7:50 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Los Angeles Lakers are engaged in talks trying to acquire Phoenix Suns forward Trevor Ariza, league sources told ESPN. The teams have been working to reach an agreement with a third team that would take on Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as part of a potentially larger deal, league sources

5:52 PM ET Malika Andrews Adrian Wojnarowski CHICAGO — Bulls players are pushing back on Jim Boylen’s aggressive coaching style just three games into his tenure as head coach. After suffering the worst loss in franchise history on Saturday night, Zach LaVine and Justin Holiday led a two-hour, players-only meeting in lieu of the practice

11:03 PM ET DALLAS — The person least impressed by Dallas Mavericks rookie star Luka Doncic‘s performance in Saturday night’s 107-104 comeback win over the Houston Rockets was probably the Slovenian teen himself. “I wasn’t playing great,” he said after scoring 21 points and taking over the game down the stretch. “My game wasn’t good

12:51 AM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Monday will be the final two step for two of the most successful teammates in NBA history when Dwyane Wade‘s self-titled “Last Dance” season before retirement rolls through Los Angeles for a game against LeBron James and the Lakers. “It’s bitter and it’s sweet,” James said following the Lakers’

2:41 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram has an ankle sprain, an MRI showed, according to the team. He will be re-evaluated in a week. The Lakers are at Memphis on Saturday night, host Miami on Monday and are back on the road Thursday against Houston. Ingram injured his left ankle in the

2:31 AM ET MILWAUKEE — As he patiently answered questions during a post-shootaround media availability Friday afternoon, Steve Kerr was asked if there was any more pressure on his team heading into Friday night’s showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks given that the Bucks smoked the reigning champs by 23 points last month at Oracle Arena.

1:28 AM ET Friday night’s victory against the Detroit Pistons pushed the Philadelphia 76ers‘ record to 18-9, good for second place in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. But not every Sixers player is pleased with his role. Joel Embiid, who missed his first game of the season Friday due to rest, told reporters that he feels

1:15 PM ET Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid won’t play Friday night when the Phildelphia Sixers take on the Pistons in Detroit. Sixers coach Brett Brown said Embiid needed a rest day. What’s really going on in the MVP race? This week the spotlight falls on John Wall stagnation, Kawhi stretching and a new headband

12:14 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving isn’t concerned after tweaking his right shoulder late in Boston’s 128-100 victory over the New York Knicks. Kyrie Irving scored 22 points before leaving the game in the final minutes nursing his right shoulder, Al Horford had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and

12:03 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — In his first game after being fined for publicly criticizing officiating, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert got ejected early in the first quarter. Gobert smacked a bottle off the scorer’s table in frustration after being called for his second foul with 9 minutes, 13 seconds remaining in the