Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points, including 26 in the second half, as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the Boston Celtics 123-116 Friday night in a matchup of the Eastern Conference's top teams.

The two best teams in the Eastern Conference square off on Friday night in what could be a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Without Norman Powell, the Lakers duo of LeBron James and Luka Doncic was too much with their combined 59 points, leading them to a 106-102 in the Clippers return. Even with Austin Reaves going down early in the first half,

Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James took the time to respond to the 'face of the league' ongoing conversations on Friday via his personal X account. James went on a tangent and was blunt in his posts regarding that conversation. Here's what the 40-year-old future Hall of Famer had to say.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James followed up on his previous comments regarding the face of the NBA moving forward. James explained that his message wasn't about "one person or one show" and was instead referencing "the culture of basketball" in a viral social media post on Friday.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Friday after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season during the third quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards has been suspended following an ejection against the Los Angeles Lakers. Edwards will miss his team's game tonight against the Utah Jazz after receiving his 16th technical foul of the season.

All Edwards needed was one more rebound and one more assist in one more quarter to make his Over bettors happy people. However, he didn't get to play that final quarter.