Articles by Tim van Straten (51)
P.J. Tucker shared an incredible story about the time Kevin Durant dominated the Texas Longhorns as a high schooler.
The Los Angeles Lakers were all set to name UNLV's Jerry Tarkanian as the team's next head coach. However, Tarkanian changed his mind after one of his best friends was found dead.
The Los Angeles Lakers were in the enviable position of picking first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft. With Magic Johnson the consensus top prospect, the newly-resigned coach Jerry West was skeptical of drafting Johnson, throwing his support behind another player instead.
Former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson once said that if he ran a players-only meeting to vote on Kobe Bryant staying or going, his teammates would have overwhelmingly sent him packing.
Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has as impressive of a business career as a basketball career. His desire to be a big investor started during his playing career, when he expressed a desire to own a team 22 years before purchasing a stake in the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dream Team came to be in part because of a historic upset in 1987 at the hands of Brazil and its superstar player.
Shaquille O'Neal left the Orlando Magic for a few reasons. But one big one was a newspaper poll asking fans if the superstar center was worth the money.
Ben Wallace's career was full of highlights, but his $15 signature shoe wasn't one of them.
When the Washington Bullets traded for Chris Webber, they unknowingly cost themselves a chance to draft Kobe Bryant or Steve Nash, among others.
Mitch Richmond was a star shooting guard for the Sacramento Kings. But when he arrived in Sacramento, he questioned whether he ever wanted to play in the NBA again.