I’m speaking, of course, of Dallas Mavericks fans, who, in the wake of their favorite team’s decision to trade generational superstar Luka Doncic — to the Lakers of all teams — have begun gathering outside American Airlines Arena before every home game,

Under the NBA's new tournament-like format for the All-Star Game, LeBron James was the first overall pick selected by Shaquille O'Neal a couple weeks ago. But on Sunday, Shaq's squad took quite the hit with last-minute injury news.

The Lakers enter Wednesday night's game against the Hornets, which is the only one on the league schedule as it is a makeup date following the devastating L.A. wildfires, with a record of 32-20. That mark has L.A. sitting in fifth place in the West, just a half game back of the Houston Rockets for the No. 4 seed.