When LeBron took his talents to South Beach to join forces with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, expectations were there for them ...

Which NBA players have been the best of the best since the 2000-01 season? The Athletic NBA staff makes their picks.

Shaquille O’Neal shares why he thinks NBA players should be compared according to their respective basketball positions in ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott is uniquely qualified to discuss the topic, as he both played with and ...

I couldn’t have stopped him if I was 100%. I’m dragging around every action, and Stevie Kerr is putting me in every action.” ...

NBA stars like Donovan Mitchell, 2 Chainz, and Baron Davis name their GOAT. Is it Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, ...

The Athletic's top 25 players of the 21st century left fans outraged over Kobe Bryant's absence from the top three of the ...

Retired NBA star Trevor Ariza can give his take with authority on how it was playing alongside LeBron or Kobe, since he ...

LeBron James is spending his career twilight evaluating complex factors as he wrestles with how to finalize his storied NBA career, just like the late Kobe Bryant did a decade earlier. How well can ...

Growing up in Bryant's prime, Gilgeous-Alexander was one of his biggest fans. The Los Angeles Lakers won five NBA ...

LeBron James enters the 2025-26 NBA season at a pivotal crossroads, facing challenges that contrast sharply with those Kobe Bryant confronted in his final campaign a decade earlier ...

Lakers star LeBron James will likely not to make All-Star or All-NBA this season, which will end two historic steaks dating ...