LeBron James news: Isaiah Thomas message, James Harden claim, Lakers NBA title prediction
LEBRON JAMES NEWS - Express Sport brings you the latest news on the Los Angeles Lakers’ power forward.
Isaiah Thomas: I'm blessed to get back on the floor
LeBron James sends message to Isaiah Thomas
LeBron James has sent a heart-warming message to Denver Nuggets point guard Isaiah Thomas, who returned to action for the Denver Nuggets early on Thursday morning after an eleven-month spell on the sidelines with a hip injury.
He tweeted: "Welcome back bro @Isaiahthomas! Happy for you. #SlowGrind."
Thomas, 30, played 13 minutes in the Nuggets’ 120-118 win over the Sacramento Kings. James and Thomas spent a year together at the Cleveland Cavaliers.
LeBron James and James Harden claim made
Houston Rockets ace James Harden has yet to surpass LeBron James as the best player in the league, according to journalist Chris Broussard.
“To quote my good friend and radio colleague, ‘No way, no how’” Broussard said when asked if Harden is better than James. “Look, James, I said it earlier - and I love his game - to do what he’s doing - not just statistically and stuff - but the way he’s doing it.
“Like you know, Greg. To go down every possession and one-on-one shake somebody up with the dribble.
Welcome back bro @Isaiahthomas! Happy for you. #SlowGrind
“Six-foot-nine guys with long reach in your eyes and you can find room to get your three-point shot off. It’s incredible.
Even just the way he’s doing it. It’s all isolation, essentially. [Taking] nothing away from him.
“My contention is this, though. You do not become the best player in the world in the regular season.
"You have to do it in May, in June and in July. So he can’t become the best player.”
LeBron James news - Charles Barkley makes title claim
Hall-of-famer Charles Barkley believes James can help the Lakers win their first NBA title since 2010, but only if they add another top player to their ranks.
“It just depends on what they are able to bring in,” Barkley said during an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. “They are obviously trying to get in Anthony Davis.
“It is probably going to be the most interesting summer in NBA history. You have four teams that have two max slots available. The Lakers and the [LA] Clippers. And the [New York] Knicks and the [Brooklyn] Nets. In the two biggest markets.”