competition, along with…

Luka Doncic is tied with Giannis Antetokounmpo for the most 40-point games in the NBA to start the season. Each week during the season, NBA.com writer John Schuhmann surveys the league to compile stats and notes for his in-depth Power Rankings. Before the next rankings drop on Monday, here are some of the storylines he’s…