Saturday night's game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors averaged 3.97 million viewers and a 2.2 rating on ABC.

Outside of Christmas Day and In-Season Tournament games, it was the most-watched regular season game since January 2020.

The game peaked with 5.24 million viewers.

The Nuggets-Sixers game earlier on Saturday averaged 2.62 million viewers, with the Heat-Knicks averaging 1.78 million viewers.

The entire tripleheader averaged 2.92 million viewers. 

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is atop NBA jersey sales for the first half of the 2023-24 season, based on NBA Store sales data. The Los Angeles Lakers are the top selling team, according to the same data.

Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, rookie Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks round out the top-five in jersey sales.

The Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers joined the Lakers in terms of top-selling team merchandise.

D’Angelo Russell has been fined $15,000 for kicking the game ball into the spectator stands.

The incident occurred following the conclusion of the Lakers’ 145-144 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 27 at Chase Center.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks have reportedly had little-to-no trade discussions involving Dejounte Murray in recent days. It's gone as far as being termed "unrealistic" that Murray lands in Los Angeles before the trade deadline.

Part of the reason for that is the Hawks have had no interest in taking on D'Angelo Russell. And from the Lakers side, Russell has played better since being reinserted into the starting lineup. That's lessened their desire to move the veteran guard in a deal.

Los Angeles had reportedly offered Russell, a 2029 first-round pick and a future first-round pick swap as the base of a package for Murray. But any deal was contingent on finding a third team to take Russell.

The Golden State Warriors lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in double overtime on Saturday night. After the game, both Warriors coach Stever Kerr and star guard Stephen Curry thought officiating played a hand in the loss.

“I might comment on the free throws, but my mom is here, so I want to be on my best behavior. So, I’m not going to comment on their 43 free throws to our 16. I’m not going to comment on Steph shooting three free throws in 43 minutes," Kerr said.

Curry echoed his coach's comments when asked about the free throw disparity. Curry called out the inconsistencies in the calls the Lakers were getting, as opposed to the ones the Warriors got.

Cam Reddish was diagnosed with a right ankle sprain, the Los Angeles Lakers announced on Friday.

Reddish will be re-evaluated in two weeks.

The 24-year-old suffered the injury during Tuesday's game against the Clippers.

Reddish has started 26 games this season for the Lakers. 

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked in trade rumors for Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray. However, getting to a trade is a difficult process between the two teams.

The Hawks reportedly don't want to take back Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell in a deal for Murray. In order to match salary, Los Angeles almost certainly has to include Russell in offers for Murray.

If a deal for Murray materializes, the Lakers and Hawks will likely have to find a third team that is willing to take Russell. The veteran guard is owed $17.3 million for this season and has an $18.7 million player option for next season.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks had extensive trade discussions a few weeks ago on Dejounte Murray, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. 

The deal was centered around D'Angelo Russell, a 2029 first round pick and a pick swap for Murray. Atlanta, however, held up the talks as they looked to send Russell to a third team in hopes of getting an expiring contract back in return.

Russell signed a two-year, $36 million contract with the Lakers during the 2023 offseason.

Charania expects the Lakers and Hawks to talk again before the deadline.

Murray is widely expected to be traded by the Hawks this season. 

The Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks have discussed the framework of a trade for Dejounte Murray involving D'Angelo Russell, Jalen Hood-Schifino, a 2029 first-round draft pick, and more draft compensation, sources told Jovan Buha of The Athletic.

Buha adds that talks stalled out but are expected to pick up as the trade deadline nears.

The Lakers plan to use the time leading up to the deadline to continue to assess the roster before making a deal.

Austin Reaves is close to untouchable in any potential trade talks.

Murray was linked with the Bucks earlier on Friday. 

The Los Angeles Lakers are known to be looking for upgrades on the trade market. A particular area of interest seems to be in adding to the backcourt.

Two players the Lakers might target are Tyus Jones of the Washington Wizards and Collin Sexton of the Utah Jazz. Jones is known to be available, while Sexton's status is more unclear due to Utah's recent run of strong play.

Jones in on an expiring $14 million contract. The Wizards are in the first season of what looks to be a multi-year rebuild. Jones has started all 39 games for Washington this season. He's averaging career-highs nearly across the board with 12.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 52% from the field and 42% from behind the arc.

Sexton is making $17.3 million this season and has $37.1 million left on his deal through 2025-26. The Jazz have won six games in a row and 12 of their last 14 games. It's unclear if Utah will want to move Sexton, who has been a key scorer since moving into the starting lineup in mid-December.