Rich Paul says a 26-year-old LeBron James didnt have somebody in his locker room who could teach him how to be an NBA champion the way Luka Doncic can learn from LeBron When LeBron was 26 he played with the 2006 NBA Finals MVP Dwyane Wade in Miami Heat

Bleacher Report 2026 NBA Draft prospects talk about their first LeBron James memory

Luka Doncic struggles to see the game as he gets repeatedly blocked by Bronny James

Brendan Haywood I tell you another thing in Miami that was a microaggression that Pat Riley did LeBron wanted Rich Paul Maverick Randy and Lynn Merritt He wanted their season tickets to be right beside the Heat bench They were right beside the bench but it was the other team's bench

LeBron complaining about the game to a kid during last nights game

Charania I do know a lot of teams are calling LeBron and his camp I spoke to Rich Paul last week and he told me every contender in the NBA has essentially placed a call since the season ended

LeBron James passes to Luke Kennard who scores the driving layup then passes to Jake LaRavia who scores the driving layup and then lobs it to Deandre Ayton for the alley-oop dunk7 assists in 7 minutes for LeBron to start the 2026 NBA Playoffs