LeBron James Articles - Page 237

On Sunday, ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan published an in-depth look at the various ways in which Rajon Rondo has impacted the Los Angeles Lakers and other teams — on and off the floor, for good and bad — over his NBA career. Like his Lakers teammate, LeBron James, Rondo’s best asset may be his brain. But […]

LeBron James revealed he had some trouble getting shuteye on Friday after the Los Angeles Lakers went up 2-0 over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. With Game 3 set to take place on Sunday, The King fired himself up by channeling in his inner Morgan Freeman. James tweeted a Morgan Freeman dialogue from […]

Former NBA player Nick Young voiced out his own take on the GOAT conversation between Michael Jordan and Lebron James. The 12-year veteran compared the two greats based on the level of competitions they went against throughout their careers, ultimately ruling in favor of LeBron James Swaggy P shared his thoughts via Twitter: To me […]

Many have stated that ‘Father Time’ is undefeated, but LeBron James continues to be an outlier in that conversation. Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, is impressed by James’ ability to age tremendously: “Charles Barkley always says ‘Father Time is undefeated’ but LeBron is putting up a hell of a fight […]

Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel is certainly no Pat Riley, Gregg Popovich or Doc Rivers. For Rick Pitino, that’s exactly what he wants and exactly what the Los Angeles Lakers need. Talking with the New York Post, Pitino noted how the league has changed, and how the outspoken coaches are not the type that […]

The main reason Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis have meshed so well together in their first year as teammates is because both future Hall of Famers aren’t afraid to hold each other accountable. In the past, some of James’ teammates on the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat were afraid to call […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James and Seattle Storm legend Sue Bird are in their 17th seasons in their respective sports. Both are future Hall of Famers who continue to set records. James is seemingly defying father time in his 17th season in the NBA and second with the Lakers. The King led […]

Is Kevin Durant of the Nets to blame for Kyrie Irving looking down on LeBron James of the Lakers in the clutch? That’s what Kendrick Perkins thinks. Going on ESPN’s NBA Hoop Streams, Perkins called out Durant for allowing Irving to make a comment like he did on Durant’s podcast. “As much as I believe […]

Retired boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, who ended his career undefeated after winning titles in five different weight classes, told Shannon Sharpe that he’s picking Michael Jordan over LeBron James in the NBA GOAT debate. During their chat on Undisputed, Sharpe asked Mayweather about his opinion on who is the greatest NBA player of all time. […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the 2020 NBA Finals to take a 2-0 series lead, LeBron James was asked to react to Udonis Haslem’s angry rant at Heat players during the third quarter. James, who won two championships with Haslem on the Heat in 2012 and 2013, […]

ESPN’s Rachel Nichols caught up with Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James shortly after the final buzzer of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday. Nichols asked LeBron about what he told teammate Anthony Davis just moments earlier, but as it turns out, the three-time NBA champ was not in a very sharing mood. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis continued to make history in their 124-114 Game 2 win over the Miami Heat. James scored a game-high 33 points on 14-of-25 shooting, while Davis dropped 32 points on an extremely efficient 15-of-20 night. According to Justin Kubatko of StatMuse, Friday night became the 8th time […]

The Los Angeles Lakers secured a huge win on Friday against the Miami Heat, as they moved to just two wins away from securing the title. LeBron James came out with yet another outstanding performance, and as it turns out, he’s had quite a hangover following the victory. James took to Twitter to express his […]

One of the Los Angeles Lakers’ issues heading into the postseason is how their offense drops off when LeBron James heads to the bench. That hasn’t been the case in the 2020 playoffs, with Anthony Davis’ emerging dominance on that end of the floor. Colin Ward-Henninger of CBS Sports details how Davis’ play has elevated […]

The utter dominance of the Anthony Davis and LeBron James dynamic duo for the Los Angeles Lakers was on full display on Friday, as they led L.A. to another lopsided victory against the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Naturally, the comparisons between them and the previous glorious pairing of Kobe Bryant […]

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith had some high praise for Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons, recently labeling him the second coming of LeBron James. That is, of course, under the presumption that Simmons is able to develop his mid-range game. Smith made his argument on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Friday: “It’s very simple,” Smith started. “If […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James prefers to keep his post-game conversation with Anthony Davis private, in the aftermath of his team’s 124-114 triumph against the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday. Asked by Rachel Nichols after the hard-fought win what he said to AD, LeBron refused to divulge any […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the way for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, as they took down the Miami Heat, 124-114, in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The pair combined for 65 markers, and at this point, there’s no denying that the two have become reminiscent of the dominance exhibited by the […]

Somewhere out there, Kobe Bryant is making his infamous scowl. The Los Angeles Lakers are now two wins away from the title after their convincing Game 2 win over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, and it looks like the Black and Yellow suits the Purple and Gold really well. The Lakers are still […]

