The San Antonio Spurs checked in with the New Orleans Pelicans regarding forward Brandon Ingram, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, before rumors

According to NBA insider Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the San Antonio Spurs checked in to gauge the price tag on New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram.

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is traditionally a day of excess before Ash Wednesday. In the Catholic Church, that's the start of Lent, a period of fasting and abstinence before Easter. It's kind of like hitting an all-you-can-eat buffet the day before starting a diet. This year it falls on March 4.

Immediately, fans started firing up the trade machine. With a bevy of draft picks, the Spurs can make a deal that would allow the Kings to rebuild, although with Domantas Sabonis, Malik Monk, and DeMar DeRozan on the roster, perhaps the Kings don't want to embrace a tank.

The changes were made as part of a league-wide schedule adjustment after the NBA postponed several games across the country.

The NBA announced the rescheduling of two previously postponed games as well as the rescheduling of seven other games on Tuesday. The Los Angeles Lakers'

The Bucks had the dates flipped for two March road games with the Lakers and Golden State. NEW ORLEANS — The NBA announced on Tuesday the new date for last week's Milwaukee Bucks-New Orleans Pelicans matchup, which was postponed due to the New Orleans snowstorm. That game will now take place April 6.

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NEW YORK — A Bulls-Magic matchup is part of a group of games being rescheduled by the NBA. The Bulls-Magic game originally scheduled to be played on March 12 in Orlando has been moved to March 6.

The NBA announced schedule changes for the Los Angeles Lakers' games against the San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks.

The reigning rookie of the year is an NBA All-Star for the first time, with the 21-year-old from France one of the 14 players announced Thursday night as members of the reserve pool for the midseason exhibition that will take place Feb. 16 at the home of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.

The Memphis Grizzlies provided an injury update on Ja Morant ahead of Thursday's game against the Houston Rockets.