For Lakers rookie Bronny James, the game was extra special as he got reunited with Nets forward Ziaire Williams, his former teammate at Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles. After the matchup, James and Williams exchanged jerseys and posed for a picture. The Lakers guard posted it on his Instagram story.

On Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Brooklyn Nets by a score of 102-101. Austin Reaves led the team with 38 points in 37 minutes of playing time.

OKLAHOMA CITY — In Ziaire Williams, the rebuilding Nets took a flier on a former lottery pick as a salary dump. He’s an athletic floor-running defender whose jumper has been his weakness. But if he can keep shooting the way he has lately, their gamble might come good.

The Los Angeles Lakers were fighting with everything they had to avoid picking up a loss in the Crypto.com arena on Friday night. The Brooklyn Nets, who started the night at 14-27, should have been easy pickings for the Lakers but without Anthony Davis,

Lakers rookie Bronny James linked up with one of his former Sierra Canyon teammates, Ziaire Williams, after Friday's 102-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets.

The Nets remain winless this season without Cam Johnson, falling to 0-9 without their floor-spacing forward after Friday’s 102-101 loss to the Lakers.

Despite a close miss by D'Angelo Russell, the Nets lost to the Lakers 102-101 in what was supposed to be a revenge game for Russell, who had 19 points, six rebounds, and eight assists off the bench. Ziaire Williams had 15 points and Tosan Evbuomwan had 15 points and six rebounds off the bench to continue his impressive stretch for Brooklyn after being one of the team's recent Two-Way signings.

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 Brooklyn Nets and LA Lakers lock horns on Friday at the Crypto.com Arena. The game will draw plenty of eyeballs, with D'Angelo Russell marking his return to LA after getting traded last month for Dorian Finney-Smith, who also potentially faces his ex-team if he plays.

Ziaire Williams and Tosan Evbuomwan ... Rui Hachimura completed a three-point play to give the Lakers an 85-83 lead with 7:27 remaining and Los Angeles never trailed again. Reaves scored 15 ...

The Washington Wizards are hoping to avoid a historic loss tonight as they host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers at Capital One Arena. The Wizards have l

The NBA trade deadline is just a week away, so let’s look at some of the players from and, if they’re moved, the potential fantasy implications.