Mark Cuban says that the Mavericks were very close to trading for Kobe Bryant in 2007 with a package of Josh Howard Jason Terry and draft picks so close that he thought the deal was done However Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak was able to talk Kobe out of his trade request

Trevor Ariza blocks Kobe Bryant, loses shoe in the process, which is thrown in the stands by Ron Artest

EuroBasket Lauri Markkanen scores 34 Points and 10 Rebounds against Czech Republic to keep Finland alive in the tournament

Post Game Thread The Dallas Mavericks 10-10 defeat the Golden State Warriors 11-11 116-113

Lakers fans whats the probability that the pacers trade goes through