NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley expressed a pessimistic view of the Houston Rockets' upcoming season. Barkley stated the team lacks leadership and a defined style of play. The Rockets have made ...

Marcus Smart won over the Boston Celtics fanbase for years with his play, but he fired some parting shots at the Los Angeles Lakers after leaving them for the Houston Rockets, thus strengthening the ...

The Los Angeles Lakers rebuilt their roster for 2026-27, parting with key pieces and replacing them, most notably Marcus ...

Marcus Smart had the opportunity to stay with the Lakers, but the guard says their contract offer made his decision to leave ...

In an offseason when the Los Angeles Lakers had a near overhaul of their roster and were praised for giving out new contracts in every direction, former guard Marcus Smart felt differently.

There was a lot of curiosity as to why Marcus Smart didn't re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. It turns out there may be no love lost between the two.

Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart feels the Los Angeles Lakers made a disrespectful offer to him in free agency.

A fatal motorcycle accident in Waynesville last Friday claimed the life of a father to three who was well known in law enforcement circles as a former Canton police officer and firefighter.

Smart's deal, though, was not part of that chunk. After deciding to walk away, he reached a two-year, $12.4 million deal with the Rockets. That will pay him an average of about $6.2 million per season ...

Marcus Smart ended up playing just one season with the Los Angeles Lakers after they offered him a contract this offseason he called "disrespectful," per Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle.

USA teams' Sam Burns, left, high fives Scottie Scheffler during a practice round on the fourth fairway prior to the start of ...

Smart told The Chronicle that he chose Houston — where he has cousins, extended family and family friends — despite getting a ...