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The NBA star, whose performance helped give Los Angeles its sixth straight win, tweeted a message to his critics after the game. MORE: Who is LeBron James’ wife? James’ tweet quickly had #WashedKing trending on Twitter, with some speculating that it was directed at anyone who thinks Kawhi Leonard is the best player in the league. Twitter wasn’t the only place where James was addressing his haters. During the game in Chicago, the 34-year-old was caught on camera delivering a savage response to a Bulls fan who was heckling him from behind the Lakers’ bench....

Brandon Ingram had a big night, scoring a career-high 36 points on 16-of-20 shooting but the Lakers still lost in NBA action on Tuesday. All-Star Joel Embiid led the way for Philadelphia, posting 28 points and 11 rebounds, while Ben Simmons had 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the visitors in Los Angeles. The Lakers have now lost four of their last five games and dropped to 26-25....

Los Angeles reportedly made multiple offers to the Pelicans for star forward Anthony Davis — who asked New Orleans to move him — before the deadline but ultimately no deal was reached. Hart discussed the impact the trade rumors had in the Lakers’ locker room during a recently released episode of “Inside the Green Room” with Danny Green. “It was just so bad because it was so public. I think that was the biggest thing,” Hart said....

It is a well-known fact that the Lakers want to win NOW with LeBron James as the captain of the team. With age catching up to the King, no one knows how many more years he will play the game of basketball. The whole reason the Lakers signed LeBron for a 4-year, $153.3 million was so that they can convince a top five superstar in the league to come play alongside him....

Ahead of Monday night’s meeting between the two teams, the Clippers occupy the No. 7 seed in the West, while the Lakers sit 4.5 games behind the Spurs for eighth. MORE: Watch Lakers vs. Clippers live on fuboTV (7-day free trial) The Lakers, who have been hampered by on-court chemistry problems and abysmal defense, are in must-win mode after falling to the Suns on Saturday. LeBron James has reached the playoffs every year since 2005....

The 19-year-old Lakshay shot 39 out of 45 to finish second on the podium. Taipei’s Kunpi Yang won the gold medal while equalling the Games record with 48, while Korea’s Daemyeong Ahn bagged bronze after scoring 30 at the JSC Shooting Range. Manavjit Singh Sandhu, who topped the qualification, finished fourth in the final with 26 after 30 shots, having stayed on course for a while. This is the Indian shooting contingent’s third medal at the ongoing Games...

Rayo Vallecano earned their first victory of the new term with a 1-0 victory against Huesca on Friday evening, an away result that could prove to be quite important as time goes on this year. Saturday produced the key results that have helped to re-shape the top of the table, with the major surprise occurring in the capital. Atlético Madrid and manager Diego Simeone continued their flawed start to the campaign with a 1-1 draw at home versus Eibar, as a goal from Borja Garcés deep into stoppage-time rescued a point for Los Rojiblancos....

The England international was hurt just five minutes after coming on as a substitute in Liverpool’s 2-1 win away at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Lallana appeared to tweak a muscle while challenging Palace captain Luka Milivojevic and was replaced by defender Dejan Lovren for the remainder of the Premier League fixture. The latest setback continues an injury-hit campaign for the 29-year-old, who has made just one league start after struggling with a persistent thigh problem....

There’s no doubt that the Ravens will want keep Jackson under team control, barring something unforeseen. Jackson is one of the NFL’s most dynamic quarterbacks, after all, so Baltimore will try to sign him to an extension in short order. The team will almost certainly use the franchise tag on him if they can’t agree to one by the start of 2023 free agency. Baltimore would probably like to get a deal done before that, however....

Jackson had missed Wednesday and Thursday practices as a result of an illness. He returned to practice on Friday and his full participation designation seemed to indicate that he was healthy and ready to play. Jackson even told reporters after practice that he was “feeling great” and noted that his sickness wasn’t a big deal. “I usually don’t get sick, for real,” Jackson said after Friday’s practice, per ESPN. “I used to eat my Flintstone vitamins when I was a kid....

