Los Angeles superstar center Shaquille O'Neal has once again reflected on perhaps his Lakers' biggest disappointment, their ...

"Elden Campbell, Darvin Ham and Ben Wallace, and Rasheed — we were all in the steam room talking before the series started, ...

Still, the Lakers had the talent to reach the Finals. But once there, they were dismantled by a defensive-minded Pistons team led by Chauncey Billups, falling 4–1 in a shocking defeat. On the ...

If the Lakers had won the 2004 title — that team really missed Karl Malone in the Finals, the injured forward was the kind of glue and third option they needed — would everyone have stuck together for ...

May 23, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Shaquille O’Neal looks on before game four between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics ...

Doncic effectively worked his "Luka Magic" against Pozzecco's Italian team, led by Miami Heat small forward Simone Fontecchio ...

Lakers had Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone & Gary Payton, so Detroit Pistons weren't given a chance in 2004 NBA Finals ...

AUBURN HILLS, UNITED STATES: Kobe Bryant (C) of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket between Tayshaun Prince (L) and Richard Hamilton (R) of the Detroit Pistons during the first half of game ...

The Lakers continued a winning streak begun three weeks before, sustained by nine games in Los Angeles and one in Chicago, a late-season gift of scheduling from the NBA that couldn’t go on forever.

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The Los Angeles Lakers invoked the 2004 Red Sox in their home arena on Monday but ended up getting swept by the Nuggets.