By June 23, 2020
It has been a long time since there was a tip-off of an NBA basketball game, but that could be changing shortly. With many sports restarting across the globe, basketball will be following suit soon and we can finally enjoy some games once again.
By Jon Rapoport March 10, 2020
For the better part of the past 50 years, the Golden State Warriors called the Bay Area’s East Bay home, with the franchise playing games near the Oakland Airport, while conducting practice in downtown Oakland.
By Jon Rapoport February 25, 2020
Monday, just a couple days shy of the one-month anniversary of the tragic helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and seven others, 20,000 people gathered at Staples Center to honor the basketball icon and his 13-year-old daughter.
By Jon Rapoport February 7, 2020
In what was perhaps the most talked about transaction of Thursday’s trade deadline, the Minnesota Timberwolves sent Andrew Wiggins, a top three protected 2021 first round pick (rolls over to 2022 if not used) and a 2021 unprotected second round pick to the Golden State Warriors, in
By Jon Rapoport February 6, 2020
Wednesday, 100,000’s of rabid fans descended on downtown Kansas City, in celebration of the Chiefs first Super Bowl victory in 50 years. The parade commenced at the intersection of 6th St.
By Jon Rapoport January 28, 2020
Now two days removed from the shocking helicopter accident that killed Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant, Keri Altobelli, John Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah Chester, Payton Chester, Christina Mauser and Ara Zobayan, Los Angeles, Southern California, the nation and the world are still coming to grips with this horrific tragedy that
By Jon Rapoport January 10, 2020
By Jon Rapoport January 8, 2020
For the entirety of the second half of the 20th century, downtown Los Angeles served as an almost exclusively 9 to 5 downtown area. Surrounded on all sides by freeways, LA’s version of center city was active during daytime working hours, with little going on at night, with the exception of a spattering of large hotels.
By Jon Rapoport December 11, 2019
The same iFolloSports.com tipster that sent us an up close photo of Luka Doncic signing autographs on the UCLA campus also provides this glimpse of Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura walking through the very same Westwood institution of higher learning.
By Jon Rapoport December 9, 2019
An iFolloSports.com tipster provides this photo of Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic signing autographs on the campus of UCLA. This look occurred when Luka and the Mavs were on a recent visit to Los Angeles.
By Jon Rapoport November 18, 2019
Sunday night, the Los Angeles Lakers moved to 11-2, courtesy of a 122-101 beatdown of the Atlanta Hawks.
By Jon Rapoport November 6, 2019
By Jon Rapoport October 30, 2019
Tuesday afternoon, the 3-0 Minnesota Timberwolves traveled from Minneapolis to Philadelphia, in advance of the team’s Wednesday night contest with the 76ers.
By Jon Rapoport October 22, 2019
After crafting a first ballot hall of fame résumé that features three NBA titles, 13 All-Star appearances and a 22 points per game career scoring average, Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade finally walked away from life in professional basketball, after last season.
By Jon Rapoport October 18, 2019
Earlier this month, the Detroit Pistons officially moved into their brand new practice facility and headquarters, located in the city’s New Center neighborhood, two miles north of
By Jon Rapoport September 10, 2019
Despite the legal and environmental challenges that continue to persist, the Los Angeles Clippers remain full steam ahead in their efforts to privately construct a brand new 18,000-seat arena in the LA County city of Inglewood, Califor
By Jon Rapoport August 26, 2019
By Jon Rapoport August 5, 2019
Jimmy Butler has lived about as tumulus a life as any NBA star, at least during the last few years. After a contentious conclusion to his days in Chicago, an even more
By Jon Rapoport July 29, 2019
Last week, the Los Angeles Clippers released the latest renderings of the franchise’s proposed $1 billion arena, scheduled to open for business in 2024.
By Jon Rapoport July 24, 2019
Wednesday, the Los Angeles Clippers formally introduced Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, during an event that took place at the Green Meadows Recreation Center, located in South Los Angeles.
By Jon Rapoport July 17, 2019
It has been quite the week for brand new Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis.
By Jon Rapoport July 17, 2019
By Jon Rapoport June 20, 2019
By Jon Rapoport June 19, 2019
By Jon Rapoport June 17, 2019
During the period of days that separated Thursday’s series-clinching victory in Oakland and Monday’s victory parade in Toronto, the NBA champion Raptors stopped through Las Vegas to rejoice in their franchise and country
By Jon Rapoport June 17, 2019
Monday, an estimated 1.5 million revelers attended the NBA champion Toronto Raptors tickertape parade, which originated at Exhibition Place (west of downtown near the Raptors practice facility) and concluded at Nathan Phillips Square (found in the heart of down
By Jon Rapoport June 5, 2019
With the Bay Area portion of the 2019 NBA Finals upon us, the Toronto Raptors have set up shop in downtown San Francisco, for what will be a one-week stay in the City by the Bay.
By Jon Rapoport June 3, 2019
While Raptors superfan/Toronto native Drake has served as the most talked about celebrity at the 2019 NBA Finals, the man formally known as Aubrey “Drake” Graham was outshined at Sunday night’s Game 2 by a man of an
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