Which NBA players have been the best of the best since the 2000-01 season? The Athletic NBA staff makes their picks.

Byron Scott breaks down how Kobe Bryant’s ruthless edge and LeBron James’ charisma created two very different paths to ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott is uniquely qualified to discuss the topic, as he both played with and ...

Retired NBA star Trevor Ariza can give his take with authority on how it was playing alongside LeBron or Kobe, since he ...

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James received a strong warning regarding his return to the team from injury this NBA season.

Darvin Ham has seen a common threads connecting the great NBA players of the last few decades, and he shared it with the Hoop ...

Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg continues to shine, making NBA history while the Mavericks struggle through a three-game losing ...

The arrival of Cooper Flagg in Dallas promised hope for a franchise in transition, and even amid the Mavericks' early-season ...

Veteran analyst and former NBA All-Star Charles Barkley made headlines this week by delivering a blunt verdict on LeBron ...

Shaquille O’Neal shares why he thinks NBA players should be compared according to their respective basketball positions in ...

How on Earth did a statement that began with the words "LeBron wants..." create so many questions about what LeBron wants? We've never really gotten clarity. James went dark for most of the summer.

LeBron James remains an active member of the Lakers roster for his 23rd NBA season. Here's what Charles Barkley had to say about the star player.