Author: Martin Rogers, USA TODAY

LeBron. Serena. Zion. Duke’s fabulous freshman — already known across sports by just his first name — became an NBA star with Duke’s loss.

Los Angeles has missed the playoffs six consecutive seasons. This was the time things were supposed to get better for Lakers fans.

America has an appetite for brackets and a thirst for single-elimination drama. The NBA needs a tournament of its own, and it needs it now.

With nine games to go, the Los Angeles Lakers are 32-41 and in danger of finishing with a worse record than last season’s miserable mark of 35-47.

The jockeying for playoff seeding will be intense during the NBA’s final weeks of the regular season.

Migratory Mexican free-tailed bats invaded the AT&T Center on Jan. 31. The San Antonio Spurs haven’t lost at home since – a streak of 11 games.

Round-by-round analysis of the world welterweight championship boxing match between Mikey Garcia and Errol Spence Jr.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton has been undermined at just about every turn and never had a chance to shine in his role.

Eric Dier plans to open a training school in Massachusetts to help cultivate American talent on and off the pitch.

There are still 19 games and five weeks left in the regular season, but due to their own ineptitude these Lakers are done, writes Martin Rogers.