{"id":178468,"date":"2026-02-15T00:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T00:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/178468\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T00:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T00:14:07","slug":"los-angeles-notes-james-doncic-niederhauser-dunn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/178468\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Notes: James, Doncic, Niederhauser, Dunn"},"content":{"rendered":"

LeBron James<\/a> knew early in his career that the only thing that could stop him from being one of the game\u2019s all-time greats was a lack of preparation. The 41-year-old James discussed his training regimen and dietary habits with Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously I didn\u2019t know it would be 23 years. I didn\u2019t know that, but I know I didn\u2019t want to have no six- or seven-year career. I can\u2019t become legendary in six or seven years,\u201d he said. \u201cI always had a mission. When I knew I could play this game at a high level, like, going to Chicago and playing with MJ (Michael Jordan) and all those guys when I was a sophomore (in high school). And then when I went up to Cleveland and played against the Cavs when I was a junior and I was like, \u2018Oh \u2026 I belong. I belong.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew I still had to learn and I still had to continue to get my body right, continue to learn the game and nuances. But I was playing against NBA guys for a long time and I was like, \u2018If I get the opportunity to crack the league, if I get the opportunity to showcase what I\u2019m able to do, the only thing that can stop me is if I don\u2019t take care of my body. The only thing that can stop me from being the greatest or one of the greatest to ever play this game is if I do not take care of myself.\u2019 I did take care of my body. That\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, a former Lakers assistant, marvels at James\u2019 motivation to play at a high level for so long. James became the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhysically, LeBron, he\u2019s had some injuries, but he\u2019s taken care of his body, he\u2019s always prepared himself for the marathon,\u201d Kidd said. \u201cBut I think it\u2019s the mental side. I think that\u2019s the hardest part is to wake up and say, \u2018Do I need to go play against a 20-year-old or a 19-year-old?\u2019 He\u2019s won championships, he\u2019s been MVP, he\u2019s been the face of the league. He\u2019s a billion-dollar company. So, it\u2019s the mental side. Understanding that he loves competition and he loves the game of basketball. So I think for him to do it at 41 is incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more on the Los Angeles teams:<\/p>\n

Luka Doncic<\/a> has been dealing with a hamstring issue but he\u2019s still planning to participate in the All-Star contest on Sunday, Marc Stein of The Stein Line tweets<\/a>. The Lakers guard will play for a limited number of minutes. He\u2019s part of the World Team in the three-team event<\/a>.
\nClippers rookie center Yanic Konan Niederhauser<\/a>, who scored 11 points in Friday\u2019s Rising Stars competition at All-Star weekend, credits Ivica Zubac<\/a>, who was dealt to Indiana last week, and Brook Lopez<\/a> for facilitating his development. \u201cHaving this guidance from these vets, man, they\u2019ll be helping me and knowing they got my back, knowing that they will teach me every day gives me a lot of confidence,\u201d Niederhauser told Janis Carr of the Orange County Register<\/a>. The 30th pick of the draft out of Penn State, Niederhauser has appeared in 34 games this season, averaging 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 9.0 minutes off the bench.
\nIt\u2019s been a chaotic season for the Clippers, including an ongoing league investigation, a horrible start and a roster makeover at the trade deadline. Kris Dunn<\/a> admitted to Greg Beacham of the Los Angeles Times<\/a> that it\u2019s been a roller coaster ride. \u201cWe\u2019ve dealt with a lot this year,\u201d he said. \u201cOur whole mentality throughout the year has just been to try to find a way. It\u2019s been tough.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LeBron James knew early in his career that the only thing that could stop him from being one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178469,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[80727,39325,48,52,51,13505,47,50,49,7551,68642],"class_list":{"0":"post-178468","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-brook-lopez","9":"tag-ivica-zubac","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-headlines","12":"tag-la-news","13":"tag-lebron-james","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","16":"tag-los-angeles-news","17":"tag-luka-doncic","18":"tag-yanic-konan-niederhauser"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}