— amongst guys that are actually in the NBA. And I’m sure LeBron would tell you that. Because his game is naturally built for five-on-five. He’s not a one-on-one basketball player. Kobe is a one-on-one basketball player. Kyrie is a one-on-one basketball player. James Harden — these guys are one-on-one basketball players. And LeBron can’t do anything with that.” So I don’t know. I just know — we always name the big-name guys, but there are some guys out there that you don’t think about, that really can play one-on-one basketball.”
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Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
A look at the #AllNBA picture by games played…
1st: Jokic ✅ Shai ✅ Giannis (needs 3 more G, 7 left) Tatum ✅ Mitchell ✅
2nd/3rd mix: Cade ✅ Brunson (needs 4 more G, 6 left) Mobley ✅ Edwards ✅ LeBron (needs 1 more G)… – 3:11 AM

Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Players have been making ‘finer gun’ gestures on the court for a long time without any sort of league review needed after.
I remember LeBron in the Finals against the Warriors. Heck, the 3-point “reload” celebration was everywhere a couple years ago.
Seems like petty drama – 3:02 PM

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
With 12 days left in the regular season, below are the notable players and where they stand with meeting the 65 game criteria:
– Evan Mobley (64)
– LeBron James (64)
– Jalen Williams (64)
– Stephen Curry (63)
– Amen Thompson (63)
– Giannis Antetokounmpo (63)
– Kevin Durant (62) – 8:30 AM

Frank Isola @TheFrankIsola
LeBron has played 38 minutes in four of his last five and 39 in the other. And he’s 40 years old.
Meanwhile, Zion’s season is over again and Embiid’s season ended weeks ago. In theory, those two would fall under the category of rested, not tired, for the playoffs. – 7:10 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Western Conference Player of the Month Winners
October/November: SGA
December: SGA
January: Nikola Jokić
February: LeBron James
March: SGA
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the award 3/5 times this season. – 4:26 PM

Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Nikola Vucevic keeps moving up in all-time rankings and is now No. 42 in rebounds ahead of Shawn Marion.
Also: Anthony Davis tied Jason Terry in scoring at No. 67 and LeBron James passed Andre Drummond in blocks for No. 70 in NBA histrory. – 3:32 AM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
Luka on Dorian Finney-Smith scoring his Laker high (20 pts on 6/11 from 3): “I just told him today if he doesn’t want to shoot it, I’ll shoot it.”
DFS’ response: “It feels good when guys like him and Bron are telling me to shoot. Because it could be the other way around … s—.” – 1:49 AM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
With a 104-98 Lakers victory, they’re now 1-1 vs. Houston this year, and can secure the tiebreaker with a win in the April 11 rematch in LA.
Six big 3’s apiece from DFS + Vincent resulted from Houston’s determination to send extra attention to Luka/LeBron/Reaves. – 12:46 AM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
The Lakers validate their strong win in Memphis with a great win against the surging Rockets, 104-98, to start homestand. HOU came in winners of 12 of their last 13 and LAL’s defense held them to 41.6% shooting. Luka 20p 9a 6r; DFS 20p 6r; Gabe 20p; LeBron 16p 8r; AR 12p 8r. – 12:31 AM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LeBron went up like a WR to secure a key inbounds pass, then hit the ensuing FT’s after Thompson wrapped him up to put LA up 102-98 with 11.1 to play. – 12:26 AM

Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Jordan Goodwin goes from turning down a three that he should have shot to tracking down the three that was missed by LeBron, and getting the offensive rebound/putback. That’s incredible (and redemptive) effort. AK – 10:40 PM

Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
NFL again showing NBA who’s boss, announces plans to have 2 Christmas games on Netflix and one Christmas game on Amazon in 2025. Christmas is a Thursday, FYI. So streaming football against presumably LeBron vs. Steph and 4 other NBA games. NFL dominates ratings vs NBA. – 10:24 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Excellent defensive stretch here from the Lakers with their small ball unit, with the low man (often LeBron) impacting the Rockets inside.
Lakers went on a 9-0 run to take a 12-9 lead. – 10:18 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Good one about to start in LA. Lakers wing stars vs. Houston’s waves of athletic wing defenders. LeBron vs. Dillon Brooks. Playoff seeding at stake. Neither team downplaying importance of this one. – 10:04 PM

When asked if LeBron James belongs in the category of all-around players like Grant Hill, Scottie Pippen, and Penny Hardaway, Harper offered a different perspective. “Well, I don’t know if LeBron is a better athlete than what Grant Hill and Penny Hardaway was and what Tracy McGrady was,” Harper said. “If I’m going to group LeBron, I’m going to group LeBron with Oscar Robertson and Magic because he’s a great passer. Now if you’re talking about guys who can score the basketball? Grant Hill can score the basketball, he wasn’t a great passer. He could score the basketball. Tracy McGrady was a great passer and he could score. So, you can group those guys in whatever opinion that you have, none of them are going to be right and none of them are going to be wrong, they are all great players.” -via ScoopB.com / March 7, 2025