The Miami Heat have dropped the first two games of the 2020 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Judging by this intriguing LeBron James statistic, it looks like his former team is in more trouble than they might realize. This will be LeBron James's 1st 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals 😳 — […]

When Kyrie Irving recently stated that by playing alongside Kevin Durant with the Brooklyn Nets, this is the first time in his career that he’s no longer the number one option in the clutch, the first person on everyone’s mind was LeBron James. Because why not, right? NBA analyst Jalen Rose weighed in on Irving’s […]

Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins believes Anthony Davis compliments LeBron James better than any other teammate The King has played with during his legendary career, even the great Dwyane Wade. Upon seeing Perkins’ tweet, Wade responded and actually agreed with Big Perk. I agree Big Perk https://t.co/59qWoMz7y9 — DWade (@DwyaneWade) October 3, 2020 Dwyane […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James had a hilarious reaction while Kyle Kuzma was in the air, trying to make a Magic Johnson-type pass in Game 2 of the Finals against the Miami Heat. Take a look: Bron knew this Kuz pass had no chance 💀 pic.twitter.com/eWWH6oNbWP — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 3, […]

Los Angeles Lakers star small forward LeBron James got disrespected by the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the 2020 Finals in the first quarter. The Heat left James wide open from beyond the arc, and The King made them pay. Take a look: Imagine running back on defense and not picking up LeBron James…pic.twitter.com/RvxXgoXMxh […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is still playing at an unbelievable level at 35 years old, and Steve Kerr believes he is playing better than he did at the peak of his career. Despite the age difference from then and now, Kerr claimed that James is a “way better player” today than he was […]

Kevin Durant was involved in headlines on Thursday after Kyrie Irving—his running mate on the Brooklyn Nets—made some interesting remarks that pertained to Durant. Just a day after Irving’s controversial comments, Durant listed his top five MVP seasons of all time. In an interesting piece in The Players’ Tribune, former NBA small forward Dorell Wright […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had some of the greatest two-man combos of all time. Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe and Pau Gasol, and the list could go on. Now the Lakers are a few wins away from their 17th title with another great duo leading the way. On […]

Kendrick Perkins is not sold on Kyrie Irving’s explanation regarding comments he made Thursday on Kevin Durant’s podcast. Irving said he has always felt like the best offensive option at the end of games, noting Durant’s late-game presence should take some pressure off him when the duo begin their Brooklyn Nets tenure next year. Fans […]

With NBA fans locked in at home during the NBA restart, several players earned a boost in their social media following. But it’s still Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James who reigns supreme. Per Alex Kennedy of BasketballNews.Com, James acquired some four million followers on Twitter and Instagram since the NBA season resumed on July […]

News flash: LeBron James is a great basketball player. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar continues to climb up the ladder of all-time records in the NBA Playoffs. He is already first in wins, points, steals, and minutes, second in triple-doubles and three-point field goals, and third in assists. Yet it seems the number of his […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James continues to make history, both on and off the basketball court. Per CNN, James’ More Than a Vote initiative has recruited 10,000 volunteer poll workers in largely Black electoral districts in November. More Than a Vote — a voting rights organization led by NBA star LeBron James — signed […]

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold had a stellar touchdown run on Thursday Night Football against the Denver Broncos to kick off Week 4 of the NFL season. It was so spectacular that Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James took to Twitter to react to the […]

In Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, JR Smith forgot the score of the game and dribbled the ball out to the perimeter after grabbing an offensive rebound off of a George Hill missed free-throw. The game went into overtime, where the Warriors won, and Cavs […]

Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets made headlines on Thursday after making some remarks that some believed were directed toward LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite the way his comments were construed, Irving fired back at reports that said he took shots at James on his Instagram. "Why must it always be brother […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran forward Markieff Morris called Anthony Davis the best player in the world despite LeBron James being on the roster. Davis, who is coming off a monster Game 1 against the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals, says Morris actually tells him he’s the best player in the game all the […]

LeBron James is currently playing in his 10th NBA Finals, he’s seen pretty much everything at this point in his career. It was no shock to see that he and the entire Los Angeles Lakers team seemed so ready for the moment during Game 1 of the NBA Finals. However, there was a turning point […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James won Game 1 of the NBA Finals in dominating fashion over the Miami Heat. Anthony Davis played like he had been waiting for this game his entire life. On the daily Locked On NBA Podcast, host Ben Golliver (Washington Post) and Nick Angstadt (Locked On Mavericks) explained how […]

LeBron James and Jae Crowder had some heated moments during Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals on Wednesday, but James thought nothing of it. The 35-year-old was asked about his history with Crowder but said competing against his former teammate is no different from anybody else. LeBron James and Jae Crowder got into it […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James reflected on the valuable lessons he learned during his first NBA Finals in 2007. James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in that series, and LeBron said he appreciated how San Antonio paid attention to the details and played as if they had something […]