LeBron James is sitting out the Los Angeles Lakers’ meeting with Milwaukee due to his injured left ankle.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo left late in the first quarter of the Bucks’ game against the Miami Heat after the Bucks said he knocked knees with an opponent.

The Pistons are no longer the worst team in the NBA (for now); Saddiq Bey is on fire after an early year slump. Cade returns to the lineup. The Bucks can’t handle us.

The U.S. men’s basketball team is finally together.

The happiest basketball coach in the world right now should be Milwaukee’s Mike Budenholzer.

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2020 file photo, Milwaukee Bucks senior vice president Alex Lasry, left, and Bucks guard George Hill walk through a Milwaukee neighborhood during a voter canvassing effort. Lasry received the COVID-19 vaccine this week at a senior living center in Milwaukee. Alex Lasry told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in a story published Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, that he "just got lucky" and didn't receive any favoritism. As for Lasry, Evers said he’s not sure what happened. That’s how this can happen, even with excellent planning.”All vaccine providers have signed an agreement to provide doses according to the state’s priority phases, Van Dijk said.

Pistons and Bucks take a knee on Jan. 6, 2021. DETROIT – Players for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks joined together to take a knee after the game started on Wednesday night. The move comes after the Celtics and Heat issued a joint statement calling out the differences in treatment between Black and white protesters after riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon. The Bucks and Pistons tip and take a knee: pic.twitter.com/imATR6FC5L — Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) January 7, 2021

In Phoenix, the Suns and Toronto Raptors stood in a circle and linked arms for the American and Canadian anthems. Wednesday's events came one day after the decision to not to bring charges against the officer who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year was announced. The NBA had a rule for decades that players and coaches must stand for the national anthem. That resulted in a turnover, as did the ensuing Detroit possession when Blake Griffin held the ball and players took a knee again. The Bucks said after the game they held the ball for 7 seconds to reflect the seven times Blake was shot.

The Detroit Pistons have three picks heading into the NBA Draft on Thursday night. Mock draft predictions are all over the place for Detroit, from shooting guards to small forward wings -- and even some centers. The Pelicans will have the first overall pick in NBA Draft 2019, which will be held on Thursday, June 20 at 7 p.m. The NBA Draft will air live on ESPN and ESPN Radio and stream live on the ESPN App. Follow the latest Pistons NBA Draft buzz below:(function(d, s, id) {var js,ijs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//embed.scribblelive.com/widgets/embed.js";ijs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, ijs);}(document, 'script', 'scrbbl-js'));

The Detroit Pistons have three picks heading into the NBA Draft on Thursday night. 45 picks in the draft, giving them a chance to add some young players to the roster -- or the leverage to make another trade. UPDATE: Pistons have selected SF/PF Sekou Doumbouya (France) with the No. He is the youngest player in the draft and the top European prospect. Follow the latest Pistons NBA Draft buzz below:(function(d, s, id) {var js,ijs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//embed.scribblelive.com/widgets/embed.js";ijs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, ijs);}(document, 'script', 'scrbbl-js'));