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Oftentimes in the NBA, the difference between good players and great players is the real estate in between their two ears. The most underrated aspect of a player's overall greatness is their basketball brain and their ability to process everything on and off the floor. In the case of some all-time greats, their basketball IQ is so powerful that it propels them beyond just great players into arguably the best player of all time. That is precisely the case with Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who has made a living by leveraging his intelligence to remain dominant for 23 seasons. Advertisement Shumpert compares LeBron to ChatGPT Former teammate Iman Shumpert saw it firsthand when playing alongside him with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the best way he can describe it is to liken "The King" to artificial intelligence supercomputer ChatGPT. "This is the best way I can describe it. He is Chat GPT. You can ask him anything, he knows. He knows the coac hes, as...

Former Lakers champion Byron Scott seems to think it's probably time for LeBron James to move on from the Purple and Gold. Speaking as a guest on Power 106 Los Angeles on Thursday, Scott and co-host Concrete discussed James's recent claim that today's NBA is more challenging than the NBA of the 1980s and 90s. "Listen, you know I'm a big LeBron fan," Scott said. "But that was laughable to me when I heard that. I said, 'Wait a minute. So you saying that it's easier to play in the 80s than it is today?'" "The game was so much more physical then," Scott went on, adding that the "pace of the game was just as fast as it is today." "So I just thought it was laughable, you know, coming from one of the greatest players that ever played the game to say that it is harder to play now than it was then." Then, Concrete asked the ex-Showtime Laker if he was "ready" to see Bron go from L.A. Scott sat for a minu...

Sports media loves a good rivalry, and few deliver like the one between ESPN's Stephen A. Smith and NBA icon LeBron James. This week, Smith dropped a bombshell in an interview that has everyone talking, or at least scrolling past it. He laid out his feelings plain and simple, but the real twist? A lot of basketball followers seem ready to move on from the whole thing. Let's get right into the details! The Latest Shot in the Long-Running Feud Stephen A. Smith sat down with Graham Bensinger on the podcast "In Depth with Graham Bensinger" for a chat that aired on 26th February 2026. At 58, Smith didn't hold back when the topic turned to his rocky history with the 41-year-old Lakers star. "We don't like each other. The world needs to know that," Smith declared, adding that he hoped James was tuning in. He brought up old wounds, saying James "crossed the line" over comments involving his son, Bronny James. Smith insisted he never...

Magic star Desmond Bane joins legendary LeBron James, Kevin Durant list with historic February stats appeared first on ClutchPoints . Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred S ource by clicking here . The Orlando Magic fell 113-108 to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night after surrendering a 19-point second-half lead, but Desmond Bane 's historic February continued despite the defeat. Advertisement Bane scored 30 points, adding six rebounds, four assists and two steals in 38 minutes. He shot 12-for-19 from the field and 6-for-10 from 3-point range without attempting a free throw, finishing with a team-high plus-9 rating. Following the game, Magic writer Josh Cohen noted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Bane had entered rare statistical company . "The @OrlandoMagic's Desmond Bane became the sixth player in @NBA history to score 250-plus points while shooting 59-plus percent from the field overall and 49-plus percent from 3-point range (min. 10 3-point attempts) in the ...

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Phoenix Suns in Arizona. LeBron James had five points, three rebounds and two assists while shooting 2/7 from the field in his first 19 minutes of playing time. The Lakers still led by a score of 60-49 at halftime. LeBron James Made NBA History In First Half With his second rebound of the game, James made NBA history by moving ahead of Dennis Rodman for 22nd on the all-time rebounding list . Witness King James wrote: "BREAKING: LeBron James (11,955) just passed Dennis Rodman for 23rd on the NBA's All-Time rebounding list… 🤯" BREAKING: LeBron James (11,955) just passed Dennis Rodman for 23rd on the NBA's All-Time rebounding list… 🤯 LeBron James Continued Dominance James came into the night with averages of 21.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 49.9% from the field and 30.4% from three-point range in 39 games. At 41, the four-time...

