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Nevertheless, with nearly $35 million available in cap space this summer, the Lakers will have major room to make additions, so as we head towards the offseason, here are three players that are reportedly interesting the Lakers. #3 Kawhi Leonard Kawhi Leonard is currently starring for the Toronto Raptors as they look to end their long wait to win a championship. However, the All-Star’s future with the franchise remains in serious doubt, and Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report is reporting that the Lakers and Clippers lead the pack to secure the 27-year-old’s signature:...

Nevertheless, The Heat once again made the playoffs last season, suffering a comprehensive 4-1 defeat in the first round to the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite the humbling defeat to a young Sixers team, the Heat look set to have another crack at the postseason this season, as the team has made a 19-20 start to the season. Due to the historically weak state of the Eastern Conference, the Heats .487 record has been enough to propel the team to sixth, and Miami could even face a rematch with the Sixers in the first round of the playoffs....

The 25-years-old three-time NBA All-Star is allegedly keen on moving to a california team. The three key players in the deal presumably would be the LA Lakers, LA Clippers and the Golden State Warriors. However, with the presence of Draymond Green on the GSW roster, their front office stands divided on the idea of having the 2017-18 Rookie of the Year in their lineup. Golden State Warriors front office divided on potentially trading for Ben Simmons The debate that has divided the Bay Area stands on the idea that having Ben Simmons along with Green on the court could make matters worse for the Golden State Warriors’ offensive capabilities....

We’ve already seen a few blockbusters go down with Kristaps Porzingis heading to the Mavs and Tobias Harris being sent to the 76ers. It was only a few weeks ago it felt like there would be little action ahead of Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET cutoff, but that certainly isn’t the case now. SN EXCLUSIVE: Davis’ list has Bucks owner thinking big And as though anyone could forget, the Anthony Davis saga will continue to hang over the rest of the NBA until the deadline passes....

NBA FREE AGENCY: Chris Paul joining the Spurs is a bad idea Officials inside the Knicks’ front office are still interested in acquiring the 26-year-old Rubio, according to ESPN.com. With the NBA Draft less than three weeks away, a Rubio trade to New York could be inevitable. Not only does Minnesota have a surplus of talent at point guard in Tyus Jones and last year’s fifth overall pick Kris Dunn, but, if the Knicks let Rose walk, it would free enough cap space to absorb Rubio’s $14 million salary....

Houston will send Ryan Anderson and 2018 second-round pick De’Anthony Melton ​to Phoenix in exchange for Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Rockets had been looking to move Anderson’s contract (two years, $41 million remaining) for more than a year, but this surprising trade isn’t just about pushing salaries off the books. Let’s take a look at the good, bad and confusing for each side in this rare August swap…...

The four-time All-Star has requested a trade, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski. Butler has given Minnesota a short list of teams with which he is open to signing a long-term deal. (UPDATE: Butler has these three teams in mind, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: the Nets, Clippers and Knicks. They will each have enough cap space for a max salary next summer. Of course, this doesn’t mean that the Timberwolves are going to grant Butler’s wish....

Forward Anthony Davis is still a Pelican. Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo Ball and friends are still Lakers. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are still Celtics. The Knicks, no matter how hard they try, still have only a 14 percent chance at the No. 1 pick in the league. The Bucks, really, are just happy to be here. SN EXCLUSIVE: Davis’ list has Bucks owner thinking big We’ve seen 12 major deals in the past eight days in the NBA, involving more than 40 players and a dozen draft picks, but what we have yet to see is the deal we’ve all been waiting for: Something involving Davis....

During the 2017/18 season, the Heat reached the postseason for the second time since LeBron left, although the team suffered a comprehensive 4-1 defeat in the first round to the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite this, they entered the season confident that they would be able to compete in a historically weak Eastern Conference. Nevertheless, the Heat have once again been incredibly inconsistent this year, and have a somewhat disappointing 19-19 record....

Initial reports described the incident as a botched burglary, stating that the couple’s three-year-old daughter was present when her mother was murdered. But owing to a lack of available evidence and suspects at the time, the case eventually went cold and remained so for decades to come. In 2015, authorities, along with the FBI and celebrity forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, took a “fresh look” at the unsolved case. Investigators re-examined the timeline, which proved that James was at home at the time of the murder....

The network and the PGA of America announced the deal Thursday. NBC has televised the Ryder Cup since 1991. NBC Sports Group, which includes Golf Channel, lost the U.S. Open to Fox in August. The debut of cable channel Fox Sports 1 has heightened the already fierce competition for live sports rights, with lengthy contracts now the norm. Thursday's extension also includes the Senior PGA Championship, Ryder Cup coverage beyond the week of the biennial event, and Spanish-language highlights on Telemundo....

So it makes sense to see a roughly 3,000-word profile on Derrick Rose go live at the NBPA’s website Tuesday. Today, though, Rose isn’t just the Knicks’ new point guard; he’s not just the guy trying to regain some of his all-world form, or the guy who’s adjusting to life in NYC, or the guy who wants to “(Open) Up on Change, Life off the Court and Empowering Children,” like the headline says....

This year’s tournament will begin Friday, May 29, and culminate at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. June 13-24. MORE: College World Series 2015 Schedule | College teams use Rock, Paper, Scissors to wait out rain delay Here’s how the tournament’s schedule breaks down: Regional Round Friday, May 29- Monday, June 1 Top 16 seeds host Regional TV TBD Super Regional Round Friday, June 5- Monday, June 8...

This NCAA Championship game is about respect. This is all hooey, really, but we’ll go with it for a moment. MORE: When did your team last win a national title in college basketball? It is about redemption for the North Carolina Tar Heels because they lost the 2016 title on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Villanova forward Kris Jenkins that will forever rank among the most famous shots in NCAA Tournament history....

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the NCAA is investigating allegations of academic misconduct on 20 campuses. The NCAA’s head of enforcement told the Chronicle that 18 of the cases are in Division I, one is in Division II, and one is in Division III. The official declined to name any of the colleges. MORE: UNC academic scandal unprecedented | Highest paid coaches | Best states for college hoops...

First, though, they will return to their adopted home, Kentucky, as even bigger heroes. Because although it is North Texas that will stage the Final Four next weekend, it is the “Commonwealth” that adores basketball — Kentucky basketball, of course — like no other place. PHOTOS: Best shots from the Elite Eight | Updated bracket Aaron Harrison made the game-winning 3-pointer — his fourth of the game, all in the second half, accounting for every last one of his 12 points — with 2....

This wasn’t the product of some bizarre mishap with shoes being transported to the tourney. Instead, they’re raising awareness and money for the fight against pediatric cancer. MORE: Follow the games live | Kentucky releases must-see hype video It’s not even a new look for the NCAA Tournament, just new to many viewers. Here are the details, from the school’s athletic department website . The Alabama Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s of Alabama is the direct beneficiary of the fundraising and awareness efforts....

The Convention that would ultimately draft our Constitution took place during a hot Philadelphia summer in 1787—and for months, our founders couldn’t decide how to define an impeachable offense or whether impeachment even belonged in our Constitution. Gouverneur Morris led the opposition to impeachment, arguing that Congress should not have the power to remove a president from office. His case was simple: If a president were so bad, wouldn’t he simply lose his next election?...

Earnhardt has finished second in three of the last four Daytona 500s. So in other words, he’s been the first loser. He has lost the Daytona 500 in a variety of ways and he sees one constant. “When we’ve run second, we’ve come from third or fourth or fifth or sixth in those last few laps,” Earnhardt said. “You are not going to win the race from back there. You might run second, but you aren’t going to win....