Photo: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez The Lakers (13-19) are set to face the Mavericks (17-16) today for their Christmas Day game. Los Angeles still remains without Anthony Davis who is recovering from right foot stress injury. LeBron James (left ankle soreness) is also on the injury report, listed as probable. Juan Toscano-Anderson (right ankle sprain)
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According to reports from NBA insider Shams Charania and Warriors reporter Anthony Slater, Klay Thompson’s return to the court likely won’t be in December. The Warriors do not plan for Klay Thompson to debut on either Dec. 20 or Dec. 23 home games, sources tell me and @anthonyVslater. Thompson won’t come back on Christmas. So
Christmas Day game are always a hot ticket in the NBA, and with several marquee match-ups on the schedule, this year is no different. Where To Buy NBA Christmas Day Tickets Primary market tickets are available via Ticketmaster for the Knicks, Bucks, Suns, and Jazz. Lakers primary market tickets are available via AXS. Currently, none of the
Nets Coach Steve Nash announced that James Harden, Paul Millsap, and Jevon Carter cleared protocols on Thursday, opening the door for the Nets to travel to LA on Friday to play the Lakers on Saturday. The League requires that teams have at least eight available players in order to play. The franchise has 11 players currently in health and safety
Lakers star LeBron James scored 39 points against Brooklyn Nets on Saturday to blow past late franchise legend Kobe Bryant and become the number one all-time Christmas Day scorer. James entered Christmas Day only 13 points shy of Bryant’s (395 points) record and two field goals (137) shy of passing Bryant for the most on Christmas as well. The
No NBA player was feeling better on Christmas Day than Kemba Walker. About a month ago, even he couldn’t dream of a Christmas present better than the experience he had in Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon. After being banished by head coach Tom Thibodeau from the rotation nearly a month ago, numerous players being in and
The original plan for NBA’s Christmas Day schedule was to set up the star-studded “Big 3” showdown between the Los Angles Lakers featuring LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook and the Brooklyn Nets, who have Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden to offer to the festivities. Injuries to Davis and COVID-19 taking Durant and Kyrie Irving out of the mix left
The only N.B.A. team that has reduced crowd sizes is the Toronto Raptors, who, because of restrictions in Ontario, have limited capacity to 50 percent. European sports were facing similar disruptions. In England, where six of last weekend’s 10 Premier League games were postponed after virus outbreaks left teams short of players, league officials continued
The N.B.A. has long looked to Christmas Day as a highlight of the young season, a made-for-TV spectacle that brings together many of the best teams and best players for a daylong extravaganza of basketball fireworks. This year? Not exactly. Dozens of players have been cycling through the N.B.A.’s coronavirus health and safety protocols in