LeBron James Articles - Page 293

In an interview with Shams Charania of Stadium, Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis revealed that small forward LeBron James told him he was “scared as sh*t” to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2010. James left his hometown Cavs to sign with the Miami Heat, where he created the Big Three […]

LeBron James has only ever known being the top dog. He was the generational superstar coming of age with the Cleveland Cavaliers and (for the most part) the only All-Star on those early Cavs teams. Even in Miami, the Heat only really took off when Dwyane Wade told James to take over as the leading […]

Andre Iguodala is one of the few remaining veteran commodities available for trade, though if the Memphis Grizzlies can’t find a workable agreement within the next three months, the former 2015 Finals MVP could be up for grabs in the Western Conference. According to Sean Deveney of Heavy.com, executives in the West are hoping to […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra witnessed the “genius” of LeBron James up close during The King’s four years in South Beach, one that pivots on his ability to adapt to others’ skill sets. While James had his share of trouble adapting to Kevin Love during his second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he enjoyed […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel sees a unique bond growing between LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and it isn’t just on the basketball court. James and Davis are indeed becoming close friends. When Davis first joined the team this summer, James immediately invited him over for dinner. Now, a few Taco Tuesday’s later, […]

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis had high praise for Kyle Kuzma following Tuesday night’s 123-115 road victory over the Phoenix Suns. Kuzma came through in the clutch for Los Angeles, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to push his team ahead: This was such a big offensive […]

The pairing of LeBron James and Anthony Davis with the Los Angeles Lakers sparked a conversation with another dynamic pairing — that of James and Chris Bosh. It’s been five years since the two and Dwyane Wade dominated the Eastern Conference from South Beach with the Miami Heat, but Bosh still remembers what it’s like […]

Once the Los Angeles Lakers sealed their victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, LeBron James was subbed out and was congratulated by his teammates for a job well done. James, too, handed out some high-fives but was left hanging by head coach Frank Vogel. Veteran forward Jared Dudley tried to save him but was […]

It hasn’t been that long since LeBron James first donned the Los Angeles Lakers jersey, but he’s already setting up drinking sessions with Purple and Gold royalty James Worthy. Shortly after the Lakers notched their eight win in the first 10 games of the season, James took to Twitter to give a shout out to […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has forged himself beside LeBron James and Michael Jordan as the only three players with multiple 40-point, 10-assist games before turning 22-years-old. Trae Young had his second career 40-point, 10-assist game tonight. The only other players in NBA history with multiple such games before turning 22 are LeBron James and […]

Game certainly recognizes game, as LeBron James paid homage to a fellow supreme athlete (even though he was rooting for the other side). In the Los Angeles Lakers’ match versus the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, James acknowledged the presence of Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, who was enjoying the game courtside at the time. With […]

Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks continues to saunter his way into the record books at a young age, and he achieved a feat not done in the NBA since LeBron James did it two seasons ago. Trae Young is the first NBA player this season with three straight games of 30-or-more points and 10-or-more […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is enjoying life at the moment; it’s Taco Tuesday and his team is 7-2 on the season. If he doesn’t look over his shoulder, though, he might get dunked on by Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura. Per Joe Heim in The Washington Post: Who is a player you dream […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade was at Staples Center recently to watch his Heat take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. James and the Lakers defeated Miami, with LeBron putting up 25 points, four rebounds and six assists. Wade recently laughed at the notion that LeBron is “washed” in a tweet last week: […]

Dwyane Wade stepped away from the game of basketball at the end of last season, marking the first time the NBA will be without him since the 2002-03 campaign. But what if LeBron James asked Wade to come back and play for the Los Angeles Lakers? Could the future Hall-of-Famer be persuaded? Don’t count on […]

LeBron James revealed his personal stance on load management after a wave of rest awaits some of the best NBA players this season. The Los Angeles Lakers star will be 35 years old before the end of the year, and it’s not far fetched to think the franchise would look to sit him for a […]

The dilemma of load management is one that has taken the NBA by the throat this season, with players, fans, and coaches divided by it all. Fans hate it, players hate it, but coaches and front offices love it. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James explained why the players of today are in need of […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is slowly emerging as one of the best two-way players in the league, and he displayed that on Sunday by denying Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Last season’s Most Improved Player sent a statement to the rest of the NBA, as he emphatically rejected the four-time MVP’s shot to […]

With his robust build and athletic prowess, many believe that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James could have easily made it to the National Football League if he wasn’t such a talented basketball player. “The King” once again teased fans with his quarterback skills prior to the Lakers’ hosting of the defending champions Toronto Raptors […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat on Friday at Staples Center, LeBron James and Anthony Davis shared a funny moment in the locker room. Davis was talking to the media when James came out of the shower talking loudly. That’s when Davis told The King to settle down: LeBron came out of […]

