The Los Angeles Lakers are fifth in the Western Conference, but if they go after a reported trade target, they could have more than enough size to tackle the Denver Nuggets.

Jokic had high praise for this Knicks' squad and their championship aspirations. Jokic knows a thing or two about championship-level teams, as a champion and Finals MVP himself.

From ditching basketball practice for the racetrack to giving his coach the silent treatment, there are plenty of interesting stories about Jokić in Mike Singer's new book.

Nikola Jokić recorded his third consecutive triple-double — and his 18th of the season — in the Denver Nuggets ' 113–100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday.

The starting lineups for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game were announced Thursday, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who received more than 4.4 million votes from fans, the most of any player. The leading vote-getter among Western Conference All-Stars was Nikola Jokić.

The starting lineups for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game were announced Thursday, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who received more than 4.4 million votes from fans, the most of any player. The leading vote-getter among Western Conference All-Stars was Nikola Jokić.

Starters for the 2025 NBA All-Star game were announced on Thursday night and the Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokić was named as a frontcourt starter for the Western Conference. Jokić will join Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers in the West frontcourt while Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder will man the backcourt for the West.

Superstar Los Angeles Lakers power forward LeBron James may not be a top-10 player in the league anymore, but he's still a top-10 player when it comes to All-St

James' total All-Star Game selections are two more than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most by any player in NBA history, and his streak of 21 consecutive years being named a starter is eight more than the next-longest of 13 by Bob Cousy.

One of their reported trade targets was Cicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic, but NBA Insider Brett Siegel is reporting the Los Angeles Lakers are also interested in his services. The Lakers are ...

The Los Angeles Lakers remain out ... sources stressed over the weekend that the Lakers are not expected to join the hunt" for the Chicago Bulls' Nikola Vučević or Toronto Raptors' Jakob Poeltl.