The Lakers have won seven of their last nine contests, with a superstar performance highlighting their most recent victory.

That's one clever way to avoid taking an exam.

James will face the Jordan-owned Hornets on Saturday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

After a fruitless dalliance involving the Grizzlies, the Wizards and Suns were finally able to consummate a trade Saturday morning. Will either team improve as a result?  

After confusion caused Friday night's reported multi-team trade to fall apart, the Wizards and Suns agreed to terms on Trevor Ariza on Saturday.

The Wizards, Suns and Grizzlies were attempting to solidify a three-way trade that was de-railed by Brooks confusion.

The Thunder are a smart pick against Nuggets. Plus Heat-Grizzlies, Warriors-Kings and other NBA bets for tonight.

Kaminsky's building was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a bomb threat.

The Blazers are off to a rough start this season and are due for changes. So should they consider trading Damian Lillard? The Open Floor podcast debates. 

Parker signed a two-year, $40 million deal with Chicago in July. 

Sarver is seeking public funding for renovations on Phoenix's Talking Stick Resort Arena. 

A vote of confidence is considered a death knell in sports, but LeBron James showed Kentavious Caldwell-Pope that it gets worse. When asked about his teammate's fate, James couldn't hide his desire to ship Caldwell-Pope. 

Robert Sarver has turned the Suns from one of the NBA's premier franchises into arguably its worst. Now he's following the greedy owner playbook, threatening to move the team if he doesn't get his money.

The Miami Heat have had a rough start to the season and lack a true superstar. So is it time for a rebuild in South Beach? If so, Pat Riley is not interested. 

Spencer Dinwiddie has always bounced to the beat of his own drum, and he has continued to do so with his latest venture. The Nets guard is making a splash through his own sneaker and original designs.

The Pistons took control with a 13-0 run in the third quarter.

Myles Turner had to know this was coming.

Anthony Davis is the target at the top of the Lakers' wish list.

Nobody knows what Leonard will do next summer, or even what he's thinking. So the speculation continues.

Sarver is likely still stung by buying out Tyson Chandler, then watching him go help the Lakers' defense.

The No. 2 pick fell awkwardly going up for a rebound.

Curry gave the Kings and "A for effort" with the video.

Brooks who? Turns out the Suns and Wizards didn't need a third team after all.

Giannis Antetokounmpo played as if he had a point to prove.

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union are backing an effort to help an expelled student and family friend get back into high school.

Memphis thought it was dealing MarShon, but Phoenix thought it was getting Dillon

There needs to be context with this story. A lot of context. First, whatever is going on with Markelle Fultz, it cannot be traced to just one thing. It’s never that clean and simple. His agent and lawyer Raymond Brothers is trying to pitch his issues are all physical when clearly there are mental aspects

The NBA referees think he was fouled more than you do.

That's not the way Pat Riley sees the world.

Sarver wanted Mikal Bridges instead

Last weekend, Jim Boylen's Bulls had to deal with a 56-point loss. This weekend, those Bulls snapped San Antonio's home win streak.

LeBron James and Lonzo Ball became the first pair of Lakers to record triple-doubles in the same game since Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar pulled off the feat on Jan. 22, 1982.

The Orlando Magic might not have felt the love from the Mexico City crowd, but they will gladly take the wins over the Bulls and Jazz.

Lakers guard Lance Stephenson has always been creative in finding ways to taunt opponents. On Saturday night, he got a T for strumming an air guitar in Miles Bridges' direction after hitting a 3 late in the Lakers' 128-100 win over the Hornets.

After a three-team trade involving Trevor Ariza unraveled Friday night because of confusion over which "Brooks" was involved, Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace called the situation "unfathomable," telling reporters, "I've never experienced this before."

As he sits just 460 points behind Michael Jordan on the NBA career scoring list, LeBron James reflected on his first session with the Bulls great, likening it to "meeting God for the first time."

After an initial three-team deal fell apart Friday night, the Suns are trading Trevor Ariza to the Wizards and will get Austin Rivers and Kelly Oubre Jr. in return, league sources told ESPN.

Brooks was here. Then he wasn't. How a three-team deal involving Trevor Ariza and two like-named players fell through and then finally happened.

Thunder star Russell Westbrook and the Nuggets' Jamal Murray were both assessed technical fouls after some light pushing and plenty of jawing late in Friday night's game.

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What's the latest on when we might see players like DeMarcus Cousins, Kristaps Porzingis and Isaiah Thomas on the court this season?

This week we look at the Marvin Bagley dilemma, a gorgeous pass, Zaza and Boston gold.

What deals do our experts think should happen before the deadline? Here are the 10 biggest, including the Lakers getting some help for LeBron.

Miami's new pink "Vice" jerseys take alternate uniforms to an exciting new level.

LeBron James, deep 3-point sniper? It's not the first image that comes to mind when thinking about The King.