PHOTOS: Odom, through the years | JOSEPH: Embracing the Kardashian connection Longtime friend and Lakers forward Metta World Peace planned to visit his former teammate on the team’s off day Wednesday. World Peace, also 35, has been friends with Odom since they were children in New York, and the two were teammates with the Lakers from 2009–2011. Odom has been in the hospital in Los Angeles, recovering and undergoing physical therapy since being transferred from Las Vegas, where he was rushed to emergency last month after being found unconscious at a brothel....

Perhaps the most politically astute response to the Clinton speech came from the Republican who’s been running the cleverest campaign over the past month: Steve Forbes. The zillionaire took a page from the president’s book and tried jujitsu, appropriating Carville-Begala-Bonior-style economic populism. “Only a Beltway insider would say the American economy is the strongest it’s been in 30 years,” Forbes said. “Tell that to the families struggling to make do on two incomes, tell it to younger people who want to buy a home....

Brazil international Willian has so far made a compelling case for an extension to his existing deal, which expires at the end of the season. The 31-year-old assisted Tammy Abraham’s opener in the weekend win over Crystal Palace and has scored in victories against Brighton and Hove Albion, Lille and Burnley this term. His performances have eased the pressure on the younger members of Lampard’s squad and the Blues boss made his appreciation clear following Saturday’s 2-0 triumph at Stamford Bridge....

Salah signed for Chelsea in January 2014 after emerging as a fine prospect at Basel, playing and training alongside Lampard for a few months before the latter left for Manchester City. Liverpool attacker Salah struggled to make an impact in his year at Chelsea, playing just 13 Premier League matches. He was allowed to join Fiorentina and then Roma on loan and the latter made his stay permanent after a brilliant 2015-16 campaign....

After the AJ Styles and Akira Tozawa singles match, the cameras panned to the right when someone in a gray suit began to roll into the ring. Two security officers quickly surrounded the gentleman as the camera awkwardly panned to the crowd. An overzealous fan jumping the barricade during a wrestling show isn’t anything new, but this was no fan. He was actually part of the show. Those who watched the Lana and Lashley wedding from last week may recognize the well-dressed man as the wedding officiant....

In addition to all the fan support, several WWE Superstars such as Natalya, Carmella, Renee Young, Billie Kay, and Peyton Royce commented on the tweet and voiced their support for Lana and her family. Lana’s WWE status Paul Heyman’s exit as the Executive Director of RAW led to many predictable changes with regards to Lana’s direction on the Red brand. The Ravishing Russian was booked to be in a romantic angle with Bobby Lashley, and while they did get married, WWE decided to pull the plug on the alliance....

The Muderhawk Monster was set for a clash against Moxley on the AEW Dynamite Anniversary show. However, the former has taken to Twitter and revealed that after returning from his last show, a family member had fallen sick. Archer added that he later found out a friend who had been in contact his family member had tested positive. Then, while being at home, the AEW Superstar himself tested positive as well....

Lynn underwent Tommy John surgery earlier Tuesday and will miss the entire 2016 season, the Cardinals announced. MORE: Top free-agent starting pitchers available As the No. 4 starter late in the year behind John Lackey, Jaime Garcia and Michael Wacha, Lynn had another solid season for St. Louis, finishing with a 3.03 ERA and 167 strikeouts in 175 1/3 innings. It’s a tough situation once again for the Cards after Wainwright missed most of the 2015 season with a torn Achilles....

Kiffin, during a Wednesday interview with SiriusXM College Sports Nation, was asked whether he would talk to his assistants the same way Saban talked to him during his three-year tenure at Alabama. MORE: Kiffin: ‘I thought it would be easier’ His answer may have provided a little more insight into their relationship. “No, that’s not really how I do it. (Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy) knows about those,” Kiffin said....

Players Conventional Wisdom Gramm down arrow Invested in skin flick 20 years ago, says he lost money.’ Isn’t that Bill’s line on Whitewater? Packwood down arrow Tampered with diaries to cover peccadilloes. But Senate is like O.J. jury: he’ll walk. R. Brown down arrow Scored half a mil with no money down? Great at Commerce–but you’re history. NRA down arrow PR disaster turns Nat’l Rationalization Assoc. into Clinton canon fodder....