leading his team to another championship and successfully defending their title. By 2002, the Lakers completed their three-peat, sweeping the Nets 4-0 in the Finals. O'Neal's individual stats were ...

Although Mutombo's defense was impressive, he still struggled to contain O'Neal, as the Lakers demonstrated a powerful performance to claim another championship, further solidifying their three-peat ...

Scotland booked a place in the quarter-finals of the Women's Rugby World Cup for the first time since 2002 with victory over gritty Fiji in Salford.

a five-time NBA champion, three-time Finals MVP, three-time league MVP, a Hall of Fame inductee in 2002, and a member of the ...

Sixers Wire ranks the top five centers in Sixers history just as we have done for the other four positions: Jones averaged a modest 7.2 points and 9.2 rebounds, but he averaged 1.9 blocks as he showed ...

Shaq was referring to Mike Bibby, who hosted the podcast, highlighting one of the better rivalries of that period. The Sacramento Kings and Shaq's Lakers had multiple battles in the early 2000s, with ...

In the early 2000s, the Los Angeles Lakers were the dominant force in the NBA, led by Shaquille O’Neal and a young Kobe Bryant. Together, they won three consecutive championships.

Almost 20 years have passed since June 20, 2006, when the Miami Heat won their first NBA championship, having won four ...

The Washington Wizards are gearing up for the 2025-26 NBA season as they look to end their four-year playoff drought. An even ...

With a player born on each day, our birthday series continues with the NBA players born on June 2. Joel Bartilotta, ...

As we get set to turn the page to the 2025-26 NBA season, we've been looking back on the last 25 years in the NBA at the ...

Serbia enters the EuroBasket tournament, which starts Wednesday, second in the FIBA world rankings behind only the U.S.