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Will LeBron James be named an NBA All-Star Game captain for the fifth straight season? The latest round of voting results had James and Kevin Durant as the leading vote-getters in the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively. James has been a captain every season since the format changed. Durant served as a captain last season, but did not play in the game because of a hamstring strain. Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes reported Tuesday night on TNT Durant would miss his second straight… Source link

LeBron James also matched Kobe Bryant’s 16 appearances on Christmas on Saturday, the most in NBA history. (Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today Sports) LeBron James needed just 16 minutes to pass Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and claim a new NBA record on Saturday night. James, in the first game at the newly named Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, surpassed Bryant’s Christmas Day scoring record in the Lakers’ 122-115 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. James, after making a layup to tie… Source link

SACRAMENTO — The Los Angeles Lakers were hit with an unexpected blow when superstar LeBron James entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols Tuesday morning, but the franchise’s other superstar has been preparing for the day he’ll have to fully take over the locker room. After the Lakers took care of the Sacramento Kings with the assistance of a 67-33 second-half trouncing en route to a 117-92 victory Tuesday, Anthony Davis spoke to Yahoo Sports on his evolution as a leader and what… Source link

Bronny James made his return Friday night for Sierra Canyon in front of his father and Drake. (Krysten Peek/Yahoo Sports) CHATSWORTH, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James didn’t make the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time in 14 seasons after the Phoenix Suns eliminated the defending champions in six games last week. The Los Angeles Clippers are still in the playoffs (and playing at home tomorrow night) but it was the CIF Southern Sectional Finals between Sierra… Source link

I’ve witnessed LeBron James’ career in its entirety. I read about him in Slam Magazine. I watched his nationally televised high school games on ESPN. I’ve been there since his very first second on an NBA basketball court. At that time, ball was still life, all decisions revolved around when I could get a good run in. Most nights were spent hooping until our gym closed. The night Bron laced them up for the first time in the league, hooping took a back seat. And not just for me, the… Source link

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis walked out of Staples Center Thursday night without any regrets about attempting to play in Game 6 with a left grain strain. “I couldn’t move to my right,” Davis told Yahoo Sports after the Phoenix Suns eliminated them in six games. “That’s why I reacted that way [in the first quarter] when [Devin] Booker drove left and I had to slide to my right. That s*** hurt. There was nothing I could do, but I just wanted to be out there for… Source link

Rich Paul has become of the most powerful agents in the NBA via his own abilities, maneuvering and, of course, his close friendship with LeBron James. He believes there is a significant group of athletes that don’t want to work with him, though. In a wide-ranging interview with The New Yorker’s Isaac Chortiner, Paul discussed the intricacies of being a Black man in a field of agents that is overwhelmingly white. After saying many Black athletes are reluctant to sign with a Black agent, Paul… Source link

After another exciting evening of NBA playoff action, the biggest piece of news on Thursday morning wasn’t about a specific play, but was instead about a moment during one of the games that didn’t involve basketball at all.  Russell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards had popcorn dumped on him by a Philadelphia 76ers fan while he was walking through the tunnel in the 4th quarter of Game 2. Westbrook had injured his ankle and was headed to the locker room when it happened, but had to be held… Source link

Amid blowback over perceived preferential treatment for LeBron James, the NBA explained on Monday why it declined to suspend him for breaking the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols.  James reportedly attended an event promoting a tequila brand alongside Drake and Michael B. Jordan prior to the Lakers‘ play-in game against the Golden State Warriors last week. The appearance reportedly violated the league’s COVID-19 protocols, but the league declined to suspend or isolate James for… Source link

PHOENIX — Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel accused Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul of a “dirty play” on LeBron James during Game 1 of the first-round playoff series. “I don’t know anything about that. I have absolutely nothing to say about that. We’re just playing basketball and competing,” Paul told Yahoo Sports after the Suns’ 99-90 victory to take a 1-0 series lead. “I’m just thankful we got the win, and I’m looking forward to Game 2.” The play in question occurred… Source link