While he isn't giving up his main gig just yet, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has picked up a new sport. James, 40, has announced via social media that he has picked up golf, a fun yet surprisingly difficult sport for even the most gifted of athletes.

LeBron James isn't ready to retire from the NBA just yet. When the time comes though, he already knows what sport he'll play next. Just a few days ago, James exercised his $52.6 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2025-26 season.

LeBron James' mysterious free agency situation has the Lakers and entire NBA buzzing. Plus Denver's big moves and Eastern Conference chaos.

The Houston Rockets have traded Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards in exchange for two second-round draft picks, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Los Angeles Lakers can say they were part of the biggest trade in NBA history. A record seven teams joined together to complete a deal, centered around Kevin Durant's trade from the Rockets to the Suns.

There are four NBA Summer League games taking place on Saturday, July 5 involving the Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors among others.

Three former Indiana basketball standouts — Jalen Hood-Schifino, Kel'el Ware and Oumar Ballo — will be spending the next few weeks in Las Ve

Former Alabama guard Josh Primo is in the latter group after the former first-round draft pick did not play in the 2024-25 season. The Chicago Bulls have Primo on their roster for the NBA 2K26 Summer League, which plays from July 10-20 in Las Vegas with every NBA team represented.

This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! We hope you executed a sign-and-trade to acquire some hot dogs. NBA free agency is more or less over.

The Indiana Pacers are looking at a potential rebuild year after the loss of Myles Turner to the Milwaukee Bucks.

The dust has settled on the first wave of NBA free agency, giving us a good feel for how every team has performed so far.