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LX News caught up with NBA All-Star Andre Drummond of the Cleveland Cavaliers on the NBA’s successful bubble approach to its season, his partnership with Sports Hi to provide student scholarships, and his #EpicMilkDunk challenge.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 106-93, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to claim their record-tying 17th NBA Championship in team history.

In 2013, Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel had his team one win away from reaching the NBA Finals. Instead, he was thwarted by then-Miami Heat forward LeBron James and never reached his dream of coaching in the Finals. Seven years later, Vogel is now the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and instead of staying up all night…

A small number of protesters carrying signs and shouting into megaphones blocked at least two buses chartered by the NBA from briefly from entering the Walt Disney World campus on Saturday night, with the group saying it wanted LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and other top players to take notice

The college basketball coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown has died

Former Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson, Jr. has died at the age of 78.

A pandemic. A social justice movement. A nationwide call for change. Small businesses in America are operating during unprecedented times – but they aren’t letting COVID-19 stop them. How are they doing it?

So far, so good.

Alex Taylor is the founder and captain of Hoop York City, a New York City organization that gives female basketball players an empowering space to play the game. Taylor’s mission is to inspire woman to become entrepreneurs and help shift the perspective of a sport that often favors men.

Players and coaches from the New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers knelt alongside one another before the first games of the NBA restart.

A family from suburban Evanston is moving to Texas in wake of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s decision to add new restrictions for recreational sports, including school-based sports. Jaylon Gibson, the ninth ranked guard in the state of Illinois, says he’s moving to Texas just in time for his senior year to follow his “basketball dreams.” Under new guidance released...

WNBA star A’ja Wilson discusses the passing of Rep. John Lewis and how his loss is a reminder to her to use her platform to make change.

NBA and MLB are both gearing up for modified seasons, but reports that players have tested positive for COVID-19 are raising concerns that the precautions to keep players and staff safe won’t be enough. So will sports fans actually get to watch professional baseball and basketball this year? Sports injury expert Will Carroll weighs in.

It’s not socialism, just smart business. The NBA figured out long ago its best team was only as strong as its weakest. It’s a lesson the United States could stand to learn in the fight to end inequality.

Shawn Sloan will start playing for the University of Illinois wheelchair basketball team this fall despite being diagnosed with Cerebral palsy as a toddler, and NBC 5’s Mike Berman has his story.

As a young boy growing up on Chicago’s north side, Shawn Sloan was passionate about video games. Sports? He didn’t find them all that interesting, and when he did try playing, it never felt right. “When I would just be playing tag and stuff at recess, I’d just feel like I’m not like everybody else,” said Sloan. “I’d feel...

NBA players have until June 24 to commit to playing in the upcoming basketball restart. Players who choose to participate in the upcoming season will be subject to strict coronavirus guidelines.

Chicago Sky draft pick Ruthy Hebard discusses returning to the city where she was born.

Hall of Fame basketball coach Eddie Sutton has died