Kevin Love says LeBron James refuses to use roaming data in Toronto and waits until he can connect to Wi-Fi: “What’s the finance great saying. ‘A small leak can sink a great ship.’ I can appreciate it. It’s not like I’m mad at him. But c’mon bro. It’s just roaming”
Ben Simmons NEW Offseason Training Video Has Been Released - Shows Off New Jumpshot
[Pablo Torre] One of my favorite subplots of the Clippers investigation are the team-approved beat writers who keep praying that we lose interest, apparently unaware that we are constantly working on multiple stories.
Jeff Teague on the biggest lesson Westbrook taught him on the court
[Anderson] When Bill Chisholm, bought the Celtics for \(6.1 billion in the spring of 2025 from the Grousbeck family, it was the highest price ever paid for a North American sports franchise. The Lakers deal announced Wednesday is more than double that amount for \)12.5 billion.
Russell Westbrook has retired.
Russell Westbrook announces his retirement
Russell Westbrook: “Humbly speaking, I’m the best rebounding guard ever.”
Kevin Durant is now the last remaining player drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the NBA
[Highlight] Russell Westbrook goes coast to coast and finishes with an angry poster dunk on Dario Šarić in triple overtime against the Philadelphia 76ers - Multi-broadcast - EN1|EN2|ES|PT|KR
[Highlight] Westbrook gets intentionally fouled but still makes the shot!
[Adams] The remaining “old guard” list is:
LeBron James Kevin Durant Steph Curry James Harden Demar DeRozan Paul George Jimmy Butler Kyrie Irving Kawhi Leonard Draymond Green Damian Lillard Klay Thompson
Past members:
Chris Paul Russell Westbrook
By 2028-29 This list will lose a lot more names
Magnus Carlsen tells Giannis that he’s a Steph Curry fan
[Vorkunov] The difference a NBA finals run makes? \(66.7 million. Knicks played 9 [home] playoff games in 2025 and 9 in 2026, but made \)66.7 million more this year in playoff-related revenue than 2025’s ECF run because of higher ticket prices + merch revenue, according to a MSG Sports SEC filing.
Russell Westbrook’s full retirement announcement. Narrated by Michael B Jordan
Russell Westbrook on the Westbrook experience: “My ability to be able to be a force of nature on the floor is what I pride myself on. It may be a turnover, it may be a missed shot, but it may be a steal, may be a dunk, may be a missed 3, maybe a made 3, it’s gonna be all of that”
What is the most valuable “invisible” skill in the NBA that never makes a highlight reel?
[Shelburne] The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to American businessman Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record breaking price over $12 billion, multiple sources told ESPN. Kushner and Iger pivoted to make an aggressive offer to buy the Lakers from Mark Walter.
Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Kobe Bryant, Kawhi Leanord last playoff games were a loss to Westbrook. Westbrook last playoff game was a loss to OKC in game 7. Beautiful ending.
[Charania] After 18 NBA seasons, Russell Westbrook has retired. A legendary career: NBA’s top 75, 2017 league MVP, nine-time All-Star, nine-time All-NBA, USA Olympic Gold Medalist and the all-time record for triple-doubles.
The Final Dunk, Points, Rebound, and Assist of Russell Westbrook’s Career
[Instagram] Rudy Gobert’s video showcasing the Timberwolves’ team trip to Paris
Lebron Comments on Westbrook retirement post
[Weitzman] NBA Owner Class ‘Stunned’ by Lakers Sale
Joe Lacob on missing out on LeBron: “I think it would’ve been very entertaining for the world at large, the world of basketball. Look at the Olympics, you know, and him and Steph, all that stuff. But he chose to go a different route, and I can’t really tell you why because I don’t really know why.”
Josh Kushner, who the Lakers are being sold to per multiple reports, is the same person behind the highly controversial plan to sell off a minority stake called the FIFA Forward Enterprise, which was widely criticized and rejected by multiple continental football confederations.
[Spencer Jones] Russ taught me the ins and outs of the game: the politics from the front office down, how to carry yourself, and not only how to handle pressure, but embrace it.
[Charania] Westbrook had offers this offseason with the Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards but chose to step away from the game on his own terms
[Pompilano] Bloomberg is reporting that Mark Walter has been in talks with investors to raise money to pay down the loans he is being investigated for. That’s why he sold the Lakers for $12.5B — in a deal that came together in just 72 hours — less than two years after he purchased the team.
[Highlight] Josh Hart on his friendship with Jalen Brunson: “I was just changing one of my newborns, and I just look at Jalen like ‘Yo, my son’s packing’ and I flipped the camera… and Brunson just busted out laughing. That’s the kind of relationship we have.”
[Bill Simmons] Kushner/Iger weren’t sure they could get the Vegas expansion team (7.5b range), so they pivoted to buying Walter’s majority Lakers stake (around 78%) for like 9.5b. And got an iconic NBA franchise. Still — most shocking NBA sale in a long time. The Lakers got flipped!
[Highlight] Russell Westbrook gets the arena to cheer for Andre Roberson as he shoots (and makes) a clutch free throw
KD and Russ talk shit about Charlie Villanueva after eliminating the Mavs in 2016
Wemby saying he was a huge fan of Westbrook growing up.
Russell Westbrook gets confused by a reporters question and decides to cease the interview
Westbrook pegs Aron Baynes in the face for no apparent reason
[Highlight] Westbrook forces the turnover and then hits the game tying three in regulation! Lakers would go on to win 128-123 in overtime.
Steph Curry, Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving are all that’s left of the Golden Age of point guards
Russell Westbrook career stats
Kevin O’Connor: Mark Walter’s timeline as Lakers owner: •June 2025: Buys team from Buss family for \(10B •July 2026: Feds reportedly probing \)16B in undisclosed loans tied to his empire •August 2026: Sells to Josh Kushner & Bob Iger for record $12.5B Convenient timing, to say the least.
New Lakers Owner Bob Iger: “I’m a Clippers fan. Having moved from New York to Los Angles back in 2000 and being a big NBA fan, I needed a team to root for… Lakers were a big rival of the Knicks, the team I grew up rooting for. So I couldn’t root for the Lakers very easily; just was not in my DNA”
Davion Mitchell on Spo
“I started the first game. I’m getting DNPs in Toronto cuz they trying to “tank”. I come here and I start. He told me ‘listen, I want you to be yourself. I don’t care about anything that happened in the past’ If a coach tells you that bro it’s like, how can I ever fail?”
Holy hell, a redesign
Patrick Beverley to Boulazac Basket Dordogne. Yes that Boulazac. No I will not be explaining where that is.
[Woike] Mark Walter is selling the Los Angeles Lakers to Bob Iger, the former Disney CEO, and Joshua Kushner at a valuation of more than $12 billion, according to a source with knowledge of the deal on a condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the sale.
Dodgers and Former Lakers owner Mark Walter is under federal investigation for possible loan fraud involving $21 billion in policyholder money loaned through third parties to businesses tied to his own empire
[Highlight] Russell Westbrook half court bounce pass between an opponent’s leg for the easy assist
an NBA trivia game (guess the player from their stats)
Damian Lillard credits Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf as the main influence on his quick-release pull-up jumper