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James Becomes First NBA Player With 40,000 Points But Lakers Lose

LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday, the 39-year-old superstar scoring nine against defending champion Denver to achieve the milestone. But James called the historic effort "bittersweet" because it came in a losing cause as Nikola Jokic scored 35 points to rally the Nuggets late for a ...

Thunder Grab Top Seed in West, LeBron's Lakers One Win From NBA Playoffs

The unexpected Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the Western Conference top seed ahead of the defending champion Denver Nuggets as the NBA regular season wrapped up on Sunday. The youthful Thunder rolled past the playoff-bound Dallas Mavericks—who rested Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving among others—135-86 to emerge from the trio of teams who went ...

LeBron Sees 'Much to Improve' Before Olympics Despite Serbia Win

LeBron James was pleased with the progress made by the USA in their 105-79 victory over Serbia in a friendly game in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, but insists there is "so much room to improve" in the hunt for Olympic gold. After a narrow win over Australia on Monday, that saw the United States nearly blow a 20-point lead towards the end of the clash, ...

LeBron's USA Clinch Olympic Basketball Glory as Ingebrigtsen Strikes Gold

LeBron James's USA won a fifth straight Olympic men's basketball crown on Saturday, while on the track, Jakob Ingebrigtsen claimed the 5,000m gold after his disappointment in the 1,500m. The USA edged Brazil 1-0 in the women's football final at the Parc des Princes thanks to Mallory Swanson's winner. The Americans claimed the gold medal for a ...