LeBron James confronted ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith last Thursday during a game between the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers, unhappy with some of Smith's remarks about his son, Bronny. On Tuesday,

Cameron Johnson scored 18 points, including a clutch foul-line jumper over Luka Doncic with 59.6 seconds remaining as the Brooklyn Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak by holding on for a 111-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday in New York.

LA Lakers head coach JJ Redick gives an angry reaction to his team's 111-108 loss to the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA.

L.A.'s offense hasn't made the strides you might expect with a Luka-LeBron pairing. But such bumpy starts aren't that uncommon.

Brunson was the only Knicks player to score in the last three minutes of regulation, and his and-one layup with 46.1 seconds remaining ultimately sent the game to overtime. With hindsight, the Knicks likely would have preferred the game to end in regulation.

Winners of 14 consecutive games, the Cavaliers became only the second team in NBA history to capture 14 in a row while scoring at least 110 points in each of those games. Only the Boston Celtics accomplished that feat back in the 1985-86 season when Larry Bird led them to an NBA championship.

Luka Doncic has a chance to make the Los Angeles Lakers his team over the next few games. LeBron James is currently sidelined with a groin injury that could keep him out a few weeks. That means Doncic will be the proverbial show runner in LA for now.

The Los Angeles Lakers were rolling until Saturday night when they not only lost to the Boston Celtics, but they also lost LeBron James to injury. James strained his groin midway through the fourth quarter and was not able to return despite the Lakers making a run.