At this point, there is no Victor Wembanyama in this season’s NBA rookie class. There is no Paolo Banchero. And there’s no Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, Blake Griffin,

For the second time in his career Damian Lillard comes to Portland as a member of the road team on Tuesday, Jan. 28 when the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore.

except for a scorekeeping controversy with about four minutes remaining. Bucks star Damian Lillard was one rebound shy of his first triple-double with the team when he went up to grab a wayward miss.

With a bank shot in the first quarter, Kyrie Irving scored his 18,000th career point during the Mavericks' home loss to the Timberwolves.

Dallas improved to 23-19 while Oklahoma City remain top of the West with a 34-7 record. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Kyrie Irving scored 25 points as the Dallas Mavericks ... win thanks to 35 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo and 26 points from Damian Lillard. The Bucks improved to 23-17 with the victory and remain in the fourth ...

Former No. 1 picks Victor Wembanyama and Cade Cunningham among the 14 players added to All-Star Weekend by a vote of the league’s coaches.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.

Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard stated that one of the current Los Angeles Clippers stars deserves recognition as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history, adding that he feels the player is underappreciated.

Milwaukee Bucks star point guard Damian Lillard unveiled his Mount Rushmore of the greatest basketball players in NBA history. When it comes to NBA greats, Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has earned his place among the league’s elite,

LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-96 thumping of the defending champion Boston Celtics on Thursday.

We're not quite in barrel-scrapping territory in the East ... but it's pretty close. Out West, things are more competitive.