Basketball

Former Virginia coach Tony Bennett joined the Lakers on Wednesday as NBA draft adviser to president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka.

The Cavaliers said guard James Harden is questionable for Wednesday night’s game against the Bucks after suffering a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb Tuesday against the Knicks.

NBA insiders break down where all 30 teams land coming out of the All-Star break.

In late 2002, Nike began creating a global campaign featuring the black mamba — and presented it to an NBA superstar. That star was not Kobe Bryant.

The Lakers lost to the Magic 110-109 on Tuesday after a botched sidelines out-of-bounds play between LeBron James and Luka Doncic in the final seconds failed to produce a quality shot.

New Lakers president of business operations Lon Rosen made it clear that GM Rob Pelinka will remain in his role and be flanked by Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi.

After the Cavaliers beat the Knicks on Tuesday night, coach Kenny Atkinson noted the “renewed confidence” the addition of James Harden has brought to his team.

Jonathan Kuminga, after months of riding the bench in Golden State, shined in his debut for the Hawks.

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said the NBA did not speak with team doctors or players before issuing a $100K fine for violating the league’s player participation policy, a claim the NBA has disputed.