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The Los Angeles Lakers extracted a measure of revenge on the Denver Nuggets and guard Jamal Murray on Tuesday night, rallying in the fourth quarter for a 112-103 victory over the Western Conference playoff contender in Los Angeles. The win came four days after Murray drew the ire of Lakers players and coaches while celebrating Denver's 125-116 home win over Los Angeles. Lakers fans booed Murray every time he touched the ball early in the rematch, but the 21-year-old was able to overcome it on an 18-point night. Continue to Article

March 14, 2018 1:10:am EST

Nikola Jokic is a wizard with the basketball, one of the best-passing young big men we’ve seen in the NBA in some time. Nikola Jokic just said that this is the face he makes to Gary Harris to let him know he is going to throw a full-court pass. Jokic & Gary Harris make eye contact for a brief moment and it leads to a surprise layup off of a full-court pass. Continue to Article

March 13, 2018 10:45:pm EST

DENVER -- For the second time this season, the Los Angeles Lakers left a loss in Denver upset with Jamal Murray's late-game antics. Lakers coach Luke Walton said the Nuggets guard was acting "disrespectful" at the end of the Nuggets' 125-116 victory Friday. Murray shot free throws late and Lakers point guard Isaiah Thomas and Murray exchanged words with Thomas following Murray toward the Nuggets bench during an ensuing timeout with 19.8 seconds remaining. "I felt like for the second time we played here, Murray was being a little disrespectful at the end of the game," said Walton, who would not go into specifics. "[It was] just some trash talking toward our guys." When these two teams last met Continue to Article

March 10, 2018 1:59:am EST

Had he just finished spring cleaning, and was excited to pull out some warm-weather gear? Whatever the reason, James swapped out his go-to black leather jacket for a denim trucker jacket, and his black hoodie for a gray one. The weather might not be warm yet, but LeBron James is 100% ready for spring. Continue to Article

March 09, 2018 12:00:pm EST

Kevin Love has been overwhelmed by the flurry of positive responses a day after opening up about his struggles with mental health issues. The Cleveland Cavaliers forward said Wednesday before his team played the Denver Nuggets that he's received more than 4,000 messages after writing an essay for The Player's Tribune in which he addressed such things as his panic attack during a game this season and how he's spent most of his life afraid to accept there was something wrong with him. Love said it was a therapeutic for him to address the topic. He thanked Toronto All-Star DeMar DeRozan for recently acknowledging his bouts of depression. It gave Love the courage to tell his story. Added Love: "We Continue to Article

March 07, 2018 2:38:pm EST