Rajon Rondo: "Brilliant move. He’s arguably the young best point guard in the game. I think he averaged 30 points a game this year. LeBron James is the king on the chessboard. He has all the right pieces to make the right moves. We all know he is a great basketball mind, one of the greatest basketball minds to play the game. If you give him these type of pieces to play with, I am an early bet with them being the favorites to win in my book."
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LeBron James: to be able to reunite with these guys and do a trip like this. It means everything to me and I know it means everything to the guys. Like we just we share so many different moments, vulnerable moments, highs, lows, everything in between. And the way we was able to to win that championship
in 16 under the circumstances that we was under to see that everybody's doing well and thriving in their lives, their families and everything, it just it means a lot. — 8/16/2026 YouTube
LeBron James has made another decision: He has launched a YouTube golf channel. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer has been very public about expanding his horizons to the fairways, links and greens (and also upset some folks in Memphis while on a golf course earlier this season). Now the 41-year-old is making things YouTube official. — 8/15/2026 New York Times
“Follow along as LeBron brings his friends and fans along for the journey as golf takes him to some of the world’s greatest courses,” the description on the page’s first video reads. “Come for the game, stay for the great local food, wine, and a whole lot of laughs along the way.” The first video features 96 minutes of footage of the reunion of the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers and their summer golf trip to Scotland. Featuring J.R. Smith, Kevin Love, Richard Jefferson and others, the trip celebrated the 10th anniversary of Cleveland’s only NBA title, when the Cavs rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the defending champion Golden State Warriors. — 8/15/2026 New York Times
Hayden Cilley: Dillon Brooks on playing LeBron James on December 30, which happens to be on James’s birthday. “I’m excited. That’s more ammunition for me to win that game, but it should be fun.” Follow up question: Are you disappointed you won’t see him as often? “Not at all, but I’ll build up for the games that we play.” — 8/14/2026 x.com
MAL: Klay Thompson reveals his ALL-TIME starting five C — Shaquille O’Neal PF — Tim Duncan SF — LeBron James SG — Kobe Bryant PG — Stephen Curry Klay explained why he went with Shaq, praising how he completely changed the game, while calling Tim Duncan the definition of consistency. He chose LeBron over Larry Bird and Kevin Durant, Kobe over Michael Jordan because he grew up watching Kobe and eventually played against him, and stayed loyal to Steph at point guard. — 8/14/2026 x.com
While Doncic was already being positioned as the team's future from the moment he was acquired in February 2025, that perch was solidified last month when LeBron James left to eventually sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. ESPN asked a source close to James if the sale had gone through sooner whether it could have had any influence on James wanting to stay in L.A. "Maybe," the source said. "But that's tough to answer. Communication could have been better [with Iger and Kushner, compared to with Walter]. Just a different relationship. But the basketball piece was the most important, so maybe not from that standpoint." — 8/14/2026 ESPN
Ben McMahon: "What they were trying to do was put a long-term core in place around Luka and Austin Reaves, and to do that, you couldn't have LeBron making a bunch of money. Now, why didn't LeBron take the minimum from the Lakers? That's a whole different story. Point being, I understand why they were prepared to move on from LeBron, okay? Because it's their future is more important than LeBron right now, but LeBron was a massive contributor to that team last year." — 8/14/2026 YouTube
Tyrese Maxey: "I didn't know at first if it was possible or not. I remember, I don't know if he was a free agent two years ago or last year, and we work out in the morning. So I texted him, I said, 'Man, get me LeBron there. I'm about to mess with him real quick,' just on some funny stuff. I hit him, I said, 'Yo, you are always welcome to come to Philly if you want to,' before he resigned back with the Lakers. We knew he was going back to the Lakers, but I'm just messing with him." — 8/13/2026 YouTube
Warriors owner Joe Lacob talked about missing out on the four-time MVP on “The TK Show,” and he acknowledged that they were in the running to snag James after he left the Los Angeles Lakers to become a free agent. “I don't know how many discussions there were, to be honest, but he was available to go somewhere. We certainly were in that narrative and that discussion,” said Lacob. “I think if he had chosen to come to us, that would have been great. I think it would have been very entertaining for the world at large, for basketball. Look at the Olympics, with him and Steph and all that stuff. But he chose to go a different route, and I can't tell you why because I don't really know why.” — 8/13/2026 Clutch Points
Were you kind of surprised about that LeBron move to the Sixers? What was your reaction to that? Cade Cunningham: Yeah, I mean, it’s just funny to see LeBron. It’s just crazy to see that. You know, obviously he’s blockbuster, so that’s good, him coming back to the East. I’m excited. — 8/13/2026 R.Org Sports
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