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Redick took the blame for playing James, but the real criticism should be directed at general manager Rob Pelinka for calling him up in the first place. Perhaps an intervention is required to make sure James no longer has his confidence battered by the world's best basketball players.

LeBron James becomes the 2nd player in NBA history to record a triple-double at age 40, joining Karl Malone, who was 105 days older when he did it on Nov. 28, 2003.

LeBron James maintains strong ties to his home state of Ohio. ATLANTA (AP) — LeBron James was in attendance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch his beloved Ohio State Buckeyes play Notre Dame for the College Football Playoff championship Monday night. The Buckeyes defeated The Irish 34-24 for its first national championship since 2014.

LeBron James passed Elgin Baylor in rebounds last night and is No. 27 all-time now. He also moved ahead of Charles Jones in blocks for No. 76 in NBA history.Source: Bluesky

Skip Bayless is considered a LeBron James hater, but he couldn't help but praise James after his performance on Saturday versus Stephen Curry.

I think it was a year and a half—he’s an unbelievable teammate, an unbelievable guy. Yeah, great. I mean, so genuine. During COVID, my rookie

Among the reasons why the Lakers are not Fox’s preferred destination: Klutch has direct knowledge of many Lakers dealings thanks to its representation of LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

Count Nikola Jokic as a believer in the Knicks. After absorbing a 122-112 defeat at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night, the three-time NBA MVP touted the Knicks as legitimate title contenders.

Leo is taking a look at a new case from Sharkoon, the CA300T. As Leo finds out however, it is not that 'new' after all - and we end up feeling like we have seen this chassis before... read more here: <a href=" 00:00 Video start 00:15 Introduction 01:15 The peel - glass panels 02:40 Inside the case 03:30 Front I/O - its looking familiar

In doing so, James (2,533) has now passed Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers legend Moses Malone (8,531) for the 2nd-most free throws made in NBA history. The NBA congratulated "King James" with a post on X.