Clippers rule Kawhi (knee) out for G3 vs. Suns

The Athletic's Shams Charania reports the Rockets guard wants to be traded. Westbrook played last season in Houston following 11 years in Oklahoma City. He turns 32 on Thursday, and is owed $131 million over the next 3 seasons.

Before the season started, Corey Brewer made what sounded like a foolishly bold prediction about the Lakers’ defense. He expected them to be one of the best defensive teams in the NBA. For the first few weeks, that didn’t look like such a crazy prediction. After ranking last or close to it for