The Los Angeles Lakers are 15-4 and sit second in the Western Conference, accomplishments they achieved mostly without LeBron James. That has not deterred rumors and speculation surrounding the team and potential trades it may make ahead of the deadline.

The Los Angeles Lakers are named as an ideal spot for this All-Defensive wing on the trade market, as LA searched for a big boost there.

Fans anticipated fireworks when LeBron James ' Miami Heat and Kobe Bryant 's Los Angeles Lakers met in the Christmas Day game of the 2010-11 NBA season. They were two of the biggest stars at that time. They were both in their prime and their teams were the head honchos of their respective conferences. People expected nothing but a competitive game.

Derik Queen may not have led New Orleans to victory, but he ably went toe-to-toe with Nikola Jokić, often made him look silly on defense and finished with 30 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks in just 30 minutes.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick had an important LeBron James update before facing the New Orleans Pelicans.

Smart, who played through back tightness against the Clippers last week, sat out a third consecutive game on Monday, but the team is confident the injury isn’t a long-term concern.