I was surprised while browsing my social media so I double-checked and was shocked it was real.
https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/32899963/deron-williams-beats-frank-gore-via-split-decision-boxing-exhibition-ex-nba-nfl-stars

Yes, Deron Williams, former NBA All-Star. The one who I idolized when he was playing for the Nets with his crossovers and ankle breakers. I even bought a jersey of this guy but suddenly he was gone due to weight problems if I remember correctly.
It's nice to see he is still into sports.

If both teams have they key players present in the game, it should've been more interesting to watch to have these two dream team battle in the basketball court because this match isn't gonna always. But I bet if Davis is present in that game, the results would have been drastically changed and different. Too bad he's away because of his knee injury. But overall, the chemistry between the players of the Bulls is great and impressive especially DeRozan and their center Vucevic.

Seems that DeRozan is trying to put a point in his comeback game as he carry the team without Zach Lavine. He goes toe to toe against all the defenders the Lakers have thrown on him .

I also love how Caruso takes on Lebron one on one, maybe they have done this a lot during their practice when Caruso was still in LA. But now as a Bulls he is not backing out, but Lebron opted to pass more often though.

I doubt that Demar cares about anything at the regular season level, they never really had trouble there at all. They got stuck at Cavs and against Lebron that is true but on regular season we have seen them be awesome and still get eliminated.

So, I am guessing that all he cares about is playoffs now, and we all know they are sort of good enough to be going to finals, not guaranteed and not the favorites but they are definitely close enough if you ask me. If they go to finals I am 90% sure that Lakers won't be there, so he has a very slim chance to meet with Lebron since it would require both teams to be on finals and I do not see that happening.

Derozan is playing differently this year. Chicago Bulls team chemistry is very good. They formed a good squad of both young and experienced players. Derozan began to outperform even his Toronto and San Antonio days. I hope this effort turns into success.
The Lakers have built a very ambitious roster this season, but they haven't been able to reap the benefits so far. Things are much more difficult in the Western Conference.

Don't be, DeRozan will lead the Bulls to succeed in the playoffs, they might not win the championship but I think they have a decent chance to at least reach the Easter conference finals, this trio (DeRozan, Lavine, and Vucevic) are playing very well so I would trust and be confident on what they can achieve.

Chicago Bulls at Eastern Conference Finals? I hope so for a change and it's been a while since Chicago Bulls are at that level of competition. But I can't see it for now. The current competition in the Eastern Conference is more tough compare to other seasons.

In the past, we can only see Rank 1 to 3 dominating on the East but now at least the top 5 teams currently in the standing are all explosive. Hoping also for DeRozan to keep that kind of playing until the end. He is one of the best players in the league but mostly inconsistent ever since his Toronto Raptors days.

Actually no need for Anthony Davis to literally come back once he was cleared to play after 4 weeks. The Lakers can extend his recovery time and what the team should do is to try to keep winning for them to maintain their current standing or much better. It's still good instead to miss those key players while in the elimination round compare to when the playoffs come.

For 4 weeks period, it's around January 4th week for Anthony Davis to return. He can be put to limited minutes while All-Star is coming extending his much recovery period unless he will be chosen as one of the players that will play for the All-Star game.

Many of us are in no doubt that we don't expect this Cavaliers team to be on the top of the standings in the Eastern Conference. They have no superstars in their roster and all our good role players. If they will keep up that kind of level of play, they will surely end on their current standings.

But I doubt them in the playoffs. Who knows though in the first place that we will see again an unusual team playing in the playoffs.

Actually the cavs would be super dangerous in the playoffs.  They are deep and can really score inside.  Their big men are excellent especially with the addition of evan mobley to the team.  They can score inside and out and defend the paint well.  Team needs to catch fire from the outside to beat up on this team.  I like their makeup and wouldn't be shocked if they go deep in the playoffs.