Pelicans ink Izaiah Brockington to a 10-day contract

Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham is keeping his head high amid the ongoing downside of his team this season. The Lakers have stumbled for the fifth-straight game, losing against the Sacramento Kings, 120-114, this Friday inside the agonized Staples Center. “At the end of the…

Photo: Dallas Mavericks/Twitter The Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has donated $40,000 to a 93-year-old South Carolina woman in her legal battle to protect her family home from an encroaching developer, per Daily Mail US. “Josephine Wright, a long-time resident of South Carolina’s picturesque Hilton Head Island, is being sued by…

Coming into the Memphis Grizzlies/Minnesota Timberwolves series, the storylines were centered on Ja Morant, an MVP candidate who lifted the Grizzlies to 56 wins, a No. 2 seed, and the early favorite to win the series. Morant brought NBA Twitter to its feet with the game’s most spectacular play. JA…

Photo: Brooklyn Nets/Twitter The Nets failed to record a second win in row as they fell against the Pacers (117-128). Kevin Durant led all scorers with 36 points in 39 minutes of play. He was close to reaching a triple-double as he also grabbed 9 rebounds and dished out 8…

Photo: Toronto Raptors/Twitter The Toronto Raptors shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. has decided to exercise his player option for the 2023/24 season, agents Rich Paul and Lucas Newton of Klutch Sports tell Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and TNT (Twitter links). Trent Jr. is coming off a solid two-and-a-half-year stint…

Photo: Peter Baba The NBA is acknowledging that Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball is being required to conceal his new neck tattoo due to a violation of league policy. The 22-year-old had the “LF” tattooed just below his left ear in September, symbolizing his middle name and his LaFrancé…