Jerry West was more than just a Basketball Hall of Fame player — he embodied the NBA, literally, when he was the inspiration for the silhouette in the league’s logo. West spent his entire playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a champion with them in 1972, won the NBA Finals MVP despite not winning the title in …
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Jerry West’s death sent a ripple effect across the NBA on Wednesday morning with Michael Jordan, LeBron James and others from around the league sending their condolences. West died at the age of 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He built a legendary career on the court and in the front office. “Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and …
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Dan Hurley is staying put. The UConn men’s basketball coach has turned down a lucrative deal to become the Los Angeles Lakers’ new head coach with the hopes of chasing a third-straight national championship with the Huskies, a feat only ever accomplished by the UCLA Bruins in the 1960s and again in the early 1970s. Head coach Dan Hurley of …
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The Los Angeles Lakers appeared to have made the best case they could to bring Dan Hurley from the UConn Huskies to the legendary NBA franchise as the clock winds down for his decision. Hurley plans to make a final decision on Monday, but he told ESPN the Lakers made a “compelling case” to leave college basketball, and the East …
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Basketball great Charles Barkley is a fan of Dan Hurley, the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the NBA Finals. But he isn’t a fan of ESPN’s coverage of those topics as of late. During an appearance on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich,” Barkley was asked about the speculation surrounding UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley potentially becoming the Los …
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UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley is set to meet with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday for a meeting to discuss the team’s head coaching vacancy, according to multiple reports. Hurley, who led the Huskies to back-to-back national championships this year, will meet with Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka in Southern California, …
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Dan Hurley has a tough decision to make. The UConn men’s basketball head coach is reportedly the top choice for the Los Angeles Lakers to replace Darvin Ham for the same role. Hurley has coached the Huskies to back-to-back national championships where they have dominated both March Madness tournaments. Their closest game in both tournaments was just a 13-point margin. …
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The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly finalizing an offer to UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley to make him their next head coach amid rumors that J.J. Redick was their target. The Lakers and Hurley plan to “elevate discussions” about the possibility of the back-to-back national champion leading Los Angeles in the next couple of days, ESPN reported Thursday. The …
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Tyronn Lue recently wrapped up his fourth season as head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. After finishing the 2023-24 regular season with 51 wins, the most under Lue, the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for a second consecutive season. But Lue appeared to remain highly respected within the Clippers organization. Shortly after the Clippers …
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Scouts have not been kind to Bronny James in the pre-draft process, and his latest move doesn’t seem to be reversing many stances. The son of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer declared for next month’s NBA Draft despite averaging less than five points per game in his lone college season at USC (he also entered the transfer portal and could …
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