By | | Even nine years into his NBA career, Anthony Davis still is occasionally struck by how a childhood dream has played out.The Lakers’ big man was scrolling through Instagram on the bus to the arena before a playoff game last season when he came across a post about how many postseason records his teammate LeBron James has. He sent a message to James drawing on nostalgia and remembering another bus trip he took from Chicago to Akron as a teenager to attend James’ camp.“‘Seeing you for the first time, you’re such an inspiration to all of us, you might not know,’” Davis recalled writing on...…By | | Even nine years into his NBA career, Anthony Davis still is occasionally struck by how a childhood dream has played out.The Lakers’ big man was scrolling through Instagram on the bus to the arena before a playoff game last season when he came across a post about how many postseason records his teammate LeBron James has. He sent a message to James drawing on nostalgia and remembering another bus trip he took from Chicago to Akron as a teenager to attend James’ camp.“‘Seeing you for the first time, you’re such an inspiration to all of us, you might not know,’” Davis recalled writing on...WW…

By | | After Tuesday night in Houston, , but he didn’t seem to mind.A little light betting is part of the ecosystem of many teams. A post-practice shooting session has a touch more urgency if there are a couple of bucks on the line. Flubs like Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s or Montrezl Harrell’s missed dunks can be a little funnier knowing that they’ll have to “put something in the pot,” as Schröder put it.And then there are moments like LeBron James’ no-look 3-pointer, which drew attention all over social media and was spiced up with the anecdote that Schröder had put a spur-of-the-moment...…By | | After Tuesday night in Houston, , but he didn’t seem to mind.A little light betting is part of the ecosystem of many teams. A post-practice shooting session has a touch more urgency if there are a couple of bucks on the line. Flubs like Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s or Montrezl Harrell’s missed dunks can be a little funnier knowing that they’ll have to “put something in the pot,” as Schröder put it.And then there are moments like LeBron James’ no-look 3-pointer, which drew attention all over social media and was spiced up with the anecdote that Schröder had put a spur-of-the-moment...WW…

By | | LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Eight years removed from a defining moment in his career, LeBron James still remembers the weight of it well.Sitting in a Detroit ballroom in March of 2012, James and his then-teammates on the Miami Heat reflected on the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black 17-year-old who was killed upstate in Florida. The Heat were his favorite team.The men in that room thought about their sons, several of whom would be teenagers in just a few years. — the same article of clothing Martin was wearing — and James tweeted the photo with the caption:...…By | | LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Eight years removed from a defining moment in his career, LeBron James still remembers the weight of it well.Sitting in a Detroit ballroom in March of 2012, James and his then-teammates on the Miami Heat reflected on the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black 17-year-old who was killed upstate in Florida. The Heat were his favorite team.The men in that room thought about their sons, several of whom would be teenagers in just a few years. — the same article of clothing Martin was wearing — and James tweeted the photo with the caption:...WW…

By | | ORLANDO, Fla. — Sunday seemed like NBA summer camp at Disney World. Paul George . J.J. Reddick downed a .Anthony Davis … went outside for the first time.“We all realized how hot Orlando is,” the Lakers’ star said on a humid day with a high of 92 degrees. “I think for the most part guys are just sitting back in their room getting their me time and playing video games.”Whereas some teams have shown the full breadth of activities within the NBA’s Disney campus, the Lakers said they’ve largely tried to stay inside the Grand Floridian Hotel, where they could post up for the next three...…By | | ORLANDO, Fla. — Sunday seemed like NBA summer camp at Disney World. Paul George . J.J. Reddick downed a .Anthony Davis … went outside for the first time.“We all realized how hot Orlando is,” the Lakers’ star said on a humid day with a high of 92 degrees. “I think for the most part guys are just sitting back in their room getting their me time and playing video games.”Whereas some teams have shown the full breadth of activities within the NBA’s Disney campus, the Lakers said they’ve largely tried to stay inside the Grand Floridian Hotel, where they could post up for the next three...WW…