T he Los Angeles Lakers look like a new team since trading for Luka Doncic, which makes all the sense in the world because having both him and LeBron James on the same team is a p

When asked about Anthony Edwards not wanting to be the face of the NBA, LeBron James said "he didn't ask" to be the face of the league either.

Well, amid the chaos, Los Angeles Lakers captain LeBron James spoke out in favor of Edwards. In short, James took a subtle shot at the NBA media for constantly downplaying the biggest talents in the league.

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There are all sorts of pessimistic predictions being made for this upcoming season's Los Angeles Lakers across the land. Many have them as merely a play-in tournament team, and in fact, ESPN picked them to finish 11th in the Western Conference and miss the play-in tourney altogether.

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During the NBA's Sunday ESPN slate, Brian Windhorst revealed that folks around the league don't view the Thunder as a threat to them. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has led the youthful group to one of the most dominating regular seasons ever.

Kevin O'Connor and Tom Haberstroh recap all the action of Thursday night's NBA games including Steph Curry dropping 56 points on the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Lakers beating the Minnesota Timberwolves & the Milwaukee Bucks taking down the Denver Nuggets.

And his longtime media chronicler Brian Windhorst is in agreement on the upside down state of the discourse around the NBA and its superstars. After Thursday night’s Lakers victory over the ...

NBA insider Brian Windhorst reports that the Phoenix Suns are expected to trade Kevin Durant this summer, fueling trade speculation.

While Stephen Curry and LeBron James are still the faces of the league and the Thunder don't quite have that star power, even with MVP frontrunner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC has demonstrated time and time again that they are one of the very best teams in the league.

According to ESPN basketball guru Brian Windhorst, this shifts the pressure squarely to the team, who would look pretty bad should Doncic walk away, as much of the perceived upside on their part ...