Guard Austin Reaves, who had a stellar game of his own with 32 points and seven assists, said the NBA's all-time leading scorer "doesn't have anything else to prove." Head coach JJ Redick was similarly effusive and made it clear he wasn't "glazing" the superstar.

The St. Louis native is an athletic, physical forward with a high basketball IQ and few faults in his game apart from not being one of the league's most elite shots from beyond the arc. He gets where he wants when he wants,

LeBron James hasn't played a lot of defense in recent seasons, but Lakers head coach JJ Redick pointed out how much the superstar has improved lately.

Coming off two ugly losses, LeBron James took matters into his own hands to get the Los Angeles Lakers back on track with a dominant outing in Thursday's 110-102 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Another NBA All-Star weekend is in the books and, depending on who you ask, it was either a step in the right direction or the worst thing that's ever been put on television. In that way, it was exactly like every other All-Star weekend.

If you watch this team the last six weeks or so, LeBron has been playing at an All-NBA defensive level” – JJ Redick postgame.Source: Bluesky What’s the buzz

LeBron James scored 40 points, including eight straight in a fourth-quarter surge, and Austin Reaves had 32 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-102 on Thursday night. The Lakers were without guard Luka Doncic,

LeBron James put up 16 points, five rebounds and an assist in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' 107-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks. With the Mavericks making a desperate rally late in the final minute, James iced the game by stealing P.J. Washington's tip on a jump ball, then diving to the hoop for an easy layup off Doncic's 12th assist.