Author: Mark Medina, USA TODAY

After Monday night’s Game 4 win over the Trail Blazers, the Lakers’ LeBron James expressed frustration over the Jacob Blake incident in Kenosha.

A day after Kobe Bryant would have turned 42, his memory helped drive the Lakers in their 135-115 win over the Blazers that gave LA a 3-1 series lead.

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant had reconciled publicly in recent years, and Shaq says now they always had respect for each other as teammates.

Shaquille O’Neal and Turner Sports reach a multi-year extension that includes an expanded role with TNT’s “Inside the NBA” and “NBA on TNT” coverage.

Montrezl Harrell apologized to the NBA for his “white boy” comment directed at Luka Doncic. He did the same with the Mavericks guard before Game 4.

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic finished with 43 points on 18-of-31 shooting in a 135-133 overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 4.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis complement each other on the court – 67 points, 23 rebounds and 16 assists in Lakers’ Game 3 win vs. Blazers – and off.

Russell Westbrook has missed Houston’s past four games with a strained quadricep, so he’s become the Rockets’ biggest cheerleader.

Luka Doncic sat out the final nine minutes of the Mavs’ Game 3 loss after initially trying to play on a sprained left ankle against the Clippers.

LeBron James discussed reading “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” and the president’s spat with Goodyear, which is based in James’ hometown of Akron.