Milwaukee's Damian Lillard should be the main attraction in Saturday's NBA All-Star three-point contest, going for his third ...

San Antonio's run of 22 straight postseason berths remains an NBA record, tied with the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers ...

The reason? That comes down to a matter of trademark law and dates back to the 1988-1989 NBA season, when Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers were trying to win their third straight NBA title.

There have been a few players to attempt to win three straight NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contests but each has failed in the ...

Scott came up with the word during the 1988-1989 NBA season, as the Lakers pursued a third straight championship. They did not end up winning the championship that season, but the phrase was ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “Three-peat.” The term has been used for over thirty years, coined by former Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Byron Scott. Scott came up with the word during the 1988 ...

Shams Charania of ESPN first reported on Monday afternoon that McClung would join San Antonio’s Stephon Castle, Matas Buzelis of Chicago and Milwaukee’s Andre Jackson Jr. in the event.

But he suffered a torn ACL late in the season ... NBA Finals championship after back-to-back titles in 1987 and 1988. As the story goes, the term originated sometime in 1988 and 1989, and then ...

including rushing for 1,514 yards in 1988. But with Jimmy Johnson taking the reigns in 1989, and the Cowboys struggling through a 1-15 season, Dallas sent Walker to Minnesota for a bevy of players ...