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3 min read • 25 Sep 2026

Jalen Brunson ‘fully cleared’ for start of Knicks camp after offseason surgery

New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson greets fans during the Roommates Show Block Party live podcast at Randalls Island in New York, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026.Jalen Brunson started his live podcast Thursday with an injury up...

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2 min read • 25 Sep 2026

JJ Redick addresses Lakers starting lineup then drops viral quote

The 2026-27 NBA season is quickly approaching, and Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick still has questions to answer before training camps begin Monday, Sept. 29.Redick and Rob Pelinka, the team's President of Basketb...

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3 min read • 25 Sep 2026

Lakers Rob Pelinka, JJ Redick confident in offseason roster changeover

El Segundo, Calif. — Training camp opening is always a time of unbridled optimism around the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers are no exception."I think with this group, probably for the first time in my three years her...

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4 min read • 25 Sep 2026

Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93

NEW ORLEANS — Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93.Pettit’s alma mater, LSU, announced Thursday ...

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2 min read • 25 Sep 2026

Knicks' Jalen Brunson says he's fully cleared after offseason surgery

Good news, Knicks fans. Jalen Brunson is good to go for the start of the regular season.The Knicks guard told attendees at a live edition of his and teammate Josh Hart's Roommates Show, that he is healthy and ready ...

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8 min read • 25 Sep 2026

Luka-led Lakers are younger, deeper and built on connectivity: 'The best teams are the most connected teams'

Rob Pelinka, Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations and general manager, said Thursday that every season is a little bit like the "Odyssey.""You launch a season, and there's things that ...

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5 min read • 24 Sep 2026

Lakers brass officially breaks silence on franchise’s historic sale

For the second consecutive preseason media availability, Rob Pelinka was limited with what he could say about a pending Lakers’ ownership change.Last year, it was the $10 billion sale of the Lakers from the Buss family...

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3 min read • 24 Sep 2026

Did JJ Redick throw shade at LeBron James with eye-opening comments?

JJ Reddick during media availability on Thursday.The Los Angeles Lakers are about to embark on a new era of basketball, as they are set to endure a full season without LeBron James as a member of the roster for the first...

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2 min read • 24 Sep 2026

Bob Pettit, NBA legend and league’s first MVP, dead at 93

An 11-time NBA All-Star and one of the league’s greatest scorers and rebounders in its history has died. Bob Pettit, the first NBA MVP winner, died at the age of 93, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced on T...

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5 min read • 24 Sep 2026

Lakers' new era opens with a thanks for the LeBron James era

Rob Pelinka, the Lakers' general manager and president of basketball operations, addresses the media with coach JJ Redick. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)The news conference Thursday began with Lakers preside...

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5 min read • 24 Sep 2026

Lakers will be ‘championship-level team’ this year: JJ Redick bleeds optimism in first presser

When it comes to the Lakers, only one thing matters. Are they championship contenders?That’s what happens when you’re a 17-time championship organization. That’s what happens when guys named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, M...

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2 min read • 24 Sep 2026

NBA's first MVP Pettit dies aged 93

Bob Pettit was named an All-Star in all 11 of his NBA seasons [Getty Images]Bob Pettit, the first man to receive the NBA's MVP (most valuable player) award, has died aged 93. Pettit won the award twice, in its first ...

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