Intentional or not, shots were fired by Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch toward Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick in a recent interview. Redick gave his team a firm reality check after ugly losses to the Atlanta Hawks and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then, he caught, perhaps, a stray, from Timberwolves' coach Finch.

-The Nuggets grab a road win against the Timberwolves. Denver rode a 68-52 second half to this comeback victory. This marks their seventh-straight victory, despite missing two starters in this game. Nikola Jokić had yet another triple-double in that victory.

Heading into this season, there was hope the Lakers could take a big leap forward. They had a full training camp with young superstar Luka Doncic, and it was year two for head coach JJ Redick. After finishing with a 50-32 record last season, there was reason for real optimism.

Anthony Edwards will miss his second consecutive game when the Minnesota Timberwolves square off against the LA Lakers on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick was pleased by his team getting off to a good start against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.

Austin Reaves' story is one of many that make professional sports so great. A high school basketball legend in Arkansas, Reaves played college basketball at Wic