From the moment the trade happened, most could see Los Angeles shifted its timeline by swapping Anthony Davis for Luka Dončić. Dončić is six years younger than Davis, and more importantly, AD's departure exacerbated one of the team's biggest issues. L.A.'s lack of interior protection was exposed again and again by Minnesota.

With the Minnesota Timberwolves eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers from the NBA playoffs on Wednesday with a 103-96 Game 5 win, the question immediately on everyone’s mind was will LeBron James retire?

The 40-year-old superstar said “I don’t know” when asked after a first-round loss to the Timberwolves how many more seasons he plans to play.

Jrue Holiday of the Boston Celtics has won the NBA's sportsmanship award for the second time, making him the fifth player in league history to win that trophy in multiple years. Holiday received about 34% of the first-place votes cast by nearly 400 current NBA players to decide the award winner.

Jrue Holiday became the first Celtic player in franchise history to win the NBA Sportsmanship Award on Thursday. It’s the second time that Holiday has won the award, also doing so as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2020-21 season.