Three-time NBA All-Star Ben Simmons is returning to the league after a one-year absence as he joins a new team. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Simmons has signed a one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings worth $3.5 million. He will join the team as he kicks off his eighth year as a player and his […]
The last time we saw NBA big man Jalen Duren he was in and out of the lineup for the Detroit Pistons during their Eastern Conference Finals series loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Duren was sometimes dominant and other times seemingly invisible in the series. This despite being named an All-Star during the regular season, […]
UPDATED with Magic Johnson comments: Fulfilling a long-held dream, Bob Iger has bought himself a big-city major sports franchise. The ex-Disney CEO and Thrive Capital boss Josh Kushner have scored the Los Angeles Lakers at a valuation of $12.5 billion, Deadline has confirmed. That’s the highest valuation for a sports team in U.S. history, topping […]
As the new co-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, Bob Iger brings with him arguably the most significant Hollywood profile of any owner in the history of U.S. major professional sports. The question fans and Angelenos have now is: What kind of Disney magic can he make? Iger and Josh Kushner unveiled the stunning deal […]
ABC and NBC will combine to air 90 NBA games during the 2026-27 season, a 14% increase over the broadcast networks’ total of 79 in the prior season. The uptick will continue the squeeze on general-entertainment programming, extending a long-term shift toward live sports, unscripted fare and news and away from traditional dramas and comedies. […]
UPDATE: So, maybe Bob Iger and Josh Kushner don’t own 83% of the Los Angeles Lakers after all, or do they? It’s crickets from the Thrive camp today as reps for Jeanie Buss contradicted an earlier assertion from the remaining offspring of Dr. Jerry Buss that it is “time to use this opportunity to move […]