The Los Angeles Lakers finished up their NBA Summer League slate on Friday with a 106-84 loss to the Denver Nuggets in which Bronny James and Dalton Knecht both sat out.

Bronny James did not play Friday night in the Los Angeles Lakers ' NBA Summer League game against the Denver Nuggets. James was seen on the court pregame wearing sweats. Teammate Dalton Knecht, the Lakers' first-round pick in 2024, was also out.

Nuggets officials confirmed Friday that they expect Jonas Valanciunas to be with the team when the season starts amid speculation he may join Greek EuroLeague club team Panathinaikos.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - On Friday, the Denver Nuggets introduced Cameron Johnson to the media. The small forward was traded for Michael Porter Jr and a first round pick in late July. During the press conference Johnson showed off his basketball IQ, and his excitement for being in Denver.

The latest on Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic's status on playing for Serbia in a tournament overseas this summer.

However, one of their biggest moves might still be in the future. While the Nuggets have signed Bruce Brown and Tim Hardaway Jr. to give the team some help on the wing, they could still use a true backup point guard, which is where Russell Westbrook comes in.

That bad, bad dude is Nikola Jokic's oldest brother Strahinja, a former professional basketball player in his own right and now a certifiable bad-a** that has been known to throw down, which is even scarier given he also has a background in mixed martial arts.

(Last season 49-33) They have been to back-to-back Western Conference Finals and Anthony Edwards is still improving — do not sleep on this team. The Timberwolves locked up Julius Randle and Naz Reid, but losing Nickeil Alexander-Walker is going to sting. A lot.