LeBron James spoke about how glad he is to see Ja Morant back on the court and explained that his back-and-forth with the Grizzlies star is what the essence of the game is all about

LeBron James having words with a fan during the game

Rob Pelinka on LeBron We probably haven't seen a player that has honored the game to the extent that he's honored the game He's given so much to his teammates to this organization The thing we want to do more than anything else is to honor him back

LeBron James backs down Ajay Mitchell spins and scores the shot over Isaiah HartensteinFirst 2 points for LeBron

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander answers LeBron James with a step back corner 3 in Ayton's face with a replay

The camera focuses on Dillon Brooks who is laughing and watches LeBron James take his free throws right in front of him

Magic Michael Kareem Kobe had killer instincts I love LeBron but at times he doesn't bring it the way we want him to bring it like James Harden -Tim Hardaway Sr talks