For LeBron James, it's not about 6-7 — 27 is the magic number for Lakers legend originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. There are so, so many remarkable things about LeBron James when you start digging into the numbers of one of the NBA's all-time greats.

James has talked a big game about sharing the workload, but when the games actually start, 20 years of habits kick in and he tends to control everything. And hey, he's LeBron James. Who's gonna stop him?

For the first time, James is hopping onto a moving train due to injury. Where can he most make an impact in L.A.?

The Lakers elected to send Bronny James to the G League South Bay Lakers on Thursday, just days after his father LeBron James made his historic 2025-26 season debut. The elder James had been competing on the South Bay Lakers while waiting to be healthy enough from his bout with a sciatica nerve issue.

He argued that players like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant failed to take a back seat and needed to score high points in order to make their presence felt, but James has always been a master of adjusting his game based on what the moment requires.

For the first time in his basketball life, LeBron James may have to find a way to fit in with his team rather than have everyone else fit in with him.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/lakers/onsi as Lakers' LeBron James Shuts Down Fit Concerns With Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. After the Lakers got off to such a hot start without star forward LeBron James, some voiced their concerns that the 21-time All-Star's reintroduction to the team could stymy the offense's flow.

LeBron James is reportedly "aiming" to return to the court on Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz, according to ESPN's Shams Charania, and is "motivated and eager to join a surging Los Angeles Lakers team as he prepares to embark on his 23rd NBA season.

LeBron James certainly didn’t look like he had been away from an NBA court for nearly seven months when he began his unprecedented 23rd season, even if his burning lungs told him otherwise.

LeBron James made his return to the floor as the Los Angeles Lakers scored a season-high 140 points in a win over the Utah Jazz on Nov. 18.

LOS ANGELES — The night before LeBron James made his historical season debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, becoming the first NBA player to reach his 23rd year, he hung out with Utah Jazz power forward Kevin Love, with whom he won a championship in Cleveland in 2016.

Coast 2 Coast Tuesday Emirates NBA Cup Doubleheader on Nov. 25 Headlined by LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Lakers Hosting James Harden and Clippers in Battle of LA at 11 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock