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LOS ANGELES – In a recent expose by ESPN's Baxter Holmes chronicling the sale of the Los Angeles Lakers , it was suggested that Jeanie Buss did not have complete appreciation for LeBron James amid his Lakers tenure. Buss has since disputed that part of the article , and prior to the Lakers' game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, head coach JJ Redick admitted that he's seen nothing but appreciation from the franchise towards it's star. "I've been here for two years, everybody in t his organization appreciates LeBron and appreciates what he's done for the Lakers. He's carried on the legacy, and also, truthfully, the burden of being a superstar for the Los Angeles Lakers for eight years," Redick said. "And he's done it with class. And personally, I can speak to it. I've enjoyed coaching him at the highest level, like 10 out of 10," Redick continued. "That's not to say we don't have our disagreements, ...

Rashad McCants recently stirred the pot by naming LeBron James the GOAT, saying that his longevity is literally unmatched in the history of the NBA. That is in direct conflict with his stance in previous years, when he was very critical of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar. McCants appeared in an interview with Basketbal Network and doubled down on his take, explaining in detail why he was singing a different tune. He also set the record straight, clarifying that he is by no means turning his back on Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant . Advertisement Nobody can surpass LeBron James is playing in his 23rd season, breaking Vince Carter's previous record of 22. Other longer-tenured players were Robert Parish, Kevin Willis, Dirk Nowitzki, and Kevin Garnett, all of whom were active for 21 years. The biggest difference, however, is that LBJ is not just the sage on the bench, kept around to keep the young guys in line. The King is still per forming at an elite level, with little dropo...

The Los Angeles Lakers were recently put in the fire after an article was published about the power struggle of the Buss family, but more specifically, Jeanie Buss . The story also spoke a little about LeBron James , and how Buss allegedly considered trading James to the Los Angeles Clippers, as she felt like he was getting a lot of credit for the team's success, but also not taking accountability for the downfalls. At the end of the day, it seems like there was an ego problem that Buss may have had with James, but after the story was published, she came out and denied all of those rumors . "It's really not right, given all the great things LeBron has done for the Lakers, that he has to be pulled into my family drama," Buss said. "To say that it wasn't appreciated is just not true and completely unfair to him." Rich Paul , James' agent, recently spoke about the rumors on his podcast with Max Kellerman, and it doesn't seem as if he's qui...

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss denied reporting from ESPN's Baxter Holmes that she "began to turn" against franchise superstar LeBron James in recent years. "It's really not right, given all the great things LeBron has done for the Lakers, that he has to be pulled into my family drama," she said in a statement . "To say that it wasn't appreciated is just not true and completely unfair to him." As part of a larger exposé into the Buss family's sale of the controlling stake of the Lakers to Mark Walter—and a look into the politics and power struggle among the Buss children after the death of Dr. Jerry Buss in 2013—Holmes also dug into Jeanie Buss' relationship with James. Per that report, she "privately grumbled, people close to the team say, about what she felt was James' outsized ego and the overt control that he and Klutch Sports, which represents both James and Anthony Davis, exerted over the organization at time...

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was able to fulfill his dream of playing with his son, Bronny, after the team selected him in the second round of the 2024 NBA draft, but the person responsible for the pick reportedly didn't feel appreciated. According to ESPN's Baxter Holmes , "people close to the team" revealed that former Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss "privately remarked that James should be grateful for such a gesture, but she felt that he was n't." Bronny James had less than a year of college experience before entering the 2024 draft, as his freshman year at USC was limited to 25 games after he suffered a cardiac arrest caused by a congenital heart defect in July 2023. He's made a minimal impact since turning pro, appearing in 51 total games over the last two seasons and registering a career average of 1.9 points per game. The elder James is known to be nearing the end of his legendary career, but he's still playing at a high...

By JAKE FENNER, US SPORTS WRITER Published: 23:12 GMT, 20 January 2026 | Updated: 00:15 GMT, 21 January 2026 Sportswear giant Nike attempted to honor the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr by producing a special sneaker influenced by his life to be worn by LeBron James . Unfortunately, it appears the sneaker behemoth missed the mark as they took inspiration from some odd and even offensive places before releasing the shoe. The so-called 'Honor the King' colorway of the LeBron 23 sneaker contained some mixed messaging which has garnered derision and scorn from the Black community. As explained in a video by ESPN's David Dennis Jr, the silhouette features a mostly teal color wit h some reflective graphics. The writer explains that the teal color draws inspiration from the Lorraine Motel in Memphis - the same hotel where King was assassinated in 1968. 'There are so many other places that you ca...

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Last Updated:January 20, 2026, 14:56 IST LeBron James. (AFP) NBA legend LeBron James' 21-year streak of starting in the NBA All-Star Game ended as the Los Angeles Lakers star was not included among the 10 starters for next month's mid-season showpiece. The 41-year-old NBA icon, who has been an All-Star starter every season since 2005, was the most notable omission from this year's event, set to take place at the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome on February 15. The 10 starters announced on Tuesday, five from the Western Conference and five from the Eastern Conference, will be joined by 14 players selected by the All-Star Game coaches. The Western Conference starters include James' Lakers teammate Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City Thunder's reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Golden State's Stephen Curry, the Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, and the San Antonio Spurs' French prodigy Victor Wembanyama complete the West's start...

LOS ANGELES -- The NBA unveiled its All-Star Game starters on Monday, and the announcement delivered a historic twist: Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was not among the opening five. It marked the first time since his sophomore season that James failed to earn a starting nod, snapping a remarkable streak that dated back to the 2005 All-Star Game. James, who has been selected to a record 21 All-Star Games and started in every one of them, was never a serious factor in this year's Western Conference voting. Advertisement His season began with a setback, as he missed the first 14 games due to sciatica, and his return was uneven. During that stretch, his long-running streak of scoring at least 10 points in 1,297 consecutive games came to an end last month in Toronto, a symbolic moment in an otherwise unprecedented career. While James awaits word on whether coaches will select him as a reserve, his Lakers teammate Luka Doncic topped the Western Confer ence voting. Doncic, aver...