LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James has been suspended for one game following his bloody clash with Detroit Pistons player Isaiah Stewart, the NBA said Monday. Los Angeles Lakers star James was ejected for only the second time in his career after wildly lashing out at Stewart during Sunday’s victory over the Pistons. Stewart was left with blood pouring from a facial injury following the flashpoint, and needed to be restrained repeatedly by […]
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Rejuvenated LeBron, Lakers eye return to NBA summit
by Rob Woollard LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers launch their bid to return to the summit of the NBA on Tuesday with a new roster and a rejuvenated mindset after a badly needed first full off-season in two years. A year ago, James had only just finished leading the Lakers to their 16th NBA championship with a 4-2 series victory over the Miami Heat after a grueling […]
King LeBron reigns again as new ‘Space Jam’ tops N.America box office
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — New Warner Bros. release “Space Jam: A New Legacy” rocketed to the top of the North American box office over the weekend, taking in $31.7 million in the best showing of a family film since Covid first hammered the industry. The live action/animated movie — a sequel nearly 25 years after the original “Space Jam” with Michael Jordan — has NBA superstar LeBron James teaming up with Bugs Bunny […]
LeBron’s days on Team USA likely done says Colangelo
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — NBA superstar LeBron James has probably played his final game for the United States national team, according to USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo. James, a 36-year-old playmaker for the Los Angeles Lakers, is a two-time Olympic gold medal winner and four-time NBA champion, but he has opted out of the past two Olympic cycles. “Father Time takes its toll,” Colangelo said of James on ESPN on Wednesday. “If […]
LeBron blasts NBA as playoff injuries mount
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James slammed the NBA on Wednesday as Clippers star Kawhi Leonard became the latest player forced out of the playoffs by injury. James took to Twitter to offer an angry “I Told You So” to the league, blaming the increase in injuries on the shortest off-season ever, which has been followed by a compressed schedule for the 2020-21 campaign. “They all didn’t wanna listen […]
LeBron returns as Lakers stay in playoff hunt
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James made a successful return from injury as the Los Angeles Lakers kept alive their hopes of an automatic NBA playoff spot with a 122-115 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. James finished with 24 points while Anthony Davis led the scoring with 28 as the Lakers served notice that they have no intention of surrendering their NBA crown without a fight as the postseason approaches. Saturday’s […]
Lakers aim to have LeBron healthy for playoffs
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James will miss the Los Angeles Lakers’ crosstown duel with the Clippers on Thursday as the reigning NBA champions aim to get their superstar healthy for the playoffs. “He’s out for the Clippers. He’ll be day-to-day after that,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel told reporters on Wednesday, two days after James sat out the Lakers’ win over the Denver Nuggets because of soreness in his injured right ankle in […]
Lakers’ LeBron James named NBA Finals MVP
ORLANDO, United States (AFP) — LeBron James was named Most Valuable Player of the 2020 NBA Finals after powering the Los Angeles Lakers to their 17th championship with a victory over the Miami Heat. It’s the fourth time in four championship runs that James has captured MVP honors, after he did so with Miami in 2012 and 2013 and with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. © Agence France-Presse
LeBron not thinking about legacy as Lakers chase NBA title
ORLANDO, United States (AFP) — LeBron James says he is not thinking about his basketball legacy as he closes in on a fourth NBA Finals victory with the Los Angeles Lakers here Friday. James is within touching distance of yet another championship as the Lakers head into game five in Orlando with a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven series against the Miami Heat. But while a fourth championship ring is certain to stir debate about […]
LeBron savors ‘winning time’ after Lakers victory
ORLANDO, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Lakers maintained their remarkable fourth quarter winning streak as they secured the game four victory over Miami on Tuesday that left them on the brink of a 17th NBA crown. The Lakers took a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series after holding off a physical Miami side in a hard-fought contest to close out a 102-06 win in Orlando. The result extended the Lakers’ record of […]
LeBron’s Lakers steamroll Blazers, Heat close out Pacers
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — LeBron James finished with 30 points and 10 assists to help the Los Angeles Lakers roll over the Portland Trail Blazers 135-115 in game four of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Monday. Anthony Davis tallied 18 points, five rebounds, and five assists before leaving the contest in the third quarter with back spasms as the top-seeded Lakers seized a 3-1 lead in the series. “I am proud of […]
Basketball star LeBron James looks to promote African-American voting rights
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Basketball star LeBron James announced Wednesday that he and several other professional athletes plan to found a charitable organization to protect black Americans’ voting rights, five months ahead of the country’s presidential election, The New York Times reported. The move also comes as mammoth protests have swept the United States and the world calling for an end to hundreds of years of racial discrimination against black people. “We feel like […]





