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The NBA head coaches have to pick two guards, three frontcourt players and two "wild card" players at any position for the reserves. The West All-Stars have five frontcourt reserves in Davis, Jackson Jr., Sengun, Wembanyama and Jalen Williams.

When Devin Booker was left off the NBA All-Star team, Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer explained why he deserves to be there.

Nurkic said he and Suns coach Mike Budenholzer didn’t talk for two months. This is consistent with him saying Budenholzer didn’t inform him about a decision not to play him Jan. 9 against Atlanta.

Also, how will it affect our power rankings? All good things to ponder as our NBA insiders break down this week's list. Note: Team rankings are based on where members of our panel (ESPN's Tim Bontemps,

HoopsHype ranks the 10 players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, including De’Aaron Fox and more.

Anthony Davis had 42 points and 23 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers used a huge first quarter from the All-Star center to build a 23-point lead before beating the Charlotte Hornets 112-107 on Mond

UPDATE: Anthony Davis has been ruled out for the remainder of the game (h/t Jovan Buha of The Athletic). The Lakers say Anthony Davis (abdominal muscle strain) is out for the remainder of tonight ...

Monday night was a busy outing for the Los Angeles Lakers star, Anthony Davis. After a matchup against the Charlotte Hornets, the Lakers will close out a back-to-back set with a matchup against ...

I’m LIVE on the @SportingTrib’s X talking about the Lakers and Anthony Davis looking like a different team over the past seven games, the Clippers struggling against the Suns in Phoenix, USC ...

Anthony Davis has never won a Defensive Player of the Year award, and with Victor Wembanyama's rise, he likely never will. Anthony Davis is one of the best defenders of this generation.

Davis was coming off one of the best games of his career with 42 points and 23 rebounds in a victory over Charlotte. From NBA.com News Services Anthony Davis suffered an abdominal strain on this ...