The Latest Breaking News from Anthony Davis

What was thought to be a solid Lakers defense may have started to slip over the last few games.

SALT LAKE CITY — Ten games into the Lakers' season and their coach Darvin Ham still is viewing his team with an eye toward the big picture.

The Lakers fell short, both literally and figuratively, to a Cavs team that has tons of size, length and defense.

Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis' back is feeling better, and he plans on continuing to gut it out.

After a very strong first half, Anthony Davis was quiet in the second half versus the Jazz on Friday, and he held himself accountable.

The star forward has missed substantial time over the past few years, and has played in just two of the Clippers’ nine games this season due to a lingering knee issue.

A frontcourt reinforcement may be on the way for the Lakers.

LOS ANGELES — Nearly 6,000 miles from the Crypto.com Arena in Limoges, France, a 7-foot-4 basketball prospect pushed the ball between his skyscraper legs before taking a one-footed three-point shot that swished through the rim, evoking some ungodly mix of Kevin Durant and Dirk Nowitzki.

LOS ANGELES — Almost every defense has the same goal: cut off the head of the snake.