Charlotte plays host to Team Lebron vs Team Giannis at the Spectrum Center but there is plenty planned before the two NBA stars lead out their drafted squads to cap off a packed weekend of action.

Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott was handcuffed at the EDC music festival in Las Vegas after allegedly shoving a security guard to the ground after reportedly arguing with his girlfriend.

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe was greeted by hundreds of fans as he arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday evening following a week in Los Angeles.

While Toronto Raptors' maiden NBA Finals win captured the imagination of basketball, fans are now brimming with excitement ahead of the draft on Thursday night in Brooklyn, New York.

The LA Lakers star made the trip to Las Vegas to watch his 14-year-old son LeBron 'Bronny' James Jr. compete in the Big Time Hoops Tournament and beamed with joy after his son's impressive dunk.

When sports mad Melburnians were told US basketball superstar LeBron James was heading to Australia's shores, parents across the city gasped a unified sigh as their kids pounced. 

LeBron James scored 12 of his 33 points during a breathtaking opening nine minutes for the Lakers, who raced to a 25-point lead and handed Atlanta its second ugly loss in 24 hours at Staples Center.

James also had 25 points, nine assists and a crucial dunk off a miss late in the fourth quarter to clinch a match-up of the top two teams in the Western Conference.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 111-104 in a showdown of the NBA's top teams.

Kevin Hart, 40, grimaced as 6ft 10inch LA Lakers star Anthony Davis landed down on top of him just three months after he suffered three spinal fractures in a horror crash.

Anthony Davis is LeBron James' team-mate in Los Angeles, and they'll be teammates at the All-Star Game in Chicago as well. James named his fellow Lakers All-Star as his No 1 pick at Thursday's draft.

The NBA's best players will descend on Chicago this weekend as the 69th edition of the All-Star game takes place in the Windy City. 

A string of stirring tributes preceded the game on Sunday in Chicago, where teams captained by LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo will wear jerseys honoring Bryant and his daughter.

Kawhi Leonard made it look effortless, nailing one 3-pointer after another and nearly matching an All-Star Game record. The tough part came afterward when he was asked about the late Kobe Bryant.

LeBron James had 40 points and eight rebounds in his first career meeting with Zion Williamson while leading the LA Lakers to their sixth straight victory, 118-109 over the New Orleans Pelicans.

The shirt was worn by James in February as the NBA's best players descended on Chicago for the 69th edition of the All-Star game. Giannis Antetokounmpo and James were the captains.

NBA, like all sports across the globe, may well be on lockdown right now, but that hasn't stopped LeBron James from looking to set himself apart from the rest as he showed his fans his tough home workout.

The stars will appear in Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, a one-hour long special honoring graduates and airing on multiple channels May 16.

Cori Gauff's Wimbledon fairytale heads into the second week but her biggest test yet is waiting for her in the fourth round. She takes on former world No 1 Simona Halep in the fourth round.

Teenage tennis star Coco Gauff, who became the breakout star of this year's Wimbledon, was invited to meet the former First Lady, 55, at her office in Washington D.C. yesterday.

EXCLUSIVE: Ellen Latham, 62, of Florida, was 40 and a single mother when she started OrangeTheory Fitness, which has 800K members in 49 US states and 22 countries.

It's that time of the year when Hollywood stars rediscover the joys of home cooking-or at least, book a personal chef for the day.

John preceded Jen in show business with his longtime role as Victor Kiriakis on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. 'Christmas with one of my creators,' the perennial A-lister, 50, wrote.

The real-life BFFs didn't leave the Italian restaurant until well after 11PM following the four-hour meal

The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. And soon after the last award was handed out, stars descended upon the after party.

She was Ellen's very first guest a whopping 17 years ago, and now she's guest hosting on the hit show for her beloved 'real-life friend.'

Steve Burley is hoping for another chance at love, having wed Mishel Karen in a non-legally binding ceremony on Married At First Sight on Monday night. 

Other names linked include PSG defender Stanley N'Soki, FC Lorient forward Alexis Claude-Maurice and Napoli's Algerian midfielder Adam Ounas, according to French outlet Nice-Matin .

Moeen Ali believes that 'legend in the making' Ben Stokes is England's greatest ever all-rounder. Moeen has ranked his England colleague above the likes of Sir Ian Botham and Andrew Flintoff.

Steve Bruce did not know Sean Longstaff had a younger brother on Newcastle's books until five weeks ago - but is now ready to start sibling Matty against Leicester on Wednesday.

Old rivals Red Star Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb advanced to the Champions League group stage Tuesday after making it through their playoff second-leg games.

KIERAN GILL AT VICARAGE ROAD: Javi Gracia earned himself some breathing space as Watford finally ended their losing streak, with Ismaila Sarr scoring his first goal for the Hornets.

Barcelona stars including Lionel Messi unveiled the new Barcelona B stadium on Tuesday.  Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Sergio Roberto and Frenkie de Jong were also there.

The Spanish champions are also discussing the possibility of players going in the opposite direction for the Paris St Germain star with Ousmane Dembele among those to be mentioned.

PETE JENSON: Members of Barcelona's board have travelled to Paris to try and settle a deal to bring Neymar back to the Nou Camp. The La Liga giants are preparing a final bid for him.

Stars' careers are being put at risk by the imminent resumption of competition, according to a union representing nearly 100,000 athletes. German football has been cleared to resume next week.

Technical director Paolo Maldini and his son, Daniel, were thought to have been the only coronavirus cases within Serie A outfit AC Milan's camp.

The centrist shadow Brexit secretary would beat Rebecca Long Bailey by 61 per cent to 39 per cent in a run-off for the UK Labour party leadership, according to the YouGov survey.

MPs have warned of 'Operation Stop Keir' after a poll of members showed the centrist shadow Brexit secretary well ahead of Corbynista candidates such as Rebecca Long Bailey and Ian Lavery.

Yvette Cooper said backing Sir Keir Starmer to replace Jeremy Corbyn was a 'hard decision' because she has 'always argued it's time we had a Labour woman leader'.

Two of Jeremy Corbyn's top allies have urged northern working class voters to join Labour and prevent southern Remainers from deciding the party's leadership contest.

Sir Keir Starmer today refused to say whether he is politically closer to Tony Blair or Jeremy Corbyn as he said Labour must learn lessons from its last four general election defeats and not just 2019.

Jess Phillips acknowledged it was 'very difficult' for people to stand back from the contest, but warned it would be 'embarrassing' if Labour elected another man to its top job.

Allies of Rebecca Long-Bailey have demanded Sir Keir Starmer pull out of the Labour leadership race to make way for a woman to take over from Jeremy Corbyn.

More than half of Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) which backed Mr Corbyn in the leadership contest in 2015 have endorsed soft-left candidate Sir Keir Starmer this year.

Lisa Nandy today declared she would be willing to serve in a shadow cabinet led by either of her Labour leadership rivals if she fails to pull off a shock upset.

Sir Keir Starmer has warned Labour activists the party risks being out of power for a generation unless it unites and fights the Tories.

Sir Keir Starmer today hinted he could campaign to bring back EU freedom of movement at the next general election as voting began in the Labour leadership contest.

Sir Keir is predicted to get 53 per cent of votes in the first round of counting which would be enough for him to surpass the 50 per cent threshold needed to win the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn.

Sir Keir Starmer backed readmitting Alastair Campbell, who was kicked out by Jeremy Corbyn's allies after admitting he voted for the Liberal Democrats in European elections.