A season that started with All-Star goals for Memphis guard Ja Morant have grown far beyond that.
The third-year point guard has emerged as a legitimate MVP candidate.
Opposing coaches use words like “special,” a “true All-Star” and “one of the NBA's best players period” to describe Morant.
HOUSTON (AP) — LeBron James and Russell Westbrook both had triple-doubles and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a season-high, five-game skid with a 132-123 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Knicks head coach David Fizdale has joined his hometown Los Angeles Lakers as the lead assistant coach on Frank Vogel's staff.
The Lakers also hired John Lucas III as an assistant coach and named Roger Sancho their head athletic trainer Wednesday.