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The NBA's five-game Christmas slate wrapped up with a 10-point win for the Suns over the Nuggets. The Suns got 27 points each from Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal while the Nuggets were led by Nikola Jokic's 25 points and 15 rebounds.

From why the NBA's television ratings are down to what needs to change, from LeBron James to Joe Mazzulla, the Celtics and Lakers weigh in on the NBA ratings discourse.

But if you ask Hall of Fame Boston big man Kevin McHale what was the primary impetus for the trio of banners Boston hung in the eighties, his answer would be a lot more simple --

A 6-foot-1 Boston Celtics reject may be the perfect acquisition for JJ Redick and company. “Terry Rozier is a high-energy scorer who could inject some life into the Lakers’ offense after not reaching the heights expected of him with the Miami Heat so far,” Fadeaway World’s Eddie Bitar wrote Tuesday.

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Jayson Tatum admitted it was “kind of devastating” that the Los Angeles Lakers never attended one of the star’s workouts ahead of of the 2017 NBA Draft. But ex-Lakers exec Magic Johnson revealed it wasn’t on the Lakers for not attending one of Tatum’s workouts.

L.A. has a pair of first-round picks available to send in one deal: 2029 and '31. It can also move its 2030 first-rounder in a separate deal, ESPN's Bobby Marks outlined earlier this year. The Lakers can also include a slew of pick swaps to sweeten a potential trade package.

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to struggle in the ... ‘The Truth’ Says Lakers Playoff Hopes Are Over That former fan is Boston Celtics legend Paul “The Truth” Pierce, a Hall of Famer ...

The NBA had a huge Christmas Day ratings boost, thanks in large part to the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors.