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Monday night marked the 31st regular season matchup between two of the greatest small forwards to ever play the sport of basketball, as LeBron James and Kevin Durant set out to do battle once more. In the end, James took home his 20th regular season victory over Durant after the Los Angeles Lakers shut down the latter en route to a 100-92 victory. Durant faced an aggressive defensive scheme from the Lakers that was geared towards getting the ball out of his hands, and he was held to two points in the second half as a result. This fueled a late-game surge from LA, which allowed them to build a more comfortable cushion for the third-seed in the Western Conference. After the game, James gave Durant the biggest form of respect by saying that every version of the Rockets star is difficult to guard and every single game, he commands as much respect as the Lakers gave him on Monday. "S**t, every version. He continues to get better and better," James said, via @ohnohedidnt...

LeBron James put his body on the line in Saturday's win over the Denver Nuggets, and he paid the consequences. The Los Angeles Lakers star posted a photo on Instagram of a floor burn from when he dove for the ball in the overtime victory. James' diving recovery of the loose ball came at a crucial moment. The Lakers trailed by one point with just under a minute to go, and had Denver come up with the ball, it could've started to put the game away. Instead, Los Angeles' ended up sending the game into overtime, where it won on a Luka Dončić game-winner. Physical sacrifices aren't the only ones James is making these days. He said last week that he's willing to give up posting big numbers if it leads to wins. "I mean, if it benefits others, it benefits the team. The team is most important," James told reporters . "Everybody's successful when we win. So yeah, it is a sacrifice. I know what I'm capable of still doing as an individual, bu...

Recently, the Los Angeles Lakers picked up their fifth straight win with an overtime home victory over the Denver Nuggets. This was an epic contest that featured a game-tying shot from Austin Reaves in regulation, and a game-winning jumper from Luka Doncic in the final seconds of the extra period. The Lakers had Doncic, Reaves, and LeBron James all on the floor on Saturday, which has been somewhat of a rarity this season. Recently, The Ringer's Bill Simmons broke down why he believes that James' m ulti-game absence of a couple weeks ago was actually a positive thing for Los Angeles. "They had a timely LeBron injury, as weird as that sounds. He only left for a couple of games. It reset the calibration, and he came back, and it's been interesting to watch him reinvent himself as this basically third option. Can I rebound? Make some hustle plays?" said Simmons, per The Ringer on X, formerly Twitter. Indeed, many have noticed that James has appeared more wil...

The Los Angeles Lakers have been rolling. They've won five straight games, and they'll look to push that number to six when they travel to Houston to take on the Rockets on Monday night. When it comes to LeBron James' status for the game in Houston, we can expect the star forward to be out on the floor. James isn't listed on the official injury report , indicating that he'll be available to play.  In fact, the only player listed on the injury report for the game for L.A. is Maxi Kleber, who has been ruled out with a back strain.  James played in L.A.'s last two games, but he missed the three before that due to a combination of left foot arthritis and a right hip contusion.  On the season, James has played in 46 games for L.A. and posted averages of 21.3 points, 7.0 assists 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals per performance.  The matchup between L.A. and Houston will be important when it comes to playoff positioning in the Western ...

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers kept their winning ways going with an impressive overtime home win over the Denver Nuggets. It wasn't always pretty for the Lakers, but ultimately, they got the game into the extra frame thanks to a perfectly executed play from Austin Reaves, and then won it on a late Luka Doncic jumper. At one point in the game, a heartwarming moment occurred when a young fan was captured on the Crypto.com Arena jumbotron showing his enthusiasm for the game. After the game, the kid was given a shoutout by none other than LeBron James himself. "It was a great atmosphere. … That little kid on the jumbotron was definitely – I looked up there – I think he's the reason why we won tonight," said James, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN on X, formerly Twitter. The young fan was not the only person in attendance thrilled by what he saw on Saturday, as Los Angeles picked up its fifth straight win, against a quality opponent in Denver at that. The La...

