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Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James – 40 points, 4 3PM, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 11 TOs Second career game of 40+ PTS as a 40-year-old There have been 3 such games in history, LeBron – 2; Jordan – 1 Austin Reaves – 32 points,

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Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Lakers landed Luka Doncic in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Mavericks. After the deal, ESPN's Dave McMenamin reported that LeBron James did know the deal was coming.

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