John Salley

(Sports Network) - The San Antonio Spurs are one win away from a fifth NBA championship and will go for it Tuesday night in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. The series shifts back to South Beach for Game 6 and the Spurs won Game 1 in...

The Lakers have four potential restricted free agents this summer: Darius Morris, Robert Sacre, Andrew Goudelock and Devin Ebanks. Once the NBA Finals  between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat wrap up, the Lakers have until June 30 to tender...

The offseason for the Lakers will hinge on a single choice by one free agent. Can the Lakers navigate through Dwight Howard's free agency?  "It's the one decision we have to wait on," said General Manager Mitch Kupchak. Whatever decision Howard...

Phil Jackson doesn't want to lie to himself, he's done coaching. "Sometimes I feel I can still get out there and do it but the reality is I'm kidding myself," Jackson said at a "Live Talks Los Angeles" event at the Alex Theatre in Glendale on Wednesday....

GLENDALE — Two years removed from his last game with the Los Angeles Lakers, it was obvious that the appeal of NBA Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson has not waned. At least that was the case for a sold-out audience that packed the Alex Theatre on...

Kobe Bryant finally got some shots up Sunday (while recovering from Achilles surgery), but he wasn't about to beat a 2-year old in a shooting competition on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Playing against Titus Ashby, the young YouTube sensation, Bryant hit just...

The World Series of Poker invited Kobe Bryant via Twitter to play in a tribute to the late Jerry Buss. Poker misses Dr. Buss. Game. Class. We invite @kobebryant to play in tribute. #sharksvsmamba twitter.com/wsop/status/34… — WSOP(@wsop)...

Phil Jackson's book tour continues on Wednesday with "An Evening With Phil Jackson in Conversation With John Salley." Hosted by the Alex Theatre in Glendale, Jackson will discuss his memoir, "Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success." Jackson writes about...

Twitter has become an integral part of the NBA experience. Fans are able to reach out to their favorite players — although they don't always come with the greatest of intentions. On Sunday, Jimmy Kimmel aired a segment entitled "Mean Tweets: NBA...

MIAMI San Antonio's Tim Duncan, the most mechanically precise power forward ever, chased down the rebound as it bounced toward the courtside swells, grabbed it, whirled and threw up a 17-footer. Swish. And if his shot hadn't come after the horn ending...

Dwight Howard won't make his decision as a free agent  until July -- to be [the Lakers] or not to be [the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks or any other number of suitors]. Whatever the choice, Howard is going to need to take a leap of...

On Friday, Kobe Bryant suggested he might play beyond his current contract with the Lakers. Bryant, whose deal expires after this season, spoke to Stephen A. Smith on ESPN Radio about the possibility of San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan tying the...