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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, musing on the potential permutations of an NBA return in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, reiterated in a podcast aired Thursday he wouldn’t relish competing without fans in the stands. “What is the word ‘sport’ without ‘fan’?” James said on the “Road Trippin’” podcast put out via his Uninterrupted multimedia platform. “There’s no excitement. There’s no crying. There’s no joy. There’s no […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James will skip Thursday’s game against the last-place Golden State Warriors because of a groin injury, the Los Angeles Lakers announced on Wednesday. A spokesman for the team made the announcement in a news release on their Twitter social media page. There were no details on the extent of the injury. “LeBron James (sore groin) is out for tomorrow’s game at Golden State. Anthony Davis (sore left elbow) […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James outgunned Zion Williamson as the Los Angeles Lakers returned to action just 24 hours after the searing emotion of Kobe Bryant’s memorial service. James, who earlier Tuesday said he was “emotionally a wreck” following Bryant’s death last month in a helicopter crash, scored a season-high 40 points in a 118-109 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at the Staples Center. On Monday, the venue had hosted a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James delivered the go-ahead jumper with 30 seconds left to help lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics as the two decorated franchises renewed their historic rivalry on Sunday. The NBA powerhouses went down to the wire in a back-and-forth thriller Sunday in front of a crowd of almost 19,000 at the Staples Center arena. Boston and Los Angeles have 33 NBA […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James and injured superstars Steph Curry and Kevin Durant were named on Monday in a 44-strong pool of players in contention for spots on the United States Olympic basketball team. A statement from USA Basketball named three-time Olympic champion James and Los Angeles Lakers team-mate Anthony Davis in the player group, which will eventually be whittled down to a 12-man roster. “This is the first step in USA […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — NBA superstar LeBron James said Monday he was “heartbroken and devastated” over the death of Kobe Bryant, vowing in an Instagram post to continue Bryant’s legacy with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion in 20 seasons with the Lakers, died Sunday at age 41 in a helicopter crash only hours after Lakers star James overtook him for third on the league’s all-time scoring list. “I’m heartbroken […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James stretched his overall lead in NBA All-Star Game fan balloting to 149,564 votes over Dallas guard Luka Doncic in returns revealed Thursday. It appears that James and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo will be captains for next month’s 69th NBA All-Star Game on February 16 at Chicago as they were for last year’s all-star contest, in which Team LeBron beat Team Giannis 178-164. Five-time […]
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) – LeBron James is expected to return on December 25 to the lineup of the Los Angeles Lakers, who are coming off their most one-sided defeat of the NBA season. James missed a 128-104 loss to the visiting Denver Nuggets on Sunday because of a strained chest muscle. The defeat was the third straight loss for the first place Lakers, who are also hoping that Anthony Davis can suit up on Wednesday when […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles superstar LeBron James Thursday defended the late-game celebrations that saw him hop off the sidelines in his stockinged feet to cheer as his teammates wrapped up an NBA victory in Utah. James, his work over for the night after he scored 20 points in just under 30 minutes on court, had autographed his shoes and handed them over to two young fans as the game wound down. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 30 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and passed off 11 assists on Tuesday, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 118-112 comeback NBA victory at Chicago with his third consecutive triple-double. Anthony Davis produced a season-low 15 points on 6-of-15 shooting with seven rebounds in a return to his hometown, but James surged in the final minutes as the Lakers unleashed a 29-4 fourth-quarter run. It was only […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James had a triple double and Danny Green hit a buzzer beater to force overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Dallas Mavericks 119-110 on Friday. James, a 15-time all star, finished with a season high 39 points and added 16 assists and 12 rebounds for the Lakers. “After the injury last year I wasn’t myself,” said James. “I heard it all. I heard it all […]
by Dan Martin SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — For two raucous hours on Thursday night, Chinese fans and US basketball stars called a timeout on the increasingly bitter clash of values between their countries and let sport take over. In stark contrast to the war of words over an NBA executive’s support for Hong Kong democracy protests, Chinese fans filled an 18,000-seat Shanghai arena to revel in the NBA’s high-flying razzle-dazzle. The exhibition game between the […]
