@khobi_price
LeBron James scored his eighth game-winning basket of his career, including the playoffs, tonight against the Pacers, per the Lakers.
He joins Michael Jordan (9), Kobe Bryant (8) and Joe Johnson (8) as the only players in NBA history to record eight or more buzzer-beaters. – 11:25 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Curious that after a stop (and with 35s left, up by 1), Pacers opted not to call timeout. Because played out of the half court anyway.
Missed Haliburton on offense and then Turner wasn’t in there as LeBron got the game-winning rebound and putback – 10:13 PM

Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi
I’m LIVE on the @SportingTrib’s X talking about the Lakers’ thrilling buzzer-beating win in Indianapolis, the Clippers beating the Knicks in New York, LeBron James’ appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, the end of SportsCenter LA and previewing Opening Day.
x.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 10:12 PM

Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
LeBron announces his revamped podcast, owns the news cycle with the McAfee sitdown, and drops a game-winning putback. Not a bad little Wednesday. AK – 10:08 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
After L.A. failed to protect that six-point lead with 1:51 remaining, the game was looking like one of the most painful losses of the season. Instead, LeBron gets the tip-in to go at the buzzer and the Lakers get a win they were desperate for. Sports. – 10:07 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
It counts. LeBron rebounds a Luka miss and puts it right in. Review confirms it was off in time.
Lakers escape with a 120-119 win. Luka had 34-7-7, LeBron with 13-13-7.
Next: Thu. at WAS – 10:03 PM

Khobi Price @khobi_price
LeBron James with a putback for the game-winner in Indianapolis. Refs are reviewing the play, but it looks like it’ll be good. – 10:03 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
LeBron James gets the tip-in to go at the buzzer and the Lakers are going to walk out of here winners, 120-119, pending a review. – 10:02 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
During the timeout, the replay center changed Mathurin’s 3-point to a 2-pointer. So Lakers lead 112-110 with 4:04 left.
Haliburton and LeBron both checking in after the timeout – 9:53 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
Tonight was the first time in 1,553 career games that LeBron James played the first three quarters without scoring a field goal. But he has kept the 10-point streak alive with 8 quick points here in the 4th Q, upping it to 1,283.
LAL leads IND 105-103 with 7:41 remaining. – 9:45 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Just after LeBron restored some breathing room with that push to start the 4th, the Pacers responded with an 11-0 run, trimming the margin to 105-103 with 7:41 to play.
Doncic will return after the time out. – 9:44 PM

Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
The rebounds and assists LeBron provided before eventually hitting a basket were obviously important, but don’t sleep on zero turnovers as well. These things matter while offsetting a slow start from the field. AK – 9:43 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
The Lakers are on an 18-0 run at the moment, capped by B2B 3’s from Knecht and DFS plus a Reaves and-1, with Vanderbilt, LeBron and DFS rotating and helping everywhere defensively.
They lead 43-33. – 8:21 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Pacers open up scorching hot: 56.5% from the floor, 50% from three in the first quarter. Strong start for Luka (nine points) with LeBron held scoreless. 33-28, Indiana. – 8:10 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
JJ Redick on LeBron James calling him a “dickhead” on the @PatMcAfeeShow today: “I took it as a compliment.” To be clear, it was a compliment. James on Redick: “He breathes the game. And he breathes the game of basketball every single day … He’s a dickhead, and I love it.” – 6:13 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
New story: LeBron James, as a guest on @PatMcAfeeShow, opened up about the dynamic between him and Michael Jordan and reflected on life being teammates with his son as part of a wide-ranging interview that aired Wednesday espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 4:29 PM

Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
LeBron James listed as probable, Luka Doncic not on the Lakers injury report-the Lakers play tonight in Indiana-tomorrow night in Chicago. Hopefully both will play against the Bulls in their only Chicago appearance. 6:45 pre @WBBMNewsradio – 11:00 AM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
New story with @ShamsCharania: “Mind the Game” is coming back, with JJ Redick and LeBron James selecting Steve Nash as the new co-host to replace Redick, sources told ESPN bit.ly/4hJTVmc – 10:42 AM

Stephen Noh @StephNoh
LeBron has posted a screenshot of himself ranked as a top 100 Madden player. Is he really world-class in the game? I asked one of his opponents.
Here’s what it’s like to randomly find yourself playing an NBA legend in your favorite video game:
sportingnews.com/us/nba/los-ang… – 9:29 AM

LeBron James: And then you realize—you’re like, ‘I’ll be looking at it, and I hear it…’ I mean, those guys—a lot of those guys that played the game or did not play the game—it’s just, they played while they were talented, but I don’t think they ever thought the game. I don’t think they were ever smart.” “I just think they were bigger and stronger and maybe faster at the time, and they dominated. And when it was over, it was over. You know?” “That’s why I’m able to still play at 40 years old. Mine is just—I can play the game because I can outthink the guys out there. And as my athleticism has gone down a notch—not a lot, don’t you dare… a little fat too, you know—as my athleticism has gone down a notch, I’ve still been able to bring up other facets of my game to still do what I need to do every single night.” “But the talking heads of our sport? Oh my goodness -via YouTube / March 26, 2025

LeBron James: I was 25 years old. I played for Cleveland, but I still lived in Akron. So for 25 straight years, I was in the same house. I had an awesome house—you’ve seen that. That’s a great house. So I was comfortable. That was my comfort. My comfortability was being in Akron, Ohio. I’d drive 30 minutes to Cleveland, play my games, then shoot right back down to Akron and I was good. So for the first time, it’s like—I’ve always used the analogy—it felt like my college moment. I didn’t go to college, so going to Miami was like moving out of my parents’ house. I was going off to college. -via YouTube / March 26, 2025

LeBron James: They knew. We had the same flight attendants all the time. It was a party of six. They were rotating, and every time, they knew I loved chocolate chip cookies. So they would get on, and I’d be like, ‘Hey, soft—soft with a little crispy edge.’ Yeah. Perfect. I’d get on and they already knew. They’d bring me two cookies, and I’d get to gambling with the guys, and I got my cookies, and we’re good. Then one flight, I got on, I looked at them and they looked at me—and I’m like, ‘Oh… that look didn’t look familiar.’ I asked, ‘Do you got the cookies?’ They were like, ‘No… we’re not allowed to. No more cookies on these flights.’ What? We all knew where it came from. I looked at D-Wade, D-Wade looked at me—basically, without even saying it, he was like, ‘F***ing Riles done it again. Riles strikes again.’ I was like, ‘Damn.’ -via YouTube / March 26, 2025