At least this time, the Nets showed some heart. But they had it broken, falling 102-101 to the Lakers, aided by some endgame heroics from LeBron James.
D'Angelo Russell's time with the Los Angeles Lakers didn't end well and he is much happier now on the Brooklyn Nets. In his press conference after a 99-95 loss to the New York Knicks at Barclays Center,
Friday night felt like a reunion of sorts for D’Angelo Russell, who made his first trip back to Los Angeles since being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in the deal for Dorian Finney-Smith.
Lakers head coach J.J. Redick expects Anthony Davis to return to action after dealing with plantar fasciitis. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Clippers have their own home and are forging a new identity, but can Intuit Dome handle two teams showing up in their vehicles? It was a problem before.
The Nets will be without Cam Johnson and Ben Simmons against the Clippers on the second night of a back-to-back on Wednesday.
The Brooklyn Nets announced that Nic Claxton is available for Wednesday's game at the Los Angeles Clippers. Cam Johnson and D'Angelo Russell are out.
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers battle the Los Angeles Clippers at the Induit Dome in Inglewood. The franchises shared a building at the Crypto.com Arena from
Lakers guard Austin Reaves gave major credit to his former teammate D’Angelo Russell for helping him deal with the LA scrutiny.
D'Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets will play the Lakers in Los Angeles. Russell will be making his return to Los Angeles for the first time since getting traded last month. Before the game, the former Ohio State star met with the media (h/t ESPN's Dave McMenamin).
Austin Reaves finished with 38 points and the Lakers held on for a 102-101 win after former guard D'Angelo Russell missed a three-pointer in the final seconds.