Austin Reaves and LeBron James are thriving in their mentee-mentor dynamic, but it wasn't always smooth sailing. According to Reaves, he didn't warm up to James when the NBA's all-time leading scorer attempted to take him under his wing as a rookie in 2021.

LeBron James turned 40 in December. Most athletes his age are coaching AAU teams or commentating from a studio. But on Monday night, James did something no NBA player his age has ever done; dropped 40 points in a regular-season game,

The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for Tuesday night’s game against the New Orleans and Austin Reaves (right calf strain) and Luka Doncic (right knee contusion) are questionable while LeBron James (left foot injury management) is probable.