The Buss family has reportedly decided to sell its remaining 17.8% stake in the Lakers to new majority owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger. Once the transaction is completed, Jeanie Buss will no longer have the needed ownership percentage to remain governor because NBA guidelines require controlling owners/governors to own at least 15% of a franchise.
The NBA has found no evidence showing Clippers owner Steve Ballmer funneled money through team sponsors to pay Kawhi Leonard in order to circumvent the salary cap, according to three people with knowledge of discussions between the two sides in recent days. Instead, the NBA is focused on whether the team's introduction of Leonard to team sponsors constitutes a violation of the league's rules prohibiting salary cap circumvention. ESPN's Baxter Holmes has more on this, and how it affects the trade with Toronto.
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ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, Tim MacMahon and Kendrick Perkins join Vanessa Richardson on NBA Today to discuss the Lakers being sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 billion.
ESPN's NBA Today takes a look back at the best moments of Russell Westbrook's career following his announcement that he is retiring after 18 seasons in the league.
ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins weighs in on Jaylen Brown's first game as a Sixer against Jayson Tatum and the Celtics.
Kendrick Perkins joins ESPN's First Take to share his list of the Top 5 point guards of all time.
ESPN's Kendrick Perkins reflects on the career of Russell Westbrook, who announced his retirement from the NBA on Wednesday.
ESPN's Ramona Shelburne shares her thoughts on Russell Westbrook after he announced his retirement from the NBA.
The Lakers are being sold to American businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for over $12 billion, a record-breaking price. The businessmen were involved in the expansion process in Las Vegas, but pivoted to make an aggressive offer to buy the Lakers from Mark Walter, who had purchased a controlling interest in the team from the Buss family last year for a then-record franchise valuation of approximately $10 billion.
Russell Westbrook announced his retirement after 18 seasons on Wednesday. A nine-time All-Star, the 37-year-old Westbrook was a nine-time All-Star and the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in 2018. His 209 triple-doubles are most in NBA history.
ESPN's Ramona Shelburne joins First Up to discuss the Lakers surprising sale, including how it was able to come together so incredibly fast.
Evan Cohen chimes in on why he believes LeBron James is still the face of the NBA at age 41.
The New York Knicks will raise their championship banner on NBA's opening night on Oct. 20, as they face LeBron James and his debut with the Philadelphia 76ers, the NBA announced Tuesday.
Malika Andrews explains why she's excited for LeBron James' first games with 76ers.
Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, a five-time NBA champion as a player and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, has died, it was announced Sunday. He was 86.
Stephen A. Smith feels Jaylen Brown's resentment came from feeling underappreciated, not from Jayson Tatum.
Stephen A. Smith calls for "banishment" if Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers circumvented the salary cap.
Jaylen Brown spent 10 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning an NBA Championship and Finals MVP in 2024, but now he finds himself as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers who held his introductory press conference on Thursday.
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