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“The first quarter was just kind of a feel out quarter to see how my groin would react,” LeBron James said of his return to the court after a 17-game absence due to a strained groin, a stretch where the Lakers went 6-11 and fell out of playoff position. In the fourth quarter Thursday night, the Clippers went on a 7-0 run that cut the lead down to six. LeBron stepped up and hit a three. Continue to Article

February 01, 2019 11:35:am EST

New Orleans has an All-Star for the sixth straight year. Pelicans standout Anthony Davis — only three days removed from having his trade request made known publicly — was one of the 14 players announced Thursday as reserves for the All-Star Game in Charlotte. Davis wants to be swapped out of New Orleans by the Feb. 7 trade deadline, so it remains unclear if his uniform for the All-Star contest on Feb. 17 will bear a Pelicans logo or not. Continue to Article

January 31, 2019 10:22:pm EST

It looks like Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum will be together during All-Star Weekend after all, although this probably isn't what either had in mind. Tatum has been selected to participate for Team USA during the Mountain Dew Rising Stars Challenge, a team whose honorary coach will be … wait for it … Kyrie Irving! The Rising Stars Challenge pits the best first and second-year players born in the United States against the best first and second-year International players. Continue to Article

January 29, 2019 9:17:pm EST

New Orleans star Anthony Davis doesn't plan to sign a contract extension and has told the Pelicans he wants to be traded, the team confirmed Monday. "Anthony wants to be traded to a team that allows him a chance to win consistently and compete for a championship," Rich Paul, who is Davis' agent, told ESPN. The report added that the Philadelphia 76ers are not expected to be interested, but the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks are preparing to make offers. Continue to Article

January 28, 2019 10:46:pm EST

LeBron James is ramping up his training activity but no date has been set for his return to NBA action after a Christmas Day groin injury, Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton said Monday. Walton told reporters that James took part in three-minute, full-court scrimmages with the team -- the closest he has come to playing under game-type conditions. "We'll see how his body responds to that, and from there we'll take it as far as making those scrimmages longer, or if he says, 'Hey I feel great, I'll see if I can play,' then we'll make those adjustments," Walton said. Continue to Article

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