Los Angeles Lakers star catches 12-year-old Gaia Kimchi by surprise when he sits next to her mid-game

Now-retired Laker in attendance to see James accumulate 38,388 points, breaking a record that he held for four decades

Journalist felt unwell, was told by medics he had bronchitis; writer briefly detained by security at United States' opening game for wearing rainbow shirt to support LGBTQ rights

Jewish former NBA star denies claim by Kanye West that he is 'advising Kyrie to apologize for being a Hebrew Israelite' amid outcry over promotion of antisemitic film

NBA star says player's belated apology -- which did not come until after Nets suspended him a week after the post -- does not undo the damage

Attending alongside NBA superstar is Yoshiyahu Pinto, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi sentenced in 2014 to one year in prison for bribing an Israeli police officer