The Los Angeles Lakers are flying to start the 2025-26 NBA season. After an opening night loss, the team has a 6-2 record. Luka Doncic is going off, Austin Reaves looks like an All-Star, and the new acquisitions are fitting in seamlessly.

James, who is getting set to enter his record-breaking twenty-third season in the NBA, still remains a popular topic of discussion all over the world. The latest example could be found half away across the globe from where James and the Los Angeles Lakers reside.

For the last four months or so, there have been a spattering of rumors that LeBron James is unhappy with the Los Angeles Lakers and that it is only a matter of time before he demands that they trade him.

In a recent interview, Cristiano Ronaldo commended LeBron James for his longevity and made a humorous comment about his hair.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James is ready for contact basketball activity, and he will be re-evaluated by the Los Angeles Lakers’ team physician in one to two weeks as he prepares to begin his unprecedented 23rd NBA season.

I couldn’t have stopped him if I was 100%. I’m dragging around every action, and Stevie Kerr is putting me in every action.”

Cristiano Ronaldo praises LeBron James’ longevity while playfully teasing the Lakers star in a new interview with Piers Morgan.

Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones denies giving injury information about Lakers stars to sports betters.

Per Sportico's Kurt Badenhausen, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant have achieved billionaire status between their career on-court earnings and endorsement deals. James, Curry and Durant are also the only three NBA players making at least $100 million during the 2025-26 season between their salaries and endorsement earnings.