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LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo will both sit out Tuesday's game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks. James has been ruled out with groin soreness, the Lakers announced, while Antetokounmpo is nursing a sore ankle that had left him questionable for the game. The Bucks confirmed that as well as Antetokounmpo, who is listed as day to day, Sterling Brown, Pau Gasol and Donte DiVincenzo will also not feature. Continue to Article

March 19, 2019 1:05:pm EST

Luke Walton defended LeBron James after the Los Angeles Lakers star faltered in the final quarter of a 124-123 defeat to the New York Knicks on Sunday. James was rested for the loss to the Detroit Pistons on Friday, but made his comeback two days later at Madison Square Garden. James was 4-for-15 from the field in the final quarter, but Lakers head coach Walton said he should not take the blame for a 39th defeat of a miserable season for his side. Continue to Article

March 18, 2019 7:21:am EST

For the second straight season, Dwane Casey has swept the season series between the Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors. After his Raptors went 4-0 against the Pistons in 2017-18, Casey was fired in Toronto and crossed the border to replace Stan Van Gundy in Detroit. The Pistons won two close games against Toronto earlier in the season, one by two points and one in overtime, then finished off the sweep with a 110-107 victory Sunday. Continue to Article

March 17, 2019 7:51:pm EST

LeBron James is set to make his first appearance at Madison Square Garden as a Los Angeles Lakers player on Sunday. James will suit up against the New York Knicks after being rested for a 111-97 defeat to the Detroit Pistons on Friday. Josh Hart also comes back into the Lakers side as they attempt to avoid a third consecutive defeat. Continue to Article

March 17, 2019 11:47:am EST

For much of the season, the Warriors have struggled to find a defensive identity as they fight through the rigors that come with chasing a third consecutive NBA title. Lapses have persisted in recent games, lowlighted by a home stretch in which they gave up more than 115 points per game and lost to the Phoenix Suns, the worst team in the Western Conference, less than a week ago. Now, after a win Wednesday night in Houston, the Warriors have seemed to reach back into their championship bag of tricks, producing their best defensive performance of the season in Saturday night's defining win over the Thunder. Continue to Article

March 17, 2019 2:04:am EST

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