The NBA and Cleveland Cavaliers will examine the team's elevated court design following an injury to Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic.

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles heads to Washington for a non-conference matchup. The Wizards have gone 8-15 at home. Washington gives up 122.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 10.1 points per game. The Lakers are 16-10 on the road. Los Angeles is 13-16 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Lakers are monitoring Pelicans big Yves Missi and wing Saddiq Bey as they pursue upgrades ahead of the trade deadline.

The Los Angeles Lakers have provided an injury update on Luka Doncic after a scary moment against the Cavs.

The Los Angeles Lakers continue a season-long eight-game road swing on Friday when they take to the nation's capital to face the Washington Wizards.

The Lakers have been named as a surprise team to monitor in the growing trade chatter surrounding Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Los Angeles would benefit from finding a low-post upgrade before the Feb. 5 trade deadline. According to a trade report involving Luka Doncic, the franchise shouldn’t have a hard time appealing to various big men.

Sharpe is someone the Lakers have reportedly been interested in previously. A 6-foot-10, 265-pound center, he came into Thursday averaging 7.8 points on 60.3% field-goal shooting, 6.2 rebounds and 0.4 blocks in 18.2 minutes a game.

Luka Doncic had 33 points and 11 assists, and the Lakers erased a 15-point deficit in the final seven minutes of a 116-110 victory over the Mavericks in the star guard’s second visit to Dallas since his shocking trade to Los Angeles almost a year ago.

The Lakers are chasing several targets before the NBA trade deadline, including Peyton Watson, De’Andre Hunter, Keon Ellis, Naji Marshall, and Donte DiVincenzo.