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"Many years ago, before you guys were even born, I was playing on this playground at probably your age or a little older," Payton told a group of children gathered at the court. He recalled how this very park shaped his game and his character. "Especially being here from Oakland, California - in my day it was really, really rough to come out here and try to play friendly," Payton said. "People would want to get you and things like that, but you had to have that gut and that toughness."
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened a new flagship NBA Store at Universal CityWalk Hollywood in California, marking the league’s first West Coast retail destination.
Warriors' best offer to Jonathan Kuminga just two years, $40 million
Word is that the Warriors' best offers to Kuminga have topped out in the two-year $40 million range. Kuminga's camp has continued to seek out sign-and-trade opportunities, with Sacramento and Phoenix still regarded as the most determined suitors, but Golden State is said to want a first-round pick in any sign-and-trade deal. The Suns do not have an available first-round pick to offer.
On drafting Kasparas Jakucionis: “I’m not going to tell you where he was on our board, but it was a heck of a lot higher than where we picked him!” a Heat front office executive said. “The great thing about Kas is that he wasn’t very good in California. And he was mad about that. Here (Las Vegas) he was much better. That’s what will work for him in the NBA. He’s not going to settle for anything other than being great.”
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.
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Al Horford likely to sign with Warriors?
While having the full non-taxpayer midlevel would theoretically provide the Nuggets with the financial flexibility to offer a richer Year 1 salary to Boston Celtics free agent Al Horford that Golden State can pitch, I continue to hear that Horford is destined to land in the Bay Area.
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.
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