LeBron James Articles - Page 259

The King isn’t holding back. In his postgame interview after the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Dallas Mavericks in their first scrimmage in the NBA Bubble in Orlando, LeBron James continued to speak up. This time, the 35-year old took aim at President Donald Trump. “In 2016, Barack was our President. We know that’s […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James delivered on his promise to continue fighting for racial injustice upon the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA regular season. Shortly after the Lakers lost their scrimmage against the Dallas Mavericks, 108-104 on Thursday, The King once again took the opportunity to denounce the killing of Breonna Taylor. “I want […]

For Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, speaking out on the social injustices in the US is something that’s innate in him. And he’s proud of that fact. After their scrimmage against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, James shared his thoughts on the racial and social injustice that’s been hounding the country. James is one […]

Before the Los Angeles Lakers’ first scrimmage game against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard brought back their pregame football routine. Take a look: Lakers’ LeBron James sends Dwight Howard in motion before audibling to “Omaha” and connecting on the deep touchdown pass to Anthony Davis pic.twitter.com/V9aJbWvW1Z — Ben […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James honored Breonna Taylor on his new Nike shoe. LeBron’s handwritten sneaker notes tonight:#Justice4BreonnaT RIP 🖤 24•8•2TheKidFromAkronRevenge SeasonRat Pack pic.twitter.com/d2hPkxbLnx — Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) July 24, 2020 Numerous Lakers players and other NBA players at the bubble in Orlando have called out Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James appears to have been working on embellishment during the NBA hiatus. James humorously appeared to flop after making contact with Dallas Mavericks big man Maxi Kleber during Thursday’s exhibition between the Lakers and Mavs. LeBron already trying to sell calls in Orlando 😅pic.twitter.com/IWye3YApFC — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) July 23, 2020 […]

Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the “Washington Football Team,” and NBA superstars LeBron James and Kevin Durant got a kick out of it. The “Washington Football Team” will not be the final renaming and rebranding for the team. This is the name it wants to use until the pending adoption of a new name […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans will not only see LeBron James back in action on Thursday, but they’ll also get a first look at the Nike LeBron 18. Per Nick DePaula of ESPN, James is expected to debut the Nike LeBron 18 in the Lakers’ first scrimmage game. First look at the Nike LeBron 18, sketched […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James poked fun at the latest news surrounding the Washington football team, as a recent statement revealed the franchise had decided to go by, well… “Washington Football Team” until further notice. The franchise announced it would review the team’s name, which has been noted as offensive to Native Americans for […]

Newly-minted Los Angeles Lakers guard JR Smith has spent some good amount of time with his new teammates. So much so that he knows who the best on the team is – at dancing. Smith spoke with Allie Clifton of Spectrum SportsNet where they talked about some not-so-serious basketball matters. One of the questions that […]

For Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers should be the 2019-20 Most Valuable Player because of his sheer dominance. Lillard appeared in the Dan Patrick Show where he shared his thoughts on the MVP race. Analysts are divided between Giannis Antetokounmpo and James. While Lillard acknowledges the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James endorsed a tweet from Democratic candidate Joe Biden after the latter showed a one-minute preview to a conversation with former President Barack Obama. Biden’s tweet simply read “44 + 46,” signaling his optimism of becoming the next president of the United States while celebrating the man who had him […]

Michael Jordan and LeBron James are always going to be compared. Both players are NBA legends and have done countless great things off the court as well. In terms of being an influencer though, LeBron doesn’t have a shot of catching Jordan. That’s at least what Hall of Fame writer Sam Smith — who covered […]

With the NBA announcing that the upcoming eight seeding games won’t count toward NBA regular-season awards, the race for NBA MVP has officially hit the voting stage, meaning it has likely come down to Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. LeBron could be on his way to winning […]

The Los Angeles Lakers used Tuesday’s practice to honor the late Kobe Bryant with a specific huddle-breaking message: The Lakers end their pre practice huddle chanting “1-2-3-MAMBA” — Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) July 21, 2020 On Monday, multiple members of the Lakers discussed Bryant, whose tragic passing in January clearly still looms large over the franchise […]

While the NBA has only been off of our televisions for four and a half months, it feels as if the league has been on hiatus for years. With that hiatus, many casual NBA fans have forgotten about the 2019-20 NBA MVP race, which the NBA has recently decided will only be determined by games […]

Los Angeles Lakers talent Alex Caruso’s rise to stardom, for a large part, has mostly been tied to his effective chemistry with King James on the court. He doesn’t mind being the shadow of LeBron, but 6-foot-5 Laker guard certainly didn’t lack a spotlight. In fact, he has developed quite a social media following these […]

The NBA is back and with it are Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson’s famed tweets. However, this isn’t the typical final score update from your favorite Hall of Famer. Rather, it’s a hot take regarding the NBA Awards. Johnson, predictably so, picked LeBron James as the Most Valuable Player. The Lakers lifer listed the […]

