38 h. ago The King reigns on: LeBron James opts into $52.6m Lakers contract for 23rd NBA season

40-year-old wants to compete for championshipFuture beyond upcoming season remains unclearLeBron James will become the first player in NBA history to play in 23 seasons when he returns to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2025-26.James, the NBA’s career leading scorer, is exercising his $52.6m player option for the upcoming season, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN on Sunday. It is unclear if James, who turns 41 in December, intends to play past the upcoming season. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago LeBron James formally opts in for a 23rd season, will make $52.6M in 2025

LeBron James is exercising his $52.6 million option with the Los Angeles Lakers for 2025-26, further confirming that he will become the first player in NBA history to play a 23rd season, a person with knowledge of the decision said Sunday

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7 d. ago Brutal moment LeBron James is abused by angry fans while out in New York City

In a video shared by TMZ , several basketball supporters can be seen swarming the NBA legend while he makes his way to an event in the Big Apple on Saturday night.

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7 d. ago Thunder’s thrilling nerd juggernaut ushers in NBA’s nice guy era

Polite, considerate, and brilliant to watch, Oklahoma City’s team of champions helped produce one of the most absorbing postseasons in yearsThese were supposed to be the boring finals, a contest between two small-city teams with none of the media pull of Boston or New York or even Denver for that matter, featuring the (allegedly) most overrated guard in the NBA, no personalities, relentless fouling, and a Canadian MVP whose ascendancy seemed to indicate nothing more than the terminal decline of America as a stable of elite basketballing talent. Instead we were treated to the most thrilling and unpredictable finals since LeBron James came through with his famous rejection in 2016 – a bustling, punishing, seven-game exhibition of physical basketball whose outcome was genuinely unclear until the final quarter of the season. Denigrated and dismissed by a basketballing commentariat who’ve spent much of this season ruing the modern NBA’s dearth of charisma, Oklahoma City and Indiana playe...

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9 d. ago Premier League footballer 'signs up' for Strictly Come Dancing 2025 series

The 23rd season of the BBC One dance competition is still months away but the rumour mill has been in overdrive

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2 w. ago LeBron stars in Amazon ad, credits family for historic 23rd season return while nursing knee injury

LeBron James may be daydreaming about Prime Day deals in his new Amazon commercial, but there’s no fantasy when it comes to his real-life focus: getting his knee healthy in time for training camp

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2 w. ago Caitlin Clark spectacular in return from injury as Fever hand Liberty first loss

Clark drops 32 as Fever end Liberty’s 9–0 startIndiana hit 17 threes, shoot 48.1% from fieldPerformance draws praise from LeBron James Caitlin Clark totaled 32 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in a spectacular return from a left quad injury on Saturday leading the Indiana Fever to a 102-88 victory over the New York Liberty, snapping their season-opening nine-game winning streak.After missing five games, Clark scored 25 points in the first half to help Indiana (5-5) rally from an early 11-point deficit. Clark made 11-of-20 shots and tied a career high by hitting seven threees, including several from well beyond the arc. Continue reading...

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