Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 9, but the Lakers have been reluctant to deal their 2027 and 2029 first-round draft picks to help LeBron James win now.

Donovan Mitchell’s 71-point performance was the 12th time a player has scored at least 70 and is among several spectacular individual games this year.

Five games featuring the NBA’s best teams and players – including LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic – are scheduled on Christmas Day.

Nearly six years ago, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said there will be a female head coach, and it’s on him to ensure it happens sooner than later.

Ishbia, a billionaire mortgage lender who won a national title with the Spartans in 2000, will become the youngest NBA team owner at 42.

Steph Curry injured his left shoulder Wednesday night when he tried to strip the ball away from the Pacers’ Jalen Smith as he drive to the basket.

Even with good NBA teams, there are negatives, and with bad teams, there are positives – even if you have to really search for it.

Steph Curry is off to another strong start along with Nikola Jokic, Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Devin Booker and Luka Doncic, among others.

Bennedict Mathurin decided at 15 to move to Mexico City and hone his basketball skills. The Pac-12 player of the year could be the Pacers’ lynchpin.

“We have to allow access to (different) viewpoints, even if they are objectionable,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said of a film with antisemitic content.