Jose Alvarado looked to a friend off stage in the middle of his news conference following the Rising Stars game: “Yo, I really won MVP … that’s crazy …” 

Lakers injury report for Saturday in New Orleans. There was some hope that Reaves would return against the Pelicans, but he will need at least a few more days. 

Shannon Sharpe spent halftime in the tunnel with security before returning to his seat for the third quarter. He granted ESPN a brief interview explaining what happened with the Grizzlies on his way to his seat: 

New story: Dennis Schroder claims he never rejected a lucrative contract extension from the Lakers in 2021. Technically he is right, but it’s a matter of semantics. He cut off extension talks before an offer was formally tendered  https://foxdeo.com/QYre.tnk

New story: Dennis Schroder is scheduled to fly to Los Angeles this weekend after missing the first week and a half of training camp, giving the Lakers another option at point guard upon arrival  https://foxdeo.com/JLre.tnk