Brian Windhorst: I feel like LeBron James will play in 2024-25 but I don’t know if it’ll be for the Lakers

By HoopsHype | January 17, 2024

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Ryan Ward @RyanWardLAAnthony Davis (left ankle sprain/bone bruise) and LeBron James (left ankle peroneal tendinopathy) have been upgraded to AVAILABLE for tonight’s game vs. Dallas. – 7:47 PM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRoseIf I was the Raptors I would trade Chris Boucher and Jalen McDaniels to create cap space. Then I’d draft Bronny James. Then I’d sign LeBron.#LeBronto make it happen! – 4:29 PM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothersFor the sickos who like to watch, Tuesday’s @LockedOnLakers pod, on YouTube! The Lakers get a 112-105 win over the Thunder, with a new starting lineup (D’Lo/Reaves/Prince/LeBron/AD). What does it mean moving forward? @LockedOnNBAPods @LockedOnNetworkyoutu.be/6-rrvj9nV6s?t=1 – 4:56 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBSA fun defensive possession:Giddey looks left, LeBron shoots the gap.Giddey looks right, Taurean takes away SGA.Nothing there. SGA winds up going back to nearly half-court to get the ball. Taurean forces an airball. pic.twitter.com/Km8JHIokyW – 1:00 AM Jovan Buha @jovanbuhaDarvin Ham said he wanted to put as much skill and shotmaking around LeBron James and Anthony Davis as possible with the new starting group. – 12:57 AM Dave McMenamin @mctenThe Lakers beat the Thunder, 112-105, to bring their record to 20-21 at the halfway mark. AD 27p 15r 5a 2s; LeBron 25p 7r 6a 5 tos; Reaves 15p 7a; D-Lo 14p 7a 2s 5tos; Rui 12p 3r 2b; C-Wood 11p 7r 3b. LAL hosts DAL on Wednesday. – 12:49 AM Jovan Buha @jovanbuhaFinal: Lakers 112, Thunder 105LA is 20-21 at the midway point of the season — one game better than last season (19-22). Anthony Davis had 27 points, 15 rebounds and five assists. LeBron James had 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.Up next: vs. Dallas on Wednesday. – 12:48 AM Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007FINAL: Lakers 112, Thunder 105SGA – 24 points, 6 assistsJDub – 25 points, 6 assists, 3 stealsChet – 9 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocksAD – 27 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assistsLeBron – 25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assistsReaves – 15 points, 7 assistsOKC is 27-12 – 12:48 AM Dave McMenamin @mctenA LeBron dish off to AD for a dunk stops a late 7-0 run by OKC. The Lakers lead the Thunder 108-100 with 50.4 seconds left in the 4th Q. – 12:41 AM Mike Trudell @LakersReporterLAL got a Hachimura 3, his 2nd, and a LeBron layup, from Russell, out of a time out to take their biggest lead of the evening at 104-91.Just 4:03 to play. – 12:32 AM Jovan Buha @jovanbuhaThird quarter: Lakers 84, Thunder 76LA closed the third quarter on an 11-4 run to take an eight-point lead. Anthony Davis has 23 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block. LeBron James has 17 points. Austin Reaves has 13 points and 7 assists. DLo has 12 points and 5 assists. – 12:13 AM Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007End of 3Q: Lakers 84, Thunder 76SGA – 20 points, 5 assistsJDub – 17 points, 6 assistsChet – 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocksAD – 23 points, 14 reboundsLeBron – 17 points, 7 reboundsReaves – 13 points, 7 assists – 12:13 AM Sam Vecenie @Sam_VecenieWest All-Star race is hilariousI can get to 14 players who would be legit locks in a normal year (SGA, Luka, Fox, Curry, Edwards, Booker, Kawhi, PG, KD, LBJ, AD, Jokic, Lauri, Sabonis)Also: Sengun, Harden, Murray, Chet, Vic, Ingram, CJ, Zion, FVV, Gobert have real cases?WTF – 11:51 PM Khobi Price @khobi_priceHalftime: Lakers 50, Thunder 50.Anthony Davis: 12 points (0 in 2Q), eight rebounds, four assists. D’Angelo Russell: 12 points. Christian Wood: nine points. LeBron James: eight points, five rebounds, three assists. – 11:34 PM Jovan Buha @jovanbuhaHalftime: Lakers 50,Thunder 50Anthony Davis has 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. D’Angelo Russell has 12 