The NBA world has been rocked by the ongoing drama between Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James and longtime analyst Stephen A. Smith. More news: Lakers' LeBron James Roasts Stephen A. Smith with Taylor Swift Comparison Everything started when Smith went on his morning ESPN Show on Jan.

Keeping Doncic long-term is at the top of their list, but so is retaining their superstar and longest-tenured Laker, LeBron James. James is likely to be a free agent this summer, and while he is likely to opt-out of his deal, there is little chance he leaves the Lakers.

Saquon Barkley's historic first season with the Philadelphia Eagles caught the eyes of the best basketball players of the modern era.

Among the people called out by the all-time leading scorer was Brian Windhorst, who has been covering James since his high school career. “This guy says he’s my f---ing best friend,” James said. “These guys are just weird.” Windhorst responded to the comment on “First Take” on Thursday.

Thursday's loss on Josh Giddey's half-court buzzer-beater was the Lakers' eighth setback in their past 12 games.

With the Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James drama dominating the sports news cycle this week, ESPN’s Michael Wilbon did not hold back on his thoughts.

LeBron James and ESPN's Stephen A. Smith have been engaged in a bitter feud that's gotten out of hand. The big question is: Why do we care?

Earlier this morning, longtime NBA personality and analyst Stephen A. Smith made some wild claims against Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. The biggest is that James didn't attend the memorial service of former NBA star Kobe Bryant.