Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

Five games featuring the NBA’s best teams and players – including LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic – are scheduled on Christmas Day.

Nearly six years ago, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said there will be a female head coach, and it’s on him to ensure it happens sooner than later.

Ishbia, a billionaire mortgage lender who won a national title with the Spartans in 2000, will become the youngest NBA team owner at 42.

Steph Curry injured his left shoulder Wednesday night when he tried to strip the ball away from the Pacers’ Jalen Smith as he drive to the basket.

Jacque Vaughn’s pragmatic approach, and the dynamic skills of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, have the Brooklyn Nets winning basketball games again.

Even with good NBA teams, there are negatives, and with bad teams, there are positives – even if you have to really search for it.

Steph Curry is off to another strong start along with Nikola Jokic, Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Devin Booker and Luka Doncic, among others.

Bennedict Mathurin decided at 15 to move to Mexico City and hone his basketball skills. The Pac-12 player of the year could be the Pacers’ lynchpin.

“We have to allow access to (different) viewpoints, even if they are objectionable,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said of a film with antisemitic content.

The Celtics, Warriors, Suns and Nets had various off-court crises to deal with before the season really got off the ground. How have the four fared?