{"id":548599,"date":"2026-03-20T08:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/548599\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:11:08","slug":"lebron-james-blasts-critics-who-said-lakers-are-better-without-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/548599\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James blasts critics who said Lakers are better without him"},"content":{"rendered":"

LeBron James blasts critics who said Lakers are better without him<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LeBron James had a strong message<\/a> for detractors who said the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> were better without him this season.<\/p>\n

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“I was out a couple weeks ago and I was able to come back and see how I fit best with those guys [Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves] because they were playing so dynamic off one another,” James\u00a0said following L.A.\u2019s 134-126 win over the Miami Heat<\/a> on Thursday night. <\/p>\n

“But I mean, it sells papers a lot easier and clippings and podcasts if you say their team is better off without LeBron. That’s how a lot of people try to view it, so I get it. They’re absolutely wrong.”<\/p>\n

James had an impressive stat line of 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in the win over Miami. That came directly on the heels of James recording 30 points and 5 rebounds against the Houston Rockets<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

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He’s taken a bit of a backseat to Luka Doncic on the offensive end this season, but he’s still capable of putting up some big nights when needed.<\/p>\n

The four-time NBA champion also made some history<\/a> on Thursday night, as he tied Robert Parish for the most regular season games played in NBA history. James will pass Parish and become the all-time leader in the next game that he plays.<\/p>\n

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