A surprising NBA rumor could open the door to a new option in the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers pursuit of an upgrade at the center spot. Heading into the new week, both the Knicks and Lakers are top-five teams in their respective conferences.

The NBA community continues to mourn the loss of Bryant, who was one of the NBA's most prolific scorers and winners, Bryant won five NBA Championships and two scoring titles in his storied 20-year career.

The New York Knicks could be one of the more active teams before the NBA trade deadline as they look to round out the roster for the postseason. Despite adding Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges over the offseason, New York still feels like they could make some moves.

Acquiring a former Los Angeles Lakers star who's always been a gifted scorer may give New York's bench the spark they desperately need. "The Knicks had a publicly unsuccessful negotiation with Danny Ainge a few years ago,

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LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves combined for 67 points as the Lakers put on a show in a dominant, 117-96 win over the rival Boston Celtics.

D'Angelo Russell's time with the Los Angeles Lakers didn't end well and he is much happier now on the Brooklyn Nets. In his press conference after a 99-95 loss to the New York Knicks at Barclays Center,

Bryant stepped off the court in a Lakers jersey for the final time the following year. He scored 60 points in his finale and finished his career with 33,643 points. He ranks fourth all-time in scoring, behind LeBron James (41,396), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928).

Russell has appeared in six of the Nets' 11 games after joining the team in a Dec. 29 trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. The 28-year-old has averaged 13.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game on 41.7 percent shooting from the field and 36.7 percent from three.

The final lengthy homestand of the season for the New York Knicks provides another chance to prove their mettle against fellow playoff-bound teams. The Knicks will continue their five-game homestand Monday night,

The game is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN Deportes. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial, or FuboTV, which also offers a free trial and $30 off your first month. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.