James, a four-times NBA champion and 18-times All-Star, is under contract with the Lakers for next season, which will be his fifth with Los Angeles and 20th overall.
The NBA has reached an agreement with the National Basketball Players Association to withhold 25% of each player's salary from May 15 due to the shutdown of the sport because of the coronavirus pandemic. The deal would provide a gradual reduction in player salaries in case a "force majeure" event, such as the pandemic, wipes out the rest of the regular season.
A list of high-profile tennis players and other sportspeople who called time on their careers at a young age.
Rediff.com brings you some pictures that summarise the happenings in the sporting world in the week that was.
With just five wins from their first 33 games there was certainly nothing magical about the Washington Wizards' start to the National Basketball Association (NBA) season.
Jeremy Lin's sudden rise from obscure reserve to the toast of Broadway could not have come at a better time for the New York Knicks.
Javaris Crittenton, a former National Basketball Association athlete who once played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards, is wanted on a murder charge over the death of a woman in Georgia, the FBI said on Monday.
The Chicago Bulls continued their rapid ascent through the Eastern Conference by defeating the injury-depleted Washington Wizards 87-80 on Wednesday for their ninth victory in their last 10 games.
Tony Parker scored 20 points and made 14 assists to help the San Antonio Spurs rebound from their worst loss of the season with a 94-80 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.
Many Black athletes have spoken out about their treatment by the police.
Victory over the leading San Antonio Spur enabled the Washington Wizards stretch their unbeaten run to three games
Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points to lead the Wizards to a 117-99 home win over the Chicago Bulls.
The man widely considered the greatest basketball player of all-time left the sport on Wednesday with a loss, the Washington Wizards falling 107-87 to the Philadelphia 76ers.
LeBron James scored a season-high 37 points to inspire the Cavaliers to a 114-99 win over the Washington Wizards
40-year-old Michael Jordan had 23 points in a 106-105 victory over the Orlando Magic Tuesday.
The coronavirus has however infected increasing numbers of athletes and others involved with the Games, and authorities were on Friday trying to track down a Ugandan weightlifter who went missing from his training camp.
Michael Jordan started for the second successive game and performed like his old self to inspire the Washington Wizards to a 103-78 pasting of the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Black Lives Matter was stenciled onto NFL fields and NBA courts. Athletes raised fists and took the knee.
Rediff.com brings you a collection of some of the best sports images from around the world.
Be ready to be amazed as Rediff.com encapsulates all the sporting action from the past week in this super photo feature.
They take our fitness goals out of the constraints of time and space and find us everywhere we go, says Veer Arjun Singh.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
'Just to see him, his path in the NBA and to take his game to where it is at the moment has been great.' Seth Curry on his elder brother, the awesome Steph Curry.
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