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LeBron James isn't a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers' busy March schedule. The Lakers will play six games in eight days from March 13 through March 20, which James called "insane" in a post on his Instagram story. While sets of back-to-back games are common in the NBA, it's unusual to have three consecutive pairs of back-to-back contests. The peculiar stretch for the Lakers in March occurred after their schedule was changed due to wildfires in the Los Angeles area , which caused their initial matchup with the Spurs on Jan. 11 to get postponed. The game was later rescheduled for March 17. The March slate will be especially important for a Lakers team fighting for playoff positioning in the Western Conference, as they face off against the Denver Nuggets twice. Los Angeles currently sits at No. 5 in the West standings with a 33-21 record, although the team is only three games behind the Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies for the No. 2 seed. ...

DENVER – LeBron James and Luka Doncic battle three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in a star-studded Western Conference showdown today – Saturday, Feb. 22 – at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. This NBA game is available on multiple streaming services for free. How do I watch Lakers vs. Nuggets for free? The Lakers-Nuggets game will broadcast live at 8:30 p.m. Eastern (6:30 p.m. Mountain) on ABC. Fans can catch the action at no cost by utilizing a free trial from FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. SlingTV is also offering half off your first month This game will also stream live on ESPN Plus. You can get a subscription to ESPN Plus for $11.99 per month. Another option is to sign up for an annual subscription for $119.99. Catch a flurry of NHL games and be set for the rest of the season. The Lakers (33-21) have lost two of their last three games as they try to get back on track and ascend further up the Western Conference ladder. They are currently ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — As Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick began preparing for Thursday's matchup with Portland, the second night of a back-to-back after losing to the Charlotte Hornets, he wasn't sure if LeBron James would be available. The Lakers didn't land in Portland until nearly 3 a.m. PT. James didn't go to sleep until an hour later. He spent most of the day sleeping — he slept for eight hours, did an hour and a half of training and rehab, and then went back to sleep for another three hours. He normally takes the first bus to the arena, getting there as early as possible, but he switched up his routine and took the last bus at 5 p.m. local time instead. Redick worried that the Lakers, having lost two games in a row, would be without James and Luka Dončić (left calf injury management) against a Portland squad that had won 10 of 14 games. He didn� �t get word that James would be playing until the afternoon after James went through his pregame routine with longtim...

The Los Angeles Lakers have a problem that a lot of other teams in the league wish they had: there are two guys on the roster capable of taking the last shot with the game on the line. With the Lakers acquiring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks in still-shocking trade that sent  Anthony Davis to the Lone Star State, L.A. has now paired two of the most clutch players to ever slip on an NBA uniform. And yes, Dončić is already amongst the league's elite clutch performers to ever play despite only having seven seasons under his belt. Dončić has taken countless clutch shots in his career, perhaps most notable a go-ahead 3-pointer over Rudy Gobert in the waning seconds of Game 2 of the Western Conference finals a season ago, a game and series which Dallas won. LeBron James has whole YouTube videos you could pull up of his triumphant clutch shots over his 22-year career, but now that those two are sharing the floor together, who gets the last shot? On Wednesday it was Jam...

Only Robert Parish (1,611) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560) have played in more regular-season games than LeBron James (1,542). •  Get NBA League Pass TODAY LeBron James made history Thursday night just by suiting up for the Los Angeles Lakers' 110-102 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. And then he made some more history while closing out the game in fourth quarter. With his starting nod in Portland, James moved past Vince Carter for the third most games played in NBA history. He now sits at 1,542 and counting, 18 behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and 69 behind Robert Parish. Assuming good health, James can catch Abdul-Jabbar later this season and would become the all-time leader in games played during the 2025-26 season, at which point he would be the only player in NBA history to play in 23 seasons. James has already played the most postseason games (287) in NBA history. As for the game, James took over in the fourth quarter and scored eight straight poin...

By HoopsHype | February 20, 2025 What's the buzz on Twitter? John Gonzalez @ JohnGonzalez Beyond the Arc LIVE on YouTube at 12 pm ET w/ @SamQuinnCBS-Luka, LeBron and the Lakers followed up their worst loss of the season with…their worst loss of the season-Bobby Portis suspended 25 games for drug policy violation-Post-AS storylines youtube.com/live/omY8UQ1mI… – 11:50 AM Dave McMenamin @ mcten New story: Luka was the passer and LeBron was the guy to take the last shot Wednesday. But that won't always be the case. "I think it will go both ways," Doncic said. "One time it's going to be him, one time me" espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 10:04 AM Jorge Sierra @ hoopshype LeBron James passed Horace Grant in blocks last night.He's now No. 75 in NBA history.The only players in the Top 75 in all of the main counting stats are LeBron, Karl Malone and Kevin Garnett. – 6:19 AM Arash Markazi @ Aras...

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will not play in Sunday night's All-Star Game, per the Associated Press' Tim Reynolds . James told reporters he's sitting out due to lingering foot and ankle discomfort. A replacement for James won't be named ahead of tipoff, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin . James, 40, was set to play in his 21st All-Star Game. James has stayed mostly healthy this season, playing 48 of the Lakers' 52 games heading into the All-Star Break, though he has dealt with the foot injury throughout the year. While James' absence will come as a disappointment to fans, the veteran ultimately felt it was best to pull himself out of the game rather than risk further injury to his foot or ankle. "I have to look out for myself when it comes to the injuries," James said, per Yahoo Sports'  Vincent Goodwill . According to The Los Angeles Times'  Dan Woike , James said he hopes to play against the Charlot...

