According to basketball history, a team must win 40 games before it loses 20 to be a genuine championship contender. This year, three teams make the cut.
As the N.B.A. confronts a time without LeBron James, Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant, the Spurs star has embraced the idea that he is the league’s future.
Donald Trump’s longtime support for L.A.'s Olympics aspirations is throwing the city a possible lifeline as congressional Republicans demand conditions on disaster aid for California.