Gabe Vincent joins the Lakers

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is expected to miss one to two weeks with a strain in his right calf. It has been diagnosed as a grade one strain, per the Blazers. Lillard has already missed five games because of this same injury in his calf. After returning from…

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo admires the way that Houston Rockets youngster Alperen Sengun plays the game of basketball. (via Houston Roundball Review): “He’s very crafty. He has that slow step kind of like [Nikola] Jokic, they call him Baby Jokic for a reason. But he’s got game, he can…

Former NBA player JJ Redick is once again the frontrunner for the Los Angeles Lakers head coaching job. Redick was initially the leading candidate before the Lakers pursued UConn’s Dan Hurley. Following Hurley’s decision to stay at UConn, New Orleans Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego emerged as the main…

Photo: Atlanta Hawks/Twitter After Gilbert Arenas called the USA World Cup roster “A sorry a** group” while defending Trae Young (h/t EuroHoops.net), he then made some comments about how Young being with Adidas and not USAB’s Nike brand might have something to do with the snub. (via Gil’s Arena): “It’s…

San Antonio Spurs staff have been instructed not to contact rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama after 9:30 pm. This directive is due to the French player’s strict evening routine, which includes dedicating an hour to reading before bedtime. The detail was shared by Spurs’ director of basketball communications, Jordan Howenstine, with…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Los Angeles Lakers are not expected to land big-name players like Kyrie Irving or Bradley Beal. “There’s no big game hunting out there for this Laker organization,” Wojnarowski said. “In this league right now, with a new collective bargaining agreement,…