Is Luka Doncic playing vs Spurs tonight? Get the latest injury update on the Lakers star as LA hopes for a crucial boost.

All-Star weekend is back in California for the second straight year, this time moving to Inglewood for the NBA's annual midseason showcase. Among the on-court events are the celebrity game and Rising Stars competition on Friday night,

The NBA tells us that algorithms play a big role in determining the 1,230-game schedule each season, but some marquee matchups on prominent dates clearly are national TV network mandated. Then there are games like Mavericks at Lakers next Feb.

Surging toward the All-Star break, the San Antonio Spurs will begin a back-to-back scenario before some much-deserved rest when they hit the road to face the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Lakers received a crucial injury update on rookie forward Adou Thiero as he recovers from a sprained right MCL.

Even with All-Star and league most valuable player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out with a strained abdominal, the Thunder are still a problem for most of the league. And the Lakers had to play OKC with their own MVP candidate, Luka Doncic, sitting out for the second straight game with a left hamstring strain.