Ziaire Williams said he lost a bet with his Nets teammates that the Luka trade was fake: “I lost a bet with a couple of guys.

Here are three Brooklyn Nets takeaways from Friday's 102-101 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers in D'Angelo Russell's return to Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Lakers are a franchise that is ... In fact, the says he had a better time playing for the Clippers. Lou Williams played for the Lakers for two seasons before returning to L.A ...

The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers were both the professional home for Williams at one point or another. The Lakers were his team for one full season before being dealt at the trade ...

For Lakers rookie Bronny James, the game was extra special as he got reunited with Nets forward Ziaire Williams ... action on Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers.

If Williams III can't give it a go, Portland would be down two centers against Los Angeles. That would leave them with Deandre Ayton and Duop Reath to man the frontcourt against the Clippers.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points, James Harden added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers had the largest margin of victory in franchise history, routing the Brooklyn Nets 126-67 ...