points. Christian Wood has 9 points. LeBron has 8 points. Taurean Prince defending SGA isn’t working. Both teams are shooting below 30% on 3s. – 11:33 PM Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007HALF: Thunder 50, Lakers 50SGA – 16 points, 3 reboundsChet – 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocksJDub – 6 points, 5 assists, 3 reboundsAD – 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assistsLeBron – 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assistsRussell – 12 points – 11:32 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_StilesCason Wallace shuts down LeBron then goes and scores at the rim. Special.OKC is really getting it done in the glass getting them open looks and helping flip this game. – 11:22 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbarChet Holmgren blocks a full speed LeBron James going up at the rim.Followed by a nice contest on LeBron from Cason Wallace.Impressive back to back defensive possessions from the OKC rookies. – 11:21 PM Jovan Buha @jovanbuhaFirst quarter: Lakers 27, Thunder 26Anthony Davis has 12 points and 8 rebounds (two offensive). He’s dominating OKC in the paint. Drew two fouls on Chet Holmgren. LeBron, Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell each have 4 pts. New (old?) starters were +2 in seven minutes together. – 11:07 PM Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007End of 1Q: Lakers 27, Thunder 26SGA – 10 points, 2 reboundsGiddey – 3 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assistsAD – 12 points, 8 reboundsLeBron – 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists – 11:06 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbarThunder starters vs LakersSGADortGiddeyJDubChetShai Gilgeous-Alexander and LeBron James were both questionable.Both are playing. 🍿 – 10:02 PM Ryan Ward @RyanWardLAAnthony Davis (left ankle sprain/bone bruise), LeBron James (left ankle peroneal tendinopathy) and D’Angelo Russell (non-COVID illness) have been upgraded to AVAILABLE for tonight’s game vs. Oklahoma City. – 9:56 PM Brad Turner @BA_TurnerLakers Coach Darvin Ham said the starting lineup from last season’s run will start tonight and going forward:D’Angelo Russell (if available tonight), Austin Reaves, Jarred Vanderbilt, LeBron James and Anthony Davis will be his starters – 9:05 PM Khobi Price @khobi_priceDarvin Ham says the starting lineup from last year’s playoff run — Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Jarred Vanderbilt, Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell (if he’s available tonight) — will start vs. OKC and be the lineup the team rolls with for the “foreseeable future”. – 8:58 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporterDarvin Ham said the Lakers are going back to the group that finished last season, but has yet to be featured this season in part due to injuries:Russell, Reaves, Vanderbilt, LeBron + AD. – 8:54 PM Dave McMenamin @mctenIt took 41 games but the Lakers are now back to playing their 2023 playoffs starting lineup. Darvin Ham says tonight’s starting lineup – LeBron, AD, Vando, Reaves and D-Lo (if he is cleared from a stomach bug) will be what LAL will “roll out for the foreseeable future.” – 8:52 PM Jovan Buha @jovanbuhaDarvin Ham says the Lakers are going back to the starting lineup from last season:D’Angelo RussellAustin ReavesJarred VanderbiltLeBron JamesAnthony Davis – 8:51 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinardTrae Young finished with 36 points and 13 assists. He tied Jerry West with 73 games with 30p/10a.Most career games with 30+ points/10+ assists:230 Oscar Robertson101 James Harden97 LeBron James84 Russell Westbrook76 Tiny Archibald73 Jerry West73 Trae Young – 5:54 PM Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBAThe Heat will build a statue for Dwyane Wade outside of their arena!@TheFrankIsola & @Scalabrine want to know will the Heat build a statue for LeBron James 👀 – 8:13 AM Jovan Buha @jovanbuhaCam Reddish is out vs. OKC tomorrow, per the Lakers.LeBron James is questionable. Anthony Davis is probable. – 7:46 PM More on this storyline