The 1976-77 NBA season was the moment pro basketball decided to shake things up, blend in some chaos, and redefine itself. It started with a seismic shift — absorbing four ABA teams (New York Nets, ...
During the Lakers' 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball ...
Follow The Athletic’s live coverage of the NBA offseason & free agency. In 1979, when Dr. Jerry Buss purchased his $67.5 million stake in the Los Angeles Lakers — which included a 13,000-acre ranch in ...
Cornell Warner, a 6-foot-9, 220-pound power forward/center, was a second-round draft pick in 1970 by the Buffalo Braves. His ...
Parity often reigns in the modern NBA, with teams such as the Raptors and Nuggets winning their first championships or the Bucks snapping a long drought, but the rest of the league has more catching ...