The NCAA suspended Ohio State football star Chase Young, and Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James isn’t happy about it. Per CBS Sports, Young will not play on Saturday against Maryland while the school looks into what it is calling “a possible NCAA issue.” An official statement from the program did not elaborate on the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was in an understandably good mood on Friday following his team’s impressive 95-80 victory against one of his former teams, the Miami Heat. James was outstanding yet again for the Lakers, logging 25 points (on 10-of-19 shooting), four 3-pointers, four rebounds, and six assists, in 36 minutes played. The […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, turning 35 this December, continues to play at an elite level and is not about to relinquish his throne atop the NBA royalty. When asked about whether he intends to follow some sort of load management program to preserve his body this season, James dismissed the idea and said […]

Prior to the start of the 2019-20 season, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James heard all the chatter that he is already way past his prime. When asked about the idea that he’s already “washed”, James savagely took another shot at his naysayers and told them to “meet me at the cleaners” per Ben Golliver […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic may have lost the epic matchup last weekend with LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers — punctuated by monster triple-doubles by each star no less — but the Mavs sophomore made up for it by beating a James record instead. The 20-year-old finished the game against the visiting New […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to a fast start this season. After cruising to a relatively easy victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night, Los Angeles is now sitting with a seven-game win streak and only one loss thus far. Last year, LeBron James got his new team off […]

LeBron James has teamed up with several talented superstars over the course of his career, but his latest pairing with Anthony Davis on the Los Angeles Lakers seems to be a match made in heaven. James’ former coach Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra certainly thinks so, as he shared his two cents on the AD-LeBron […]

LeBron James has become the third player to amass 1,000 20-point games in an NBA career, doing so after scoring a 3-pointer with less than four minutes remaining against the Miami Heat. James scored the deep triple off an Anthony Davis assist, bringing his game tally to 22 markers. He finished the game with 25 […]

Shannon Sharpe has built a reputation as one of the most loyal fans of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. Even though he’s working as an NBA analyst for FOX Sports, he still finds ways to show his support for the four-time MVP. He actually believes that Bron is the greatest basketball player of all-time. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is 100 percent again, which is why he’s playing like the best player in the world once more. A serious groin injury forced James to miss 17 consecutive games last season. Although he came back on Jan. 31, it was clear LeBron still wasn’t at 100 percent. […]

Through the Los Angeles Lakers’ first seven games of the season, superstar forward LeBron James is playing great defense. James wasn’t his usual self on defense last season for the Lakers because of his groin injury. Now that he’s healthy again and has Anthony Davis by his side, LeBron looks engaged on defense and that […]

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat notched 30 points in the first half against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. Those 30 points in one half matched a feat not done by a Heat player since LeBron James was taking Miami to the NBA Finals every season: Jimmy Butler is the first Heat player with […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is used to getting more wide open looks since LeBron James joined the team last season. With the team adding a lot of fresh faces this year, the third year player bared that some of his new teammates are still getting used to playing with a superstar of James’ […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has been so impressed with star forward LeBron James’ defense. Now that he’s healthy again, James is playing stellar defense, something Vogel — a defense-minded coach — loves to see. “(LeBron is) working really hard … I couldn’t be more impressed with his commitment on that end and […]

There is plenty of talk happening when it comes to who the greatest player is of all time. Since NBA players play in different eras, it’s hard to say whether Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is better than six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan or top scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. However, James’ former teammate Channing Frye […]

The cornucopia of nuggets stemming from the breakup between Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors are slowly trickling out week after week. The latest, a conversation between coach Steve Kerr and Bill Simmons of The Ringer, revealed Durant needed recognition and the validation for besting LeBron James in the NBA Finals. Durant helped the […]

Three-time champion Dwyane Wade fired back at critics who feel that Lakers superstar LeBron James is washed. James, who is a long-time friend and former teammate of Wade, put on a fantastic show in Tuesday night’s 118-112 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The King logged 35 minutes, scoring a team-high 30 points on 10-of-19 shooting […]

LeBron James continues to prove the haters wrong. In their game against the Chicago Bulls last night, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar notched his third triple-double in as many games. With that, James made history for the Purple and Gold by becoming the first Laker since Magic Johnson to register three consecutive trip-doubles. James led […]

Some people love him, while some hate him. But whatever people do, they always pay attention to LeBron James. Some fans at the United Center in Chicago were having some fun heckling The King while he was on the bench in the Los Angeles Lakers – Chicago Bulls showdown last night. James, in jest, savagely […]