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16 Dec

James Returns In Lakers’ Win Against Memphis

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LeBron James scored 18 points as he returned from a two-game absence in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-100 win against the Memphis Grizzlies. The 39-year-old missed last Sunday’s match against Portland and Friday’s game against Minnesota because of “personal reasons” and a sore foot. Lakers coach JJ Redick said on Friday that he was unsure when James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, would return. However, the Lakers announced 45 minutes before tip-off against the Grizzlies that James was available to start. James displayed little rustiness as he finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in 34 minutes. The four-time NBA…

04 Jul

James Signs Two-Year Deal To Stick With Lakers – Reports

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LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, has agreed to sign a two-year, $104-million maximum contract to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. Both ESPN and The Athletic, citing sources, said four-times NBA champion James would have a player option for the 2025-26 season and a no-trade clause. James’s decision to stick with the Lakers, who drafted his son last week, was hardly a surprise as several outlets reported over the weekend that he intended to opt out of his $51.4-million player option for next season and seek a new deal with the team.…

28 Jun

Lebron James’ Son Bronny Drafted By Dad’s LA Lakers

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Bronny James was picked in the second round of the NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers where he could play alongside his legendary father LeBron. The 19-year-old was the 55th choice of the draft in New York on Thursday after weeks of speculation about which team he would end up on. Four-time NBA champion LeBron, 39, is probably entering the final year of his career and could become a free agent this summer by declining his $51.4m (£40.6m) player option when the window opens at the end of June. However, that prospect seems remote given the the four-time NBA…

25 Mar

NBA: Anthony Davis and LeBron James Lead LA Lakers To Win Over Indiana Pacers

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Anthony Davis and LeBron James starred as the Los Angeles Lakers put in their highest-scoring performance in 37 years to hold off the Indiana Pacers. The Lakers won 150-145 with 36 points and 16 rebounds from Davis, while James added 26 points and 10 assists. Indiana scored 46 points in the final quarter but the Lakers hit 10 in the last minute for a third successive win. “We allowed them to score 145 so it was terrible defensively but we can do what we want offensively,” said Davis. “But we’ve got to defend, especially when we’ve got a team [in…

25 Oct

NBA: LeBron James Logs 29 Minutes In Lakers Loss To Denver Nuggets

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LeBron James opened up his 21st season by being limited to 29 minutes in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 119-107 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Lakers coach Darvin Ham said the tapered workload for the 38-year-old superstar is part of the team’s plan moving forward. “It’s easy with him to get caught up in the emotion of the game and you tend to forget you want to play these long stretches, but in order for him to be as effective as possible, we have to be mindful of the minute output and how long his stretches are,” Ham said.…

10 Feb

NBA: After Pulling Down Abdul-Jabbar, Certainly, LeBron Has To Be The GOAT?

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He calls himself the King, and with all his achievements from year one to 20, it checks out. But even to him, clocking 38,388 seemed impossible. “It’s still mind-boggling to myself. I’ve set goals throughout my whole career – I wanted to be rookie of the year, I wanted to be MVP in this league, I wanted to win the championship, be an All-Star. I wanted to lead the league in assists and make the all-defensive team and be defensive player of the year. “[But] I’ve never said I wanted to lead the league in scoring, or for sure I…

08 Feb

LeBron James Is NBA All-Time Scorer

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Lakers forward LeBron James is now the NBA’s all-time scoring record-holder, after hitting 36 points versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. LeBron needed only 36 points on the night, after breaking the 38k barrier only 3 weeks prior, and it took him 26 minutes on the night to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was courtside and watching. “A record which has stood for almost 40 years, and no one thought will be broken, has now been broken. LeBron, you are now the NBA’s all-time scoring leader,” Adam Silver said on the court some five minutes after LeBron toppled 38,378. With a fadeaway,…

19 Jan

NBA: How Long Till LeBron James Overtakes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar As All-time Scorer?

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On January 16, LeBron James became only the second player in the history of the NBA to hit 38,000 career points. The Lakers forward needed only points versus the Philadelphia 76ers to break the mark, but went on to make 35. On the following game day, LeBron saw his career point tally improve with his 48-point performance against the Houston Rockets – pushing his tally to 38,072, leaving him 315 points behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. So how long till LeBron unseats the former Lakers centre as all-time scorer of the franchise? In his last five games for the Lakers, LeBron has contributed…

17 Jan

NBA: LeBron James Surpasses 38,000 Points

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Lakers forward, LeBron James has passed 38,000 NBA points in their loss to the 76ers. Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has scored more points than LeBron James. James scored the 38,000th point of his career with a jump shot in Sunday’s game with the 76ers. Prior to the game, he needed only 11 points to become only the second player to go beyond the 38k mark in the franchise. He scored 35. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1614818304052412416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1614818304052412416%7Ctwgr%5Ea35db4b40c2bfd4a51b8c6deff1867b912a3170f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fnba-lebron-james-surpasses-38000-points%2F Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points in a career which saw him win six rings. James, with four, needs 363 points to surpass the record of the old-timer. https://twitter.com/espn/status/1614818130768846849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1614818130768846849%7Ctwgr%5Ea35db4b40c2bfd4a51b8c6deff1867b912a3170f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fnba-lebron-james-surpasses-38000-points%2F What does…