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Suns to play the Lakers twice in preseason
The Phoenix Suns will play the Los Angeles Lakers twice this preseason, with the latter game scheduled for Oct. 17 at PHX Arena, league sources informed The Arizona Republic. The Suns face the Lakers in the Palm Springs, California, area on Oct. 3. Phoenix has played Los Angeles at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, the past two seasons. It’s a home game for the Lakers. The Suns and Lakers played twice last preseason as well, with the second game in Phoenix.
DeMarcus Cousins: I had never been to California before. Like my first time in California was when I went to Sacramento. Oh, damn. So, once again, I'm envisioning I'm thinking it's LA. I'm thinking palm trees. And who I don't know if there is a palm tree insect, bro. I'm flying in. I'm all out the window like a I'm like, "Where the f*cking palm trees at?" I'm like I don't see nothing but fields. Just farmland. Like I'm like, "This sh*t look like Alabama." Like, "Hey, pilot, where are the Ferraris and the Lamborghinis and sh*t.” No, not one. Q. And you were in the old, old Sacramento. Cousins: Yeah, not the current one, man.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is soon expected to deem all online fantasy sports platforms illegal in the state, multiple sources confirmed to KCRA 3. Within a matter of days, Bonta is expected to release a legal opinion with more details and why he came to this conclusion, according to several sources unauthorized to speak publicly about the decision.
Professional basketball star LeBron James has his sights set on a real estate slam dunk in Beverly Hills, CA—where the NBA legend is currently in the process of constructing his dream megamansion on the site of his demolished $39 million former home. The 40-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star—whose team was eliminated from the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves—appears to be using his free time during the offseason to make major headway on the construction of his future home. Images obtained exclusively by Realtor.com® reveal the evolution of the sporting star's opulent abode, which he began building late in 2023—three years after he purchased the property for $36.75 million during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 12-page civil complaint, obtained by ESPN, says Williamson's alleged actions occurred in multiple states, including Louisiana and California. The court filing details two alleged incidents of rape in 2020, the first taking place that September in Beverly Hills, California. According to the complaint, the woman told Williamson "she was tired and wanted to go to sleep" but Williamson told her she could not go to sleep without having sex with him. He then allegedly pinned her down with her hands behind her back and raped her. The filing added that Williamson threw the woman's phone across the room afterward and choked her.
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A 1990 trading card of Erik and Lyle Menendez skyrocketed in value following the infamous brothers’ 1996 conviction in their parents’ Beverly Hills, California, double murder. The trading card featuring New York Knicks guard Mark Jackson, obtained by Fox News Digital, gained notoriety after eagle-eyed collectors noticed that the Menendez brothers were sitting in a pair of floor seats at the game. The discovery of their presence on the card sparked significant interest among collectors and true crime aficionados. Previously valued at mere cents, the card’s price surged, with some listings reaching hundreds of dollars.
Samad Hines: BREAKING: Powerhouse program Prolific Prep (CA) will officially be relocating from Napa, CA to Fort Lauderdale, FL beginning the 2025-2026 high school season — NBA alums Jalen Green, Gary Trent Jr., Yves Missi, Josh Jackson, Mouhamed Gueye, and others have played in the program.
Sacramento expected to gauge trade market for DeMar DeRozan
The focus in the California capital shifts now to what sort of dealing we could see from the Kings' new regime. There has been no shortage of rumbles, since the hiring of Scott Perry as general manager, that Sacramento is expected to gauge the trade market for veteran swingman DeMar DeRozan.
The NFL urges the Court to accept the NBA’s petition to review Salazar v. NBA, a case where the NBA is accused of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (VPPA) because a California man’s data was shared when he watched free videos on NBA.com while logged into his Facebook account. The NBA scored a dismissal of Salazar’s complaint in the Southern District of New York, but last October the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the dismissal and sent the case back to the trial court.
AFTER BEING PICKED in the second round of the 2014 draft by the Nuggets, Jokic went to the P3 Applied Sports Science lab in Santa Barbara, California, for testing. The then-20-year-old's athleticism results were bleak. Most glaringly, Jokic did a standing vertical leap and only got 17 inches off the ground; the worst recording for any of the 1,000-plus NBA players the lab has ever tested. It'd be an obvious concern for any player, let alone a center who would be tasked with protecting the rim. On top of that, when looking at rotation players who log an average of 2 miles of distance each game, Jokic ranks third-to-last this season in the NBA in terms of how often he's running "fast," doing so just 2.9% of the time, according to Second Spectrum. It would mark the sixth time in a seven-season span that he ranks in the NBA's bottom 10 in speed.
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The Mavericks trailed the Los Angeles Clippers 108-83 with just over two minutes left inside Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Mavs guard Jaden Hardy drove to the basket and ended up taking an awkward step as he passed the ball back out to a teammate. Hardy was seen wincing in pain while grabbing at both his right ankle and knee. Dallas trainers had to carry him off the floor and into the locker room. Hardy exited the contest with 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists off the Mavericks’ bench.
Through a joint venture with California-based companies Cultivate Entertainment and Glass Slipper Pictures, as well as Dallas-based media production company Team Nilo, former NBA player Jarnell Stokes is launching Beverly Hills-based talent agency Stoked Sports & Entertainment. Stokes will serve as co-founder along with his brother Isaiah Stokes and Emmy-nominated executive producer Aisha Wynn. The agency will represent current and former athletes with the focus on opening doors for clients to enter other areas such as entertainment, cinema and tech, and assist with general portfolio growth. The firm launches with 13 employees and 13 strategic partners.
Resurfacing constant efforts to give back to the community and help others, Domantas Sabonis stars in a plan to raise awareness and help families affected by the California Wildfires. Over the next 40 rebounds collected by the 28-year-old Lithuanian forward/center with the Sacramento Kings in the Golden 1 Center, a donation of 2,500 will be made for a total of 100,000 dollars.
As part of the 2025 NBA All-Star Festivities, the Morehouse College Athletics Maroon Tigers and Tuskegee University Golden Tigers faced off Saturday in the fourth annual NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif. Tuskegee was able to hang on in the end, defeating Morehouse 68-55. Tuskegee’s Kusamae Draper led the Golden Tigers with 22 points, while Kevin Sesberry and D’Anthony Pennington added 19 and 16 points, respectively.
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