The Los Angeles Lakers will play against the Portland Trail Blazers on February 20, 2025. LeBron James is expected to lead the Lakers, who have a light injury report. The Trail Blazers have several key players out with injuries.

There is at least one other person in Portland who was there that night in 2019—Moda Center vendor Katy Stevens who LeBron knocked over on the sideline. LeBron immediately turned and picked Stevens up and the clip went viral. She was featured on SportsCenter and profiled in The Athletic.

Ahead of James' historic 40-point performance against the Trail Blazer on Thursday at the Moda Center, where he passed Michael Jordan for the most 40-point games at age 40 or above, he greeted arena staff worker Katy Stevens, with whom he crossed paths in 2019.

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