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Following a flurry of roster moves ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline, former Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith has speculated that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James could return to Cleveland to close out his career. Cleveland recently reshaped its roster by acquiring James Harden from the Los Angeles Clippers and adding Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis in a deal w ith the Sacramento Kings . The activity prompted Smith, a key member of the Cavaliers' 2016 NBA championship team, to weigh in on James' future during the latest episode of FanDuel's Run It Back. "I mean this is speculation. I don't know. This is all speculation, but we still got our group chat and all that. We still talk, but honestly, this is my opinion, but I think he goes back to Cleveland next year," Smith said. "Rides it out. Rides into the sunset. I don't think this is his last year. I think he doesn't have to keep playing, but I still think he has a lot left ...

LeBron James helped the Lakers easily defeat the Nets last night to close out their eight-game road trip with a 5-3 record, scoring 25 points and reminding fans that he can still do most of what he could do during his younger days. That was most apparent on a couple of fast breaks, one of which he finished with his trademark tomahawk dunk, and the other with a soaring two-hander that looked effortless. There's still so much to play for this season, as the Lakers are currently in an ostensible three-way tie for fifth in the West with the Suns and Wolves, and just three games behind the second-place Spurs. They also have legitimate reason to be optimistic about how they can close out the season. Advertisement It's difficult to live in the present, though, when so much about LeBron's future is unknown. Is he actually going to retire after this season ends? Could he possibly do that when he's still so productive? If LeBron does come back though, it's no guarantee ...

LOS ANGELES – LeBron James will reunite with US Olympic teammates Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry in a potent National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game line-up announced on Feb 3. A new-look All-Star Game will feature three teams – two made up of American players, and one from international players. The teams will play a round-robin mini-tournament before the top two sides face off in the final. Los Angeles Lakers star James, Golden State Warriors stalwart Curry and Houston Rockets' Durant – three pillars of the gold medal-winning team at the 2024 Olympics – will be joined by the Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks and LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard. The Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell and Norman Powell of the Miami Heat complete the line-up, known as the USA Stripes. The other squad – USA Stars – feature Detroit Pistons' Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards and Chet Holmgren ...

The NBA trade deadline arrives Thursday, and ahead of that, teams could see significant changes to their rosters as star players depart for new locations. The Los Angeles Lakers have been part of ongoing speculation, particularly regarding NBA superstar LeBron James and the team's desire to compete for championships. It's no secret that LeBron, 41, is nearing the end of his legendary basketball career, with rumors about retirement always in the mix. On Tuesday evening, his team participated in the latest leg of a lengthy road trip because the annual Grammy Awards ceremony was in Los Angeles. LeBron and company came away with a 125-109 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Read more: Draymond Green Gives Blunt Response to Trade Rumors After Warriors' Loss "At the end of the day, we're all professionals. We got a job to do, no matter what's going on, no matter what the outside noise is talking about. We come together, we prepare for each and every game. We go...

LeBron James ' time with the Los Angeles Lakers will reportedly come to an end this summer amid rumors of his soured relationship with the team's governor, Jeanie Buss. The NBA star has since reacted to rumors about their strained relationship, saying the claims don't "bother" him. Advertisement LeBron James also asserted that he has remained on the same page with Jeanie Buss despite the wild speculations plaguing them. LeBron James And Lakers To Go Their Separate Ways, Insider Reveals MEGA LeBron James would reportedly not continue his playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers after this summer. According to the New York Post , NBA insider Jake Fischer noted in a Monday livestream that "the Lakers are ready to move on from LeBron James and I think LeBron James is ready to move on from the Lakers as well." Fischer placed the timeline for the split to be around June, adding that "that's kind of the foregone sentiment in Los Angeles right now ...

LOS ANGELES – LeBron James will reunite with US Olympic teammates Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry in a potent NBA All-Star game line-up announced on Feb 3. A new-look All-Star game will be divided between three teams – two made up of US players, and one from international players. The three teams will play a round-robin mini-tournament before the top two teams in the group face off in a final game. James, Curry and Durant, three pillars of the USA's gold medal-winning team at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, will be joined by Boston's Jaylen Brown, the New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson and the Los Angeles Clippers' Kawhi Leonard. Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell and Miami's Norman Powell complete the line-up, known as "USA Stripes". The other squad – "USA Stars" – features Detroit's Cade Cunningham, Minnesota's Anthony Edwards and Oklahoma City's Chet Holmgren. The roster also includes Phoenix Suns ace Devin Booker, Philadelphia's Tyres...

The Los Angeles Lakers and superstar LeBron James are reportedly ready to move on from each other this summer. NBA insider Jake Fischer reported in his latest mailbag on Monday. "Definitively, the Lakers are ready to move on from LeBron James and I think LeBron James is ready to move on from the Lakers as well. That's kind of the foregone sentiment in Los Angeles right now about what's to come this summer." The Lakers have moved on from James as their face of the franchise, and that was evident when they traded for Luka Doncic a year ago. On top of that, the emergence of Austin Reaves has done wonders for the Lakers, who view him as a franchise cornerstone alongside Doncic. Fischer went on to say that Reaves' emergence and the Lakers wanting to get younger and athletic is a major driving point in moving away from James. "That is kind of the foregone sentiment in Los Angeles right now about what's to come this summer. They are going to be retaining Aust...

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green told Melissa Rohlin of the California Post that he "always wanted" to play with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James.. "I've always wanted to [play with him]" Green said. "Saying I wanted to go to his team, that's not the case. I'm very comfortable in my situation with 30 [Curry] and what we've built and what we have. But I think him and Steph shared the want to take the court together, and they got the opportunity to do that in the Olympics in Paris. I 've always wanted the opportunity. Just to experience it, to see how he thinks, to see, all right, what I could do to help him and his thinking. Or what can I learn and pick up about what he's thinking." Green and James have never played on the same NBA team. The two have combined to play at the last six Olympic Games, but James (2004, 2008, 2012, 2024) and Green (2016, 2020) have never participated in the same year. There was no lov...

Last Updated:February 02, 2026, 10:29 IST Lakers' LeBron James (AFP Photo) Lakers legend LeBron James was selected to his 22nd consecutive NBA All-Star Game on Sunday (February 1), in a stunning record-extending feat. However, to water down the impact a bit, this was also the first time he was not selected as a starter but among seven reserves from both the Eastern and Western conferences. The 75th NBA All-Star Game will be held o n February 15 in Los Angeles and will introduce a revised tournament-style format featuring one World team and two teams composed of United States players, with each roster containing a minimum of eight players. LeBron, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, was named among the Western Conference reserves despite debate over his selection following an injury-affected season. The four-time Most Valuable Player is averaging 21.9 points, 6.6 assists, and 5.8 rebounds per game for the  Lakers, who hold a 29-18 record. "Obviously, it's super humb...

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is known to be nearing the end of his legendary career, and one insider has a bold idea for where he should spend his final years in the NBA. The Athletic's Ian O'Connor suggested that James should consider joining the New York Knicks ahead of his upcoming retirement. O'Connor pointed to his agent Rich Paul saying in a statement this summer that James wants to evaluate what's best for him at this stage of his career and "wants to make every season he has left cou nt." "James should really start thinking about New York as the best way to do that. The Knicks are run by his former agent, team president Leon Rose, and his former adviser, executive VP William Wesley, and they are coached by his former Cavaliers coach, Mike Brown," O'Connor explained. "These men know what makes LeBron tick, and hey, the Garden isn't going anywhere." At 41 years old, James is still playing at a high level. He was ...