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LOS ANGELES — After a vintage, 40-point performance Monday in which he played all but 4.3 seconds of the Lakers' season-ending loss to Denver, it turned out that LeBron James had one more sizzling shot left to unleash.

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James had the season on his hands, the series in his legs, the beginnings of a miracle within his reach.

The Lakers general manager weighed in on the four-time NBA champion’s remarks after Monday’s loss.

Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Nuggets advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in team history, sweeping the Western Conference finals with a 113-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Denver’s first conference finals win showed the team is more than just a regular-season juggernaut. If you’re still not convinced, just ask LeBron James.

Another three-pointer. Another miss.

LOS ANGELES — The bad ole’ days for this Los Angeles Lakers season are far behind them, rendered irrelevant first with a series of trades to remake the Lakers on the fly and secondly with wins against the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors in the first two rounds of…

The Mercury center returned before an audience that included basketball and non-basketball dignitaries.

Brittney Griner is officially back, y'all.

Lakers head coach Darvin Ham saw some positives following their Game 2 loss to the Nuggets that put them behind 2-0 in the series.

DENVER — The bet the Los Angeles Lakers made at the NBA’s trade deadline in early February was the same one they made in the summer of 2019 when they basically traded everything to form one of the NBA’s most talented duos.