Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta watches the game against the Miami Heat at Toyota Center on April 05, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Fertitta cited his team's youth as one potential advantage in an extended playoff series. He also expressed faith in Udoka, the lead engineer of Houston's turnaround across the last 15 months.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis strained his abdomen Tuesday and will be reevaluated in about a week, the team announced Wednesday. He has returned to Los Angeles for treatment of the injury.

Anthony Davis had 21 points and 11 rebounds in the first quarter of the Lakers' game against the Hornets, making NBA history.

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis suffered an abdominal injury that removed him from Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers after just nine minutes and 50 seconds of action. Davis finished the game with four points and two rebounds,

Amen Thompson drove for the game-winner with 1.3 seconds left to lift the Houston Rockets to a gritty 114-112 victory over the NBA champion Boston Celtics on Monday.After four more lead changes, the Celtics had tied it 112-112 on Tatum's layup with 5.

The Thunder split their four games since beating Cleveland in a rematch of the league’s top two teams. They got back on track Sunday with a 118-108 win at Portland after a rare home loss to Dallas in the second of a back-to-back. OKC is 20-3 at home.

Amen Thompson's athleticism and play in his second year has been key for Rockets who have ascended to being one of NBA's top four teams.

The Los Angeles Lakers aren't expected to be in the mix for De'Aaron Fox, but if they're willing to saddle up and make this offer, the Sacramento Kings will have trouble saying no.

Whenever we see a little separation in their ranks, the standings tighten again. So with apologies to Sacramento and Golden State — both 24-23 but tied for ninth behind too many rivals — here is a look at the eight West teams lined up behind Oklahoma City, with reasons why and why not they might climb as high as No. 2:

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, 118-104, on Tuesday night as they continue their six-game road trip. On top of that, Lakers star Anthony Davis played just nine minutes after suffering an injury. On Wednesday, it was reported that Davis would be out for at least a week due to an abdominal strain.

It has become clear that the cost for starting-caliber NBA centers is high, particularly ones good enough to help the Lakers.

Let’s have fun by starting with trading De’Aaron Fox.