Sam Quinn

What LeBron James' potential decline means for Lakers, and what they need to balance the roster

The Lakers are built around two superstars, but LeBron has merely been good and not great recently

2024 NBA Cup bracket, schedule: Knicks vs. Hawks, Warriors vs. Rockets among quarterfinal games

With group play in the books, the knockout stage of the NBA Cup is here

Where to watch NBA Cup games: Live stream, TV channel, picks for Bucks vs. Pistons, Knicks vs. Magic, more

Group play concludes in the 2024 NBA Cup on Tuesday night with five knockout stage spots on the line

LeBron James, mired in shooting slump, is finally showing real signs of decline as he nears his 40th birthday

LeBron James has missed all 19 of his 3-point attempts over his last four games

LeBron James, Lakers rethinking 82-game goal: 'Don't know that's in the best interest of him and us'

James, who is just weeks away from his 40th birthday, has not missed a game yet this season

Why every NBA team can be thankful: Amazing talent, trades that did and didn't happen, lottery luck, more

We have one reason every team can be thankful as we celebrate the holiday

The Lakers finally lost an NBA Cup game, and it might have cost them their chance to repeat as champions

After a 6-0 run last year and a 2-0 start this year, the Lakers had an 8-0 record in NBA Cup play

Rockets emerging as this year's NBA Cup Cinderella with group-clinching win over Timberwolves

The Rockets are 3-0 in NBA Cup play, reminiscent of the run to Vegas the Pacers made last year

Knicks' OG Anunoby has ascended to an All-Star level after career-high 40 points in win over Nuggets

Anunoby has evolved well beyond the label of 3-and-D player; he's playing like an All-Star

Kristaps Porzingis helps shore up one of Boston's few weaknesses in return from ankle injury

Porzingis made his season debut and helped the Celtics reach 11 blocks in a win over the Clippers

Pelicans' Elfrid Payton racks up NBA season-high 21 assists in third game back after two-year absence

Payton spent the past two seasons in Puerto Rico and the G-League

Nikola Jokic continues innovating basketball with best missed shot of the NBA season

Jokic's miss came at the end of the third quarter Saturday

Sam Quinn joined CBS sports as a basketball writer in 2019. Prior to that, he wrote for 247Sports and Bleacher Report. He is a New York native and NYU graduate who also has roots in Florida and California.

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