October 12, 2020 California police arrest 76 after Lakers' celebration turns 'violent and destructive' Police in California arrested 76 people outside the Staples Center Monday night after a large crowd celebrating the Los Angeles Lakers winning its 17th NBA Championship turned “violent and destructive.”
October 11, 2020 Lakers dominate Heat, capture 17th NBA title For the first time since 2010, the Los Angeles Lakers are champions of the NBA.
October 10, 2020 NBA Finals get intense, and Game 6 of Lakers-Heat looms The Lakers’ Anthony Davis and Miami’s Jae Crowder both ended up on the floor midway through the third quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals. As Davis scrambled to get back to his feet, his right elbow swung out toward Crowder’s face.
October 10, 2020 Heat force Game 6, top Lakers to stave off elimination The NBA Finals are not over, not after Jimmy Butler and the Heat pulled off a virtuoso performance in Game 5 on Friday night.
October 9, 2020 Trump takes aim at LeBron James ahead Lakers-Heat Game 5 President Trump took aim at the NBA and Los Angeles Lakers’ star LeBron James on Friday, relating the historic drop in ratings to how “political” the league and players have been this season.
October 9, 2020 China ends NBA blackout, will air Lakers-Heat Game 5 of the NBA Finals China’s state-run television is ending it’s year-long ban on the NBA after announcing plans to air Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat on Friday.
October 6, 2020 LeBron James, Lakers move within one game of NBA title The Los Angeles Lakers had to grind it out in Game 4 against the Miami Heat but moved closer to an NBA championship with the win Tuesday night, 102-96.
October 5, 2020 Coffee talk: Butler, Heat look to even up the NBA Finals Jimmy Butler, perhaps the NBA’s best-known barista, is not adjusting the prices at the coffee shop that he’s been operating out of his hotel room for Miami Heat teammates and staff inside the NBA bubble. Even after a win, everything at Big Face Coffee remains $20.
October 5, 2020 NBA Finals Game 2 ratings dip The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat’s Game 2 of the NBA Finals was watched by 4.5 million – a 67% collapse from Game 2 of the Finals last year between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors.
October 4, 2020 Jimmy Butler's triple-double, Lakers' sloppiness lifts Heat in Game 3 Jimmy Butler said the Los Angeles Lakers are “in trouble” during the Miami Heat’s Game 3 victory Sunday night. He might be right.
