Kasparas Jakucionis was drafted No. 20 by the Miami Heat, which was a little of a slide. Heat president Pat Riley doesn't ...

His innovations, from the time he bought the franchise in 1979 until his death in 2013, turned his team into L.A.’s hottest ticket and changed sports history.

For the first time in more than 45 years, a member of the Buss family will not be the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers.

When Jerry Buss ... To make the Lakers a must-see attraction, Buss first elevated the product on the court. He drafted Earvin "Magic" Johnson, made Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the league's highest-paid player ...

Under Jerry, the Lakers went from stolid to sexy ... With first Bill Sharman and then Jerry West procuring the talent, and Pat Riley creating his own Hall of Fame case in coaching four of those five ...

Buss family steps down as Lakers' majority owners after 44 years Jeanie Buss navigated power struggles, led Lakers to 2020 title Jerry Buss bought team in ...

There have been 19 Game 7s in NBA Finals history. Not every one of them was a classic, but a number of them were. We've picked the best.

Here are the two key requirements in determining our region’s best local pro and college squads: Establish dominance and end ...

Businessman Mark Walter’s acquisition of the majority ownership stake of the Los Angeles Lakers, in a deal that puts the franchise valuation at $10 billion, is expected to close in the third or fourth ...

Jerry West scored 42 points in Game 7 of the 1969 series, but the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in Bill Russell’s final game. And Elgin Baylor scored 41 points in Game 7 in 1962 — ...

In this week’s mailbag, Doug Smith takes questions on Ujiri’s departure, Rogers’ impact, Siakam’s evolution, Lowry’s return ...