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LeBron James has been upgraded to available for Monday's game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets.

The Hornets enter Monday night as the 14th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 10-27 record in 37 games. Over the last ten games, the Lakers are 4-6, and they are 7-13 in 20 games on the road. They come into the night with a 15-21 record in 36 games, which has them tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 12th seed in the Western Conference.

Your Los Angeles Lakers, who will take the floor again tonight against the miserable 10-27 Charlotte Hornets, currently sit at a less-than-inspiring 15-21 ...

Evening assuming that, in a broader definition of "postseason," Jones is including the play-in tournament that allows teams to qualify for the playoffs proper, yours truly is actually somewhat skeptical that LA will make it. Whether he is speculating or speaking from the vantage point of an inside tip, it's fascinating that LA would have any kind of confidence at all, given how badly the Lakers face-planted last year. There's no guarantee that the Lakers can make the postseason, so the team's supposed optimism is, frankly, unfounded and a bit disconcerting.

The Benjamin Button of the NBA is at it again, putting on a show against Michael Jordan's Charlotte Hornets. In the third quarter of Monday's game, he pulled ...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LeBron James scored 43 points to pull within 500 of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA career scoring record, and the Los Angeles Lakers ...

There was a variety of ways he is on the attack and again, they had a couple of possessions where they were trying to blitz him. “We’re playing against the best players in the world and you can’t just turn it on whenever you want to,” he said. ... Ball picked up a technical foul for arguing a call while seated on the bench. James began to take over in the third, scoring on drives, dunks and mid-range jumpers — he was 0 for 5 from 3-point range — while helping the Lakers push their lead to 24. “It's always good to get out on the break,” James said. “There were times where he had to be a willing passer and he was just that. But then James made four free throws down the stretch to help seal the victory. At one point he tried to dunk over James, but the ball slipped out of his hands. Terry Rozier had 27 points to lead the Hornets, who have lost 13 of their last 16 games. James was still called for a foul. "We’ve got a lot of talent, but we’re not disciplined and stuff like that. James scored 43 points to pull within 500 of the NBA record, and the Los Angeles Lakers avenged last month’s home loss to the Charlotte Hornets with a 121-115 victory Monday night.

LeBron James scored 43 points to pull within 500 of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA career scoring record, and Los Angeles avenged last month's home loss to ...

Tyler Herro added 23 points and Victor Oladipo scored 15 off the bench for the Heat, who have won four of five. Myles Turner had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyrese Haliburton added 16 points and eight assists for the Pacers. Looney had a career-high 21 rebounds to go with 14 points and five assists. Young made four crucial free throws late in the first OT and finished with 30 points and 14 assists. Thompson shot 21 for 39 and his 10 3-pointers matched a season high. The Suns, who lost for the sixth time in their last seven games, scored the first four points of the game. Williamson, averaging 26 points, gingerly ran to the corner and lingered on the court for a bit before he was lifted from the game. Doncic has scored at least 32 points in each of the last six games, including three 50-point games during that span. Bones Hyland added 18 points off the bench, but Denver was undone by its sluggish start on the second game of a back-to-back following Sunday’s home win against Boston. Irving shot 11 for 14, Durant was 10 for 14 and neither played in the fourth quarter for the Nets, who are 23-7 under Jacque Vaughn. Warren finished with 18 points and Brooklyn shot 62% from the field. Terry Rozier had 27 points to lead the Hornets, who have lost 13 of their last 16 games.

LeBron James' run of individual brilliance continued Monday as the Los Angeles Lakers earned their third win in four games, beating the Charlotte Hornets...

Charlotte trimmed the deficit to as little as four points but couldn't claw all the way back. It led by as many as 24 points before a fourth-quarter flurry by the Hornets provided late drama. LeBron James' run of individual brilliance continued Monday as the Los Angeles Lakers earned their third win in four games, beating the Charlotte Hornets 121-115 at Spectrum Center.

Charlotte, N.C. (AP) -- LeBron James is taking giant leaps lately toward breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career scoring mark.

Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford met with the media after Monday's game with Los Angeles.

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic won his second consecutive POW award, thanks to his absolutely insane averages of 48.7 points, 13 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 2.3 ...