LeBron James was voted as an All-Star starter for the 21st time in his career. But fans aren't seeing him on the court today. The Lakers star is sitting the game out because of an ankle injury that no one seemed to know about until today when James told everyone about it during his pre-game media availability. Under normal circumstances, that's not a problem! Players miss the All-Star game because of injury all the time. It's no big deal. Usually, the league just dials up a replacement and someone else gets to play in that player's place. That's what happened with Anthony Davis this season. That's what happened with Giannis Antetokounmpo this season. That's what should've happened with James here, too. But the problem is no one knew about this injury until about an hour before the game tipped off . https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1891276461857767587 That stinks. Not only do we lose out on watching LeBron, but some other playe...

LeBron James celebrates with his daughter Zhuri after becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer in 2023LAPRESSE As the NBA emerges from the All-Star break, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is taking the opportunity to recharge and focus on the second half of the season. After sitting out the All-Star Game due to a foot issue, James has returned to the weight room, but this time, he's got a special training partner-his daughter, Zhuri. Putting in the work! Zhuri James trains with his dad LeBron James as she strives for greatness The 38-year-old NBA legend shared glimpses of his workout session on social media, showing himself getting in some sweat while blasting tracks from Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city. Despite the drama surrounding his public support for Lamar amid ongoing beef with rapper Drake, James seemed to focus on bonding with his youngest child, Zhuri, during their at-home training session. Zhuri, who is only 10 years old, j...

For 22 years, LeBron James has built arguably the most complete career in the history of the National Basketball Association. 10 NBA Finals appearances, four NBA Titles, four regular season MVP Awards, more points than anyone in the history of the league , and too many records to list in what intends to be a 400-500 word news article. Poke holes in the resume of the Los Angeles Lakers star at your own risk. You'll eventually arrive at a point where you start to resemble an overmatched waiter at Applebees, grasping at straws and docking points because  he never competed in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Now I'll admit that the idea of LeBron James in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest is intriguing, even if The King brings more to the table as an in-game dunker than he does in a traditional contest format. But just because LeBron has toyed with the idea of competing in the Dunk Contest in the past and ultimately always passed up on the opportunity, it doesn't mean his career is...

If you've been paying close attention, you may notice history is repeating itself in the NBA. In 2003, LeBron James was the league's most hyped draft prospect in a long while, entering the league as a teenager with astronomical expectations. Twenty years later, Victor Wembanyama entered the league as the most hyped draft prospect since James, and at 19, he faced similarly high expectations. Just like James, it didn't take long for Wembanyama to do all that was expected of him and then some. And just like James, Wembanyama will make his All-Star debut during his sophomore season in the league. James' unprecedented longevity means that he'll still be in action when Wembanyama makes his All-Star debut, making this connection that much stronger. As Wembanyama continues his trajectory toward all-time greatness, here's how his first All-Star season compares to James'. SN's NBA HQ:  Live NBA scores  |  Updated NBA standings  |  Full NBA schedule ...

SAN FRANCISCO —  Dalton Knecht has had a whirlwind rookie season. He showed out in front of his idol, Kevin Durant, electrified a home crowd with 37 points and was traded by the Lakers and then sent back . Friday, he made a live appearance on Greek television and secured a spot in his first All-Star Game. With his team winning the Rising Stars Game , Knecht will play Sunday against a squad that includes his superstar Lakers teammate LeBron James , Durant and Stephen Curry . "Going against all the All Stars, you know, it's gonna be fun," Knecht said. "I watched a lot of it growing up as a kid. Now I'm a part of it." As Knecht got his first taste of All-Star Weekend, the sting from being dealt (and then returned) was starting to dissolve. He played for the first time since the botched trade Wednesday in Utah before representing the Lakers in San Francisco. "Going back to the gym and shooting, you know, clears out my head. Just getting shots up,...

Despite being at All-Star Weekend every year of his 22-season NBA career, Lakers star LeBron James hasn't taken the experience for granted. When James appears in Sunday's All-Star competition at Chase Center in San Francisco, it'll mark his record-extending 21st All-Star appearance – and the 22nd consecutive year he's been involved with All-Star Weekend. James, the 2003-04 Rookie of the Year, played in the Rookie Challenge in his first NBA season, meaning he's participated in All-Star weekend every year of his two-decade-plus career. "Special thanks to my fans that voted me in their portion," James said earlier in the season. "The coaches, the players who had anything to do with me being a part of it. It's always special and very humbling and I don't take it for granted being an All-Star. It's something that, when I was a kid, I always watched the All-Star Game and had the opportunity to do and I always wanted to be on that fl...

LeBron James is taking part in his 21st consecutive All-Star weekend. The Los Angeles Lakers icon is ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabaar (19) and Kobe Bryant (18) for all-time appearances. 3 Kobe and LeBron clashed numerous times over the yearsCredit: Getty This year will see a new format unveiled as four teams compete in a mini-tournament on Sunday. It replaces the East vs West clashes, which produced an epic showdown between Kobe and LeBron in 2012. James scored 36 points in a typically stellar performance but couldn't come up clutch when presented with two chances to win that game. Trailing 151-149 with the clock running down late in the fourth, the then- Cleveland Cavaliers star was being guarded by Bryant and opted to throw to Deron Williams, who missed a 3-pointer. The ball found its way back to Williams and he quickly tossed it to LeBron, who was 6-of-8 on 3-point attempts with 3.8 seconds remaining. Once again seeing the Black Mamba in front o...