LeBron James walked onto the Crypto.com Arena, sporting another shiny patch on his jersey for breaking the all-time field goals record. However, the timing added a little extra irony and raised a lot more eyebrows. After all, the Lakers were going against the Chicago Bulls, a team forever tied to 'The'Michael Jordan. So, while James, at 41, is still stacking records, many couldn't help but look at other stats and ask: Does LeBron deserve such recognition that no other legend, not even Jordan, ever received? In the latest episode of the WFAN Sports Radio program, Craig Carton joined the team of doubters and shared his displeasure about LeBron James getting honored by the NBA with another jersey patch. Advertisement "The most narcissistic athlete in the history of all sports," Carton began. "I decided to call up the NBA again and tell them now that he has, I think, made the most field goals in the history of the NBA, which is clearly a, you know, a compilin...

NEED TO KNOW LeBron James and the Lakers celebrated girl dads during their game against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, March 13 LeBron told reporters that the best lesson he's taught his daughter Zhuri is in the way he treats his wife Savannah and the other women in his life The NBA star said becoming a dad to daughter Zhuri "definitely softened me up a lot for sure" LeBron James said he's proud of the way he he shows up in his relationship with wife Savannah as the Lakers celebrated their annual girl dad night. After the Lakers 142-130 win over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, March 12, LeBron, 41, told reporters how the way he treats Savannah, 39, is one of the ways he honors his role as a girl dad to daughter Zhuri Nova , 11. When asked to share what he thinks is the best lesson he's taught Zhuri, LeBron replied, "The way I treat her mother. The love that I have inside the family, the accountability that I have inside the family, the way I think I treat...

LOS ANGELES – The crowd erupted when Lakers star Luka Dončić sank a baseline jumper to secure a127-125 overtime win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. The crowd gasped when Austin Reaves intentionally missed a second free throw. They then exhaled when Reaves grabbed a rebound and sank a floater to force overtime. Advertisement The crowd cheered when 41-year-old LeBron James dove on the floor to secure a looseball, while the Lakers trailed by one with 54.6 seconds left in regulation. Those three breath-taking moments explains he Lakers' current circumstances. The Lakers (42-35) hold a ½ game lead for the Western Conference's third seed. They have won five consecutive games, including three against playoff contenders. They have shown that Dončić, Reaves and James can all thrive among each other, individually and with their supporting cast. Fitting on a night when nearly every Lakers player made team-oriented plays, J ames dished off another assist to Do...

Before they climbed to the top of the mountain and achieved their dream of making it into the NBA,  LeBron James  and  Carmelo Anthony  were considered the best prospects in the country and are arguably the best high school phenoms of the 2000s. So it was no surprise that the ir highly anticipated 2002 matchup drew over 11,000 fans and was nationally televised. Advertisement James was already on the cover of Sports Illustrated and considered a future face of the NBA. He was widely regarded as the best prospect in the nation, with many arguing that no one has matched the hype and expectations since. LBJ went so far as to skip college and head straight to the league. On the other hand, Anthony was a standout at the legendary Oak Hill Academy in his senior year, ranking at the top of his class. Melo then took his talents to Syracuse for one year, where he led the college program to its only NCAA title. As they entered the NBA Draft, their hype and impact shattered the previous limits...

Lakers stars Luka Doncic and LeBron James On a night established to celebrate fathers and daughters, it was only fitting that two Lakers stars stole the show. A sellout crowd of nearly 19,000 fans all received hats as the Lakers hosted their third annual "Girl Dad Night," a celebration of girls in sports and the fathers who champion them. A black baseball cap with white stitching on the brim, featuring a white "L" logo and "GIRL DAD NIGHT" in yellow and white text, on a black surface. Luka Dončić coloring with daughter. LeBron James holding hands with his daughter Zhuri, both looking forward. Luka Doncic , father to 2-year-old Gabriela and newborn Olivia, produced the finest scoring performance of his young Lakers tenure, exploding for 51 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in the Lakers' 142-130 victory over the Bulls.  LeBron James , who returned to the lineup after missing the last three games, quietly stitched together another vintage all-aroun...