Lakers star LeBron James' next step in his recovery will be taking part in live 5-on-5 reps in practice, sources told ESPN.

The Blazers are an explosive young team that has played some solid basketball to start the year, even in the midst of losing their head coach to gambling allegations, with a 1-2 record. Like the Lakers, they are also on the second night of a back-to-back after a 114-107 loss to the Clippers on Sunday.

Wembanyama, 21, had his season cut short last season as a result of deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. Despite the injury, he was still named an NBA All-Star last season and led the league in blocks for the second straight season.

Meanwhile, the Kings, who were just 14-25-3 ATS at home last year, have a lot of mouths to feed offensively, starting with Zach LaVine (questionable) and DeMar DeRozan, and barely edged past the Jazz on Friday.

The Los Angeles Lakers went into Minnesota and took a 20 point second half lead over the Timberwolves, but needed a buzzer beater to hold on to the win.

Victor Wembanyama leads the Spurs into Los Angeles on Wednesday night to take on Luka Doncic and a streaking Lakers team. San Antonio started 5-0 for the first time in franchise history before

Lakers blow a 20-point lead before Austin Reaves hits the game-winner in victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick offered a simple explanation as to how his short-handed squad was able to prevail on Monday night.

The consistency in offensive production shows Redick's fast-paced offensive style, which focuses on maximizing perimeter productivity, is bearing fruit for the Lakers this season. They have a 119.0 offensive rating, sixth in the NBA so far.