The Washington Wizards are less than a week away from the NBA Trade Deadline, where moves will have to be made in order for the team to trudge along in the rebu

While it was a mismatch on paper, JJ Reddick still implored his Lakers to play with a chip on their shoulder against the Wizards.

Minnesota takes on Washington aiming to extend its five-game win streak. Saturday's meeting is the first of the season between the two squads.

The Washington Wizards held a moment of silence before their game against the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night to honor the victims in Wednesday's midair collision.

Playing without injured Anthony Davis, LeBron James has 24 points and 11 assists and six others score in double figures as the Lakers dominate from the outset in a 134-96 win.

The Los Angeles Lakers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Washington Wizards at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Capital One Arena. The Lakers might want some stickum for this one as the team gave up 22 turnovers on Tuesday.

However, the Purple and Gold shrugged off the defeat with a dominant win over the Washington Wizards. The Lakers walked away with a 134-96 win where the likes of LeBron James, Shake Milton, and Rui Hachimura spearheaded the team's offense.

Lakers assistant and former Wizards HC Scott Brooks makes a Rui Hachimura joke after the forward's impressive outing

The Cleveland Cavaliers could add a third dynamic scorer to their electric unit ahead of the trade deadline and further distance themselves from a hungry pack of contenders in the league.

Assigning them to teams. The 10 players designated as starters were announced on Jan. 23, the remaining 14 players designated as reserves were revealed Thursday — and now, those 24 players will be dra