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Given the constant leg and ankle problems Lonzo Ball has had in his career, it’s not surprising the Los Angeles Lakers would question their second-year point guard’s choice in footwear during games. Per ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne and Paula Lavigne, Ball confirmed the Lakers have asked him about the Big Baller …

The Phoenix Suns have reached a deal to sign guard Jimmer Fredette, the team announced Friday. The two-year deal has a team option in the second year, sources told ESPN’s Ian Begley. The terms of the deal were first reported by 98.7 FM Arizona Sports. The 2011 Naismith College Player …

James Harden lit up the San Antonio Spurs for 61 points on Friday, matching his career high as well as the Houston Rockets’ franchise record in a 111-105 victory. Harden also scored 61 on Jan. 23 against the New York Knicks. He joins Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan …

LOS ANGELES — After the Los Angeles Lakers missed the playoffs only five times in the first 65 years of the franchise’s existence, Friday’s 111-106 loss to the Brooklyn Nets officially eliminated them from postseason contention for the sixth straight year. At 31-41, L.A. is now a game worse than …

Kevin Durant has made it known he does not appreciate when others label him second to anyone—especially second to LeBron James. But former Miami Heat star forward Chris Bosh told Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports on Thursday that he believes Durant followed in James’ footsteps. If James never went to …

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Thursday for shoving Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid on Wednesday night. Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA’s executive vice president of basketball operations, noted Smart’s repeated acts of unsportsmanlike conduct during games this season in handing down the penalty Thursday. …

Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. will undergo a minor procedure on his left thumb and miss the rest of the season, league sources told ESPN. Jimmer Fredette, who last played in the NBA for the Knicks during the 2015-16 season, has reached a two-year deal with the Suns, sources …

OKLAHOMA CITY — Nick Collison’s No. 4 became the first jersey to hang in the rafters in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, as the Thunder retired his number prior to their game against the Toronto Raptors. With the current Thunder team standing behind him, along with the coaches, owner Clay Bennett, …

OKLAHOMA CITY — Forced to play overtime after blowing a 20-point second-half lead, the Toronto Raptors found their groove again in the extra period. Pascal Siakam had 33 points and 13 rebounds, Fred VanVleet added 23 points and six assists and the Raptors won the first of two games in …

PHILADELPHIA — Boston’s recent dominance of the Philadelphia 76ers has been frustrating for Joel Embiid. So when Marcus Smart angrily shoved the star big man to the ground, Embiid had finally had enough. Embiid had 37 points, 22 rebounds and a key block on Kyrie Irving with 35 seconds remaining, …