Western Conference

What appeared to be a lost Los Angeles Lakers season six weeks ago has sprouted wings in the final home stretch before the postseason. After missing countless weeks mending injuries in 2023, Anthony Davis and LeBron James returned to a…

The pattern of a first-year MLS club is pretty well set by now. Team gets announced, we all joke about the league being a Ponzi scheme (still might be!), they begin play in a stadium that looks fun as hell in front of raucous crowds, and…

Very few games offer as clear a view of colliding worlds as the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder did at the Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, Paul George’s hyperextended knee put a damper on the evening. Midway…

Precedent has been set. It is time for Chris Paul to take action. The Phoenix Suns are gearing up for a playoff run in the most wide-open Western Conference since Dennis Rodman and David Robinson were sharing the screen in stuffed-crust…

It’s weird for us to see the Kings featured, too. Image: Getty ImagesThis week is the first of the NCAA basketball tournaments, and freak injuries have befallen both Kevin Durant and Luka Dončić. Some sports fans might believe this is a…

Image: Getty ImagesMavs v. Pelicans: The Mavericks mounted a furious comeback against the Pelicans, to try and overcome a 25-point fourth-quartercomeback but fell just short. They went 10-18 from the 3-point line but still ended up losing…

Donovan Mitchell was fired up in Cleveland.Image: Getty ImagesWe here at Deadspin understand that you need to get those REM cycles in, in addition to catching up on The Mandalorian, The Last Of Us, the Great British Bakeoff, or whatever…

Darvin Ham said the struggling Lakers’ top goal is to grab a playoff spotImage: Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Lakers are entering a critical time in their schedule after the All-Star break. With just 23 games remaining in the regular season,…

Kevin Durant, flanked by Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia (l.) and GM James Jones (r.), answers questions from the mediaPhoto: Chris Coduto (Getty Images)Once the Phoenix Suns pulled off the blockbuster trade of the year for Kevin Durant, many…

MLS Commissioner Don Garber presents the MLS Cup during the MLS Cup Final game between Philadelphia Union and Los Angeles FC on Nov. 5, 2022, in Los Angeles.Photo: Jason Allen/ISI Photo (Getty Images)It tells you pretty much everything you…