The Lakers and the Clippers both went back to work Monday night in Los Angeles’ first two NBA games since catastrophic wildfires killed at least 24 people and destroyed significant sections of their hometown.

Lakers head coach J.J. Redick expects Anthony Davis to return to action after dealing with plantar fasciitis. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Los Angeles Clippers are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers at the Intuit Dome for the first time ever on Sunday night. Both teams are coming into Sunday's game

Since the 2020-21 season, the Clippers have lost just three of their 17 games against their city rivals. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Both teams played on the road last week, and Monday marked their first home contests since the Palisades Fire began Tuesday.

The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on TNT and truTV. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

One potential trade involves the Bulls sending Lonzo Ball back to Los Angeles, not to reunite with the Lakers, but to join the Clippers. In Newsweek, Ricardo Klein proposed a trade that would see the Clippers acquire Lonzo in exchange for P.J. Tucker, Derrick Jones Jr., and a 2026 second-round pick.

Walker Kessler is in his third season playing for the Utah Jazz. With the Jazz in rebuilding mode, he has been a name mentioned in a lot of trade rumors over t

In a year filled with uncertainty and more questions than answers, the Los Angeles Clippers are hunting to exceed expectations at the midseason mark. This season, having an opportunity to fight for a playoff spot would have been the main goal.

James has been listed on Los Angeles' injury report for much of the season due to a foot injury. Heading into tonight's matchup, he was listed as probable due to left foot injury management. However, only hours before tipoff, the Lakers announced James had been downgraded to questionable.

DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.