The U.S. Men's Hockey team defeated Canada to win the gold medal on Sunday on the 46th anniversary of the famous Miracle on Ice win over the Soviet Union. That's the good kind of sports anniversary. We're just over a week away from the one-year anniversary of LeBron James confronting Stephen A. Smith over comments the broadcaster had made over his son Bronny. That's the kind of sports anniversary that we don't really need to be celebrating. Things have been relatively quiet between LeBron and Stephen A. for the past few months, or at least, things haven't gotten as personal as they did around this time last year. Unfortunately, in Stephen A.'s world, quiet is a foreign word, so basketball fans around the world knew it wouldn't last. Advertisement He appeared on In Depth with Graham Bensinger this week, and of course the subject of LeBron had to come up. Just in case anybody didn't know how he regarded the four-time MVP, the First Take host ga...

On previous occasions, Stephen A. Smith has responded with hostility towards LeBron James since they butt heads at a Lakers game. But time heals old wounds. The ESPN head honcho, through a brotherhood around him, has made peace. He doesn't have a great relationship with James. But Smith is done holding a grudge. He's turned towards appreciation. During a segment on 'In Depth with Graham Bensinger', the ESPN analyst spoke openly about his rift with the Lakers star. Stephen A. Smith still feels James' comments were a "low blow". However, as the Akron Hammer closes in on the end of his career, Smith would rather raise awareness about his impact. Advertisement "People like me have benefited because he gives us something to talk about. And he's provided a leve l of entertainment that has made an exponential amount of lives better," said Smith on In Depth with Graham Bensinger . He puts him among the pantheons of greats. The Michael Jordans, ...

In Eric's words, "Beyond James' next team as a player, there's a rumor going around the league that he will be the face of the NBA's expansion team in Las Vegas. One line of thinking is that he might retire, and his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, might sell the rest of his agency to UTA (United Talent Agency). With financial backing, they then might look to step into ownership roles." With Laker's dwindling form, LeBron has to repeatedly face questions about his potential retirement. Recently, in a post match press conference, the basketball player had said, "I haven't even thought to the point of a farewell tour or whatever the case may be because I haven't had that conversation with myself and my family on when it's over". Some reports also hint at team change, suggesting his home team, Cleveland Cavaliers as the destination where LeBron might sign off from. This was the first team in his career where he played from 2003 to 2...

By OLIVER SALT, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 17:58 GMT, 24 February 2026 | Updated: 18:04 GMT, 24 February 2026 LeBron James ' dream Beverly Hills home is finally coming together almost six years after he demolished the $37million mansion previously on the land. Back in September 2020, the NBA legend purchased the lavish 1930s property once owned by Katharine Hepburn and immediately tore it down amid plans to erect his own pad. James eventually received the green light to begin construction work on the plot of land in the summer of 2023, which initially moved slowly after he locked down the relevant permits. Though less than three years on, his giant  California palace is starting to take shape. New photos obtained by the Daily Mail show off the astonishing size of LeBron's soon-to-be-completed property, which covers a massive 2.5 acre plot. The hilltop...

The Los Angeles Lakers' inconsistent run of form continued with yet another loss on Tuesday night. What made the 110-109 defeat to the Orlando Magic even more tragic was the fact that LA had all but gotten the game in the bag at the clutch. The ball was, after all, in the palms of their most experienced general, LeBron James. With just seconds left in the game, Wendell Carter Jr. scored to hand the Magic the lead. The Lakers then called a timeout with 6.7 seconds on the clock, following which, LeBron passed the ball to an in-form Luka Doncic beyond the 3-point line. Doncic, however, refused to shoot, instead choosing to dribble as precious seconds flew by. Advertisement By the time the Slovenian star looked up, he was double-teamed by Pablo Banchero and Anthony Black. Doncic passed the ball back to LeBron at this point, who had Jonathan Isaac on his tail. With 2.9 seconds remaining on the clock, the 4-time NBA champion shot a fadeaway 3-pointer and missed. After the game, when L...