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With the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-game win streak, hot off Luka Dončić’s revenge game against the Dallas Mavericks, Lakers Nation is buzzing. L.A. is fourth in the Western Conference, and as LeBron James and Doncčić continue to get together,

LeBron James was asked about Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards' comments about becoming the face of the NBA one day during All-Star weekend.

As if there wasn’t enough navel-gazing in today’s NBA media climate, Friday’s discourse set a new standard for a lack of self-awareness thanks to Stephen A. Smith’s diatribe aimed at LeBron James. It all started when James slammed the NBA media for its negativity,

Stephen A. Smith opened First Take with a six-minute, uninterrupted rant to fire back at LeBron James for criticizing the NBA media. As NBA media seems desperate to crown Anthony Edwards as the next face of the league,

The NBA suspended Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards for the team's Friday night game against the Utah Jazz. He earned his 16th technical foul of the season during the T-Wolves' Thursday game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.

The Los Angeles Lakers are rolling, and Luka Doncic is just starting to feel at home with his new team. Because of those, ESPN's Brian Windhorst thinks that the Lakers can win the Western Conference title this season.

During the NBA's Sunday ESPN slate, Brian Windhorst revealed that folks around the league don't view the Thunder as a threat to them. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has led the youthful