Author: Mark Medina, USA TODAY

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard defended former NBA player Nate Robinson for his boxing knockout loss to YouTube celebrity Jake Paul.

The Warriors reported that two players tested positive, while the Wizards said they have one.

Luka Doncic has already prompted Rick Carlisle to compare him to a Hall-of-Fame scorer (Larry Bird) and a Hall-of-Fame point guard (Jason Kidd).

The NBA preseason will run from Dec. 11-19. Each team will play two to four games, including one home game and one road game.

After cementing himself as the NBA’s most improved player, Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans agreed to a five-year, $158 million max deal.

New Lakers center Montrezl Harrell says he still has “great respect” for the Clippers, but it “doesn’t seem” like they wanted him to return.

The Lakers acquired last year’s NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year (Montrezl Harrell) and also landed Marc Gasol as free agency got under way.

After helping the Trail Blazers advance to the first round of the NBA playoffs last season, Carmelo Anthony has agreed to return on a one-year deal.

With LeBron James and Anthony Davis as their anchors, Lakers look to add ‘great young players’ to their core roster, GM Rob Pelinka says.

After suffering a torn Achilles, his second devastating injury in 17 months, Klay Thompson is facing a long and arduous road back to the court.