Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokić is learning what all great big men have had to figure out when it comes to physical play: how to show enough is enough without hurting the team.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 128-99 for their ninth consecutive victory. LeBron James scored 23 of his 31 points in a dominant second half.
A new beginning for Leonard, scoring 30 points to go with a strong Clippers' bench effort in a 112-102 win over LeBron and the Lakers in the teams' season opener.
Dwight Howard, the eight-time All-Star and 15-year NBA veteran is the Lakers' improbable choice to fill the roster vacancy created by DeMarcus Cousins' knee injury.
Just days away from NBA draft, the Charlotte Hornets have agreed to trade eight-time All-Star Dwight Howard to the Brooklyn Nets for center Timofey Mozgov.