LeBron James gave his honest take on what it’s like to adjust to the NBA bubble, now that he and his Los Angeles Lakers teammates have spent roughly two weeks in Orlando. There have been complaints about the food, the so-called “snitch hotline,” and the strictness of rules, but the Lakers star brought some perspective […]

Many consider the 2019-20 season to be another asterisk year for the NBA finals. It’s obviously due to the fact that an unprecedented pandemic literally put the season on hold for a good four months. For the most part, the coronavirus-hit campaign is anything but a “normal” season. This is not the first time the […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has always had LeBron James’ back, and that trend continued on Monday. During his conference call with Spurs reporters, Popovich ripped Fox News host Laura Ingraham for being “clueless.” Pop then emphasized that he wants white people to get educated on the history of social injustices in America. […]

No one likes to remember the no-calls. It hurts. No-calls have skewed so many games that have potentially altered the course of NBA history. Simply put, nothing is worse than a game being so terribly officiated, that it literally changes the entire outcome. Nevertheless, it’s inevitable part of a sport where referees are always subject […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James saluted Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris for his Breonna Taylor message on Monday. During his conference call with Sixers reporters, Harris called out Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to press charges on the officers who shot and killed Taylor. “Nothing against the T-shirts, but we want to make sure […]

Who doesn’t love a violent poster dunk? After all, it’s one of the most hyped up and disrespectful plays in the entire sport. Therefore, it only makes sense that we take a look at the ten most violent poster dunks in league history and rank them accordingly. Additionally, we’ll focus only on straight up dunks […]

For the first 15 years of his career, all Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James heard was that the East was too easy and he wouldn’t be able to dominate in the Western Conference. So when James signed with the Lakers in 2018, the four-time MVP and three-time champion was looking forward to silencing the […]

Houston Rockets All-Star Russell Westbrook and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) are partnering up for a series of shirts featuring various social justice messages for players to wear in Orlando, and Westbrook provided a first glimpse at the shirt designs on Monday. The NBA and NBPA had received some pushback after deciding on a […]

During his conference call with reporters on Monday, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James talked about his mom, Gloria James. During the NBA hiatus, James wasn’t able to be with his mom due to COVID-19. The Lakers star admitted the quarantine period was the longest he had gone without seeing his mom: Touching […]

Regardless of how players perform during the eight-seeding games played in NBA bubble ahead of the playoffs, the league has decided that regular-season awards will be based on what players were able to accomplish on the floor before the season was suspended. This puts Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo in the […]

It has been almost six months since Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gigi, and seven others died in a tragic helicopter accident. That moment sent shockwaves throughout the NBA and the world for that matter as it was as surreal as what 2020 has become. With the half-year mark coming up and […]

It’s now official: an avid (and extremely wealthy) collector has just agreed to part ways with a whopping $1.8 million for a rookie card of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. According to Darren Rovell of Action Network, the card was sold at Goldin Auctions. The staggering price tag also set a record for a […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel believes LeBron James deserves to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2019-20 season. “Nobody impacts winning more than LeBron James,” Vogel said in a conference with members of the media on Saturday. “I do believe that he should be MVP this year. I hope those awards […]

The recent passing of civil rights activist John Lewis has prompted a slew of reactions from some of the biggest stars in the NBA. Lewis, a United States Representative of the fifth congressional district of Georgia, has been a prominent figure in the American civil rights movement for the past decades. In December 2019, he […]

On Friday, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James posted a powerful message on his Instagram account for the world to see. LeBron posted a photo with a 10-word message for Breonna, apologizing for “taking so long” to bring justice for her. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwgvvWA5s4/ James’ post received mixed reactions from social media, as some were in clear […]

After a rocky finish to their time together with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which resulted in one of the most memorable memes in NBA history, the relationship between JR Smith and LeBron James was put into question. Now that they have reunited on the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA bubble, Smith has made some revealing […]

LeBron James is one of the biggest names in the NBA of all time. He has been the face of the league for a significant period, and his global popularity remains unmatched. So much so, that even what he eats becomes the stuff of news headlines. Take for instance the “Taco Tuseday” trend he started […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver and the rest of his team have worked hard to try to ensure that the 2019-20 season would be able to reach its much-anticipated conclusion in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. We will soon see if this feat can be pulled off or not. As we all know, all NBA games […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers prepare for what is expected to be a long playoff run in the NBA bubble, the team is trying to get back up to speed after a four-month hiatus and a lot of questions about whether players will be in shape and ready to go. At 35, LeBron James continues […]

There was once an underdog team who defeated an NBA powerhouse’s bid for another crown to add to their dynasty. Michael Jordan’s The Last Dance documentary reminded us of them. In 1995, Shaquille O’Neal and Penny Hardaway, along with the rest of Orlando Magic, pulled an upset and kicked the Chicago Bulls out of the […]

Upon seeing the first images of the food provided at the Walt Disney World hotels in Orlando, many wondered if Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, lover of Taco Tuesday, would bring his personal chef for some scrumptious meals in the NBA bubble. Yet the Lakers veteran chose not to bring his chef, or his […]