Several artists will be performing at the NBA Crossover event, starting with CORTIS, a five-member K-Pop group on Thursday night. Ludacris will perform on Friday night while Shaboozey will be on Saturday. All performances are at the L.A. Convention Center.

The Los Angeles Lakers (28–17) travel to Rocket Arena to face the Cleveland Cavaliers (28–20) in a regular-season NBA matchup on Wednesday night.

Phoenix had a three-game winning streak snapped to start a road trip with a 117-93 loss Sunday to the Los Angeles Clippers. Portland is reeling, having began a five-game homestand with its fifth consecutive loss, a 130-111 defeat Sunday to Cleveland.

Trade deadline history (2017): Serge Ibaka to the Raptors, Terrence Ross and a first-round draft pick to the Magic. Ibaka won a title with Toronto, while Ross had a productive seven-year run as Orlando’s bench bucket. The 2017 pick became Anžejs Pasečņiks, an NBA afterthought.

North Carolina hosts Duke at the Dean E. Smith Center. Both the No. 4 Blue Devils (21-1) and No. 18 Tar Heels (18-4) are led by a pair of future top-10 NBA draft picks in true freshmen Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson,

Clark joined Maria Taylor, Carmelo Anthony, and Reggie Miller for a few segments on "Basketball Night In America" as part of NBC's pregame coverage for a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks on "Sunday Night Basketball."

The San Antonio Spurs (31-15) travel to Toyota Center to face the Houston Rockets (28-16) in this Wednesday night NBA matchup.

Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons plays against the Charlotte Hornets at Little Caesars Arena on December 20, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. N