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Lakers to hire 4-time All-Star Rasheed Wallace to Darvin Ham’s staff

The Los Angeles Lakers will hire 4-time All-Star Rasheed Wallace to Darvin Ham's coaching staff.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 6, 2022

LeBron James' journey as he becomes second athlete in history to be worth $1bn

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, the man who has defined a generation of NBA, now has a net worth of $1billion according to Forbes - becoming the first active NBA player to make the billionaires list

Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2022

Ham Confirmed as Lakers Coach

Darvin Ham was formally confirmed as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, the team announced in a statement. Ham, an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, joins the franchise on a multiyear deal, the team said. The 48-year-old Ham was a key assistant to Bucks…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 5, 2022

LeBron James becomes first active NBA player to become a billionaire

Two other NBA legends, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, also hit 10 figures, but after their playing careers were over.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

Happy Darvin Ham was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston’s Jaylen Brown says ‘I don’t understand what took so long’

With the hire, a majority-Black league has 15 of 30 Black coaches for the first time.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 2, 2022

Lakers’ Kent Bazemore felt sick seeing Warriors reach NBA Finals

Lakers swingman Kent Bazemore may be regretting his decision to leave the Warriors last summer.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 31, 2022

On this day: Henderson stole the ball; Russell, Bonham, Robinson born

On this day, point guard Gerald Henderson stole the ball to secure a critical Game 2 win vs. the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1984 NBA Finals.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 31, 2022

How Magic Johnson influenced LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and generations of NBA stars

Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, the Los Angeles Lakers legend, is considered one of the greatest players in NBA history whose style and combination revolutionised the sport

Daily Mirror · May 30, 2022

NBA Finals | Resilient Celtics join resurgent Warriors in summit clash

Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 100-96 in Game Seven of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals and will now face champions of the Western Conference, Golden State Warriors, in the NBA Finals series starting June 1

The Hindu · May 30, 2022

A look at the NBA Finals matchup between the Celtics and Warriors

It’s a rematch of the 1964 finals, when Bill Russell and the Celtics topped the Warriors in five games

Chicago Sun-Times · May 30, 2022