The NBA trade deadline is in 15 days and the Los Angeles Lakers continue to be mired in mediocrity.At 23-18, the Lakers enter Wednesday in sixth place in the Western Conference and just one game ahead of the Dallas Mavericks (23-20) for the final non-Play-In Tournament spot in the playoff picture.

Both Jordan and James have engaged with politics throughout their careers, with 'Black Mamba' speaking out about the “ingrained racism” of the United States after his retirement, while James has often criticised Trump and the racial injustice in the US.

But for all the questions about the Lakers' offensive personnel and approach, their defense has been the much bigger issue. They got carved up by the Clippers in Sunday's defeat a

In this new trade proposal, the Philadelphia 76ers move on from star forward Paul George. Despite George just signing with the 76ers, Philadelphia corrects their free agent signing and ships him out.

My NBA picks for Tuesday, January 21 are also backing the NBA player props of LeBron James while fading D'Angelo Russell. D'Angelo Russell is coming off a nine-point performance against the Thunder, during which he made just six field goal attempts in 24 minutes.

LeBron James becomes the 2nd player in NBA history to record a triple-double at age 40, joining Karl Malone, who was 105 days older when he did it on Nov. 28, 2003.

NBA legend Charles Barkley has weighed in on the age-old basketball GOAT debate. And he has an interesting take on why LeBron James can't be No.1. Barkley was one of the most iconic players of the late 1980s and '90s. He was drafted in 1984, the same year at Michael Jordan, joining the Philadelphia 76ers.

The NBA doubleheader on Tuesday, Jan. 21 wraps up with the Philadelphia 76ers visiting the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in Denver.

Nikola Jokic said he is playing the best basketball of my life after helping the Denver Nuggets to a 144-109 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA .

In light of Paul George's struggles, Sporting News proposed a Lakers trade that would send the All-Star back to his native of Los Angeles.

Nikola Jokic records his fourth successive triple-double as the Denver Nuggets hammer the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA.