NBA play-in: Lakers fend off Pelicans rally, advance to face Nuggets; Zion Williamson leaves late with injury

NBA play-in: Lakers fend off Pelicans rally, advance to face Nuggets; Zion Williamson leaves late with injury

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson gave the Los Angeles Lakers his best shot Tuesday. It wasn’t enough. The Lakers overcame a late Pelicans rally and a big game from Williamson for a 110-106 win in New Orleans in the NBA play-in tournament. With the win, the Lakers secured the No. 7 seed in the … Read more

Sports on TV for Friday, June 16

(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, June 16 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Sydney at Brisbane 5 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Richmond AUTO RACING 1:25 p.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 4:55 p.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Gilles … Read more

Live updates, Kevin Durant to Phoenix Suns, Russell Westbrook to Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, D’Angelo Russell, Jakob Poeltl to Toronto

The NBA trade deadline is officially just under 24 hours from closing as various teams around the league scramble to make moves that could make or break their season. The Lakers have made a three-way trade to solve their Russell Westbrook headache. But now a looming move for Kevin Durant has set the deadline alight. … Read more