LeBron James and the LA Lakers' misery against teams .500 or better continued after Sunday's 116-102 blowout loss to the LA Clippers in their first matchup at Intuit Dome.

Mavericks guard Klay Thompson reached 16,000 points but doesn't understand how LeBron James has over 40,000 points.

LeBron James is out here collecting NBA achievements. James turned 40 years old on December 30 and it took him just 3.5 weeks to add to NBA history. During the Los Angeles Lakers 111-88 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, James became the second NBA player ever to record a triple-double after turning 40, joining Karl Malone.

As the Los Angeles Lakers try to capitalize on their title window with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, adding a true point guard makes sense.

The NBA revealed the starters Thursday night — some of them, anyway — for the revamped All-Star Game, and there wasn’t much in the way of surprises. James is officially an All-Star for the 21st year, and Antetokounmpo is now the ninth player to win the fan vote in back-to-back seasons.

On Thursday night the 2024-25 NBA All-Star Game starters were announced. Both of the Dallas Mavericks ' superstar backcourt players Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving were notably omitted from being selected. Both have missed a number of games this year with injuries.

This is Stephen Curry’s 11th All-Star appearance. This is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s third All-Star appearance. This is Kevin Durant’s 15th All-Star appearance. This is LeBron James’ 21st All-Star appearance. (21 straight) This is Nikola Jokic’s seventh All-Star appearance.

Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named a starter in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.

LeBron James is questionable for the Lakers' game against the Celtics due to a foot injury, adding to the team's injury woes including Anthony Davis' calf issue. Key players Jalen Hood-Schifino, Christian Wood,

Oklahoma City is led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is fresh off a 54-point performance, as they look to take down Dallas in a big-time matchup. It's no secret the Thunder and Mavericks have a brewing rivalry, which is only further fueled by their close proximity, being a short drive on I-35 from one another.

The team has lost 19 of its last 28 games, many of those defeats coming with Stephen Curry in uniform, and now sits under .500. It’s an unthinkable collapse for a championship organization considering that Curry is still a top-10 player in the league by many advanced metrics.