LeBron James and Bronny James delivered a historic father-son moment as the Lakers moved within one win of a first-round sweep.

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The Los Angeles Lakers looked exhausted in a 115-96 Game 4 loss to the Houston Rockets, with LeBron James and an aging roster showing signs of fatigue after logging heavy minutes in Game 3.

LeBron James had his worst game of the 2026 first-round series on Sunday as the Rockets beat the Lakers 115-96 to avoid a sweep. ESPN's Alan Hahn called it the NBA's closest approximation of load management in the playoffs.

Sometimes the measure of a legend isn’t just how he finishes at the rim, but how he stops when it matters most, and LeBron James proved just that. In a display of pure class, the NBA star paused mid-playoff game to console a young courtside fan he accidentally struck with a deflected ball,

HOUSTON (AP) — Leading by six with under 30 seconds to go, the Houston Rockets were on the verge of their first victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead, they fell apart and eventually lost 112-108 in overtime on Friday night and are on the brink of elimination in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

Matthew Lebron shares a name with the NBA’s “King” but moments of his high school career are more reminiscent of its “GOAT.” Banning Lewis boys basketball coach Wes McKenzie remembers game-planning against LeBron two years ago, when the latter ...