{"id":15175,"date":"2024-12-28T03:35:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T03:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=15175"},"modified":"2024-12-28T03:35:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T03:35:59","slug":"lakers-rookie-admits-surprising-discovery-about-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=15175","title":{"rendered":"Lakers Rookie Admits Surprising Discovery About LeBron James.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0superstar forward\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0is one of the most interesting people, not just in basketball but in all of sports. Among the many things one should know about the four-time\u00a0NBA\u00a0Most Valuable Player, especially off the court, is that he is a big fan of the video game &#8220;Madden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>James loves football and its virtual counterpart, and Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht can definitely attest to that.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-1dee77fd66804b149274c360ba93291c\" data-google-query-id=\"CPvw8_nDyYoDFfuG6QUduv0srQ\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_2__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/c8a25e57ce9f40022f1a378bb291c35f.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;How much he loves to play Madden,&#8221; the former\u00a0Tennessee Volunteers\u00a0star said when asked about what he&#8217;s learned from James (h\/t\u00a0Dave McMenamin of ESPN).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He always talks about [it]&#8230; I didn\u2019t really know it was that much. He watches it on the plane and stuff. He watches film just like it\u2019s basketball. It\u2019s crazy,&#8221; Knecht added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwODQ4MzY0ODQ0MDMzODcz\/usatsi_24805008.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwODQ4MzY0ODQ0MDMzODcz\/usatsi_24805008.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwODQ4MzY0ODQ0MDMzODcz\/usatsi_24805008.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwODQ4MzY0ODQ0MDMzODcz\/usatsi_24805008.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwODQ4MzY0ODQ0MDMzODcz\/usatsi_24805008.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwODQ4MzY0ODQ0MDMzODcz\/usatsi_24805008.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEwODQ4MzY0ODQ0MDMzODcz\/usatsi_24805008.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers guard Dalton Knecht (4) passes the ball to forward LeBron James (23).\" width=\"4744\" height=\"3163\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwODQ4MzY0ODQ0MDMzODcz\/usatsi_24805008.jpg\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Los Angeles Lakers guard Dalton Knecht (4) passes the ball to forward LeBron James (23).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-859f7fbefe1147af9b7ef1a66e00f4ad\" data-google-query-id=\"CPK19vnDyYoDFfKU6QUdlNUOOA\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_6__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_6\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Knecht did not mention it, but James also seems to be great at playing Madden as well. In fact, the future Basketball Hall of Famer\u00a0once flexed on social media\u00a0his inclusion in Madden 25\u2019s top 100 ranked players.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Lakers\u2019 journey in the 2024-25 NBA season, James and company have a 17-13 record after beating the\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0on Christmas Day, 115-113. Up next for Los Angeles is a date with the\u00a0Sacramento Kings\u00a0this Saturday at crypto.com Arena in LA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0superstar forward\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0is one of the most interesting people, not just in basketball but in all of sports. 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