“He is the face [of the franchise],” LeBron James said back in 2023, speaking about Anthony Davis , who seemed ready to pass the torch after AD helped lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy in 2020. But fate and a certain trade orchestrated by Nico Harrison had other plans. Tonight, that very face of purple and gold stepped onto the hardwood wearing Dallas blue, No. 3, marking his sixth game this season and his first time facing the Lakers since the February trade.

Post-game, LeBron James reflected on facing a team stacked with friends and former colleagues he’d shared so much of his journey with. He said: “You know, going up against your old teammates, your whole coaching staff… I won a championship with Frank Vogel, J. Kidd, obviously Phil Handy’s over there, Mike Penberthy, my teammates

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