NBA insider Marc Spears acknowledged this week that Luka Doncic's struggles against Jaylen Brown played a role in his eventual trade.

LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic hit deep 3-pointers and fearlessly drove for layups. He flung a ridiculous behind-the-head assist to Austin Reaves. Doncic stared at the Dallas Mavericks’ bench a few times,

The Los Angeles Lakers are now likely set for the next decade after they completed a trade that no one saw coming in early February, acquiring international superstar Luka Dončić. More news: Mark Cuban Breaks Silence About Mavericks Trading Away Luka Doncic to Lakers It was a trade that shocked many in the sports and certainly the basketball world,

Jaylen Brown scored 24 points, Derrick White had 22 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Toronto Raptors 111-101

Despite missing nearly half of their core rotation, the Celtics dispatched the Raptors on the road for their sixth straight win.

The Boston Celtics left Canada with a win on Tuesday night, defeating the Toronto Raptors 111-101. However, they didn’t leave unscathed, as Celtics star Jaylen Brown suffered a bone bruise and missed the final three minutes of the fourth quarter.

Despite laboring most of the second half, Brown scored the first four buckets of the fourth quarter and led the Celtics with 24 points

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown says the team is not overlooking any opponent with the playoffs around the corner.