Andre Drummond left his Lakers debut with a bruised right toe, and Jrue Holiday scored 28 points in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 112-97 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday night.

The Denver Nuggets are bringing back center JaVale McGee in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

The Los Angeles Lakers played the waiting game signing center Damian Jones to two 10-day contracts while hoping the Cleveland Cavaliers would fail to find a trade partner for the two-time All-Star Andre Drummond, the biggest prize of the buyout market.and then end up buying him out.

Kyle Lowry was a few minutes into a postgame Zoom session where most questions were centered around Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, then asked for his microphone to be paused for a moment.

Donovan Mitchell showed no mercy against a Brooklyn Nets team missing most of its starting lineup.

There is no definition for what makes someone the Most Valuable Player in the NBA.

The Clippers — who sought point guard help for weeks — got it in Rajon Rondo, who was part of the Los Angeles Lakers’ run to the title last season and now returns to L.A. The Clippers gave up Lou Williams in that deal with Atlanta, sending him back to his home state and the team with whom he spent two seasons from 2012 through 2014.

Stephen Silas walked off the court at halftime believing he’d seen a sign.