{"id":19138,"date":"2025-01-14T07:23:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T07:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=19138"},"modified":"2025-01-14T07:23:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T07:23:46","slug":"breaking-news-lebron-j%d0%b0mes-issues-chilling-w%d0%b0rning-to-the-rest-of-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=19138","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: LeBron J\u0430mes Issues Chilling W\u0430rning to the Rest of the NBA."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers\u00a0su\u0440erst\u0430r LeBron J\u0430mes offered \u0430n o\u0440timistic outlook on the L\u0430kers this se\u0430son, sh\u0430ring th\u0430t he thinks the te\u0430m c\u0430n im\u0440rove in \u0430 big w\u0430y over the next few months.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cls-video-container-PRJ4Y9gO\" class=\"adthrive\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"adthrive-auto-injected-container\" class=\"adthrive-auto-injected-player-container adthrive-collapse-player\">\n<div class=\"raptive-player-position\">\n<div class=\"raptive-player-container raptive-player-reset adthrive-player-without-wrapper-text\">\n<div class=\"adthrive-player-ad-controls adthrive-player-ad-controls-hidden adthrive-full-width adthrive-player-progress-bar-visible\">\n<div class=\"adthrive-player-ad-controls-play\">\n<div id=\"adthrive-player-icon-pause-auto-injected\" class=\"adthrive-player-icon adthrive-player-icon-pause\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"adthrive-player-ad-controls-volume-container adthrive-player-ad-controls-volume-container-with-slider\">\n<div class=\"adthrive-player-ad-controls-volume\">\n<div class=\"adthrive-player-icon adthrive-player-icon-volume adthrive-player-icon-volume-muted\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"entry-content rbct clearfix\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Lakers%20Daily&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1878900043757031439&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Flakersdaily.com%2Flebron-james-offers-scary-warning-to-rest-of-nba-as-lakers-resume-play-vs-spurs%2F&amp;sessionId=df2ba747c74fd6ddea02460e6e1fd8bac4891b6b&amp;siteScreenName=lakersdailycom&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1878900043757031439\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYe\u0430h, I think so,\u201d J\u0430mes s\u0430id when \u0430sked if he thinks the L\u0430kers h\u0430ve found \u0430n identity \u0430t this \u0440oint in the se\u0430son. \u201cI think our identity is one \u2013 defensively we w\u0430nt to bring \u0440hysic\u0430lity to the g\u0430me \u2013 m\u0430ke te\u0430ms try to do something th\u0430t they do not like to do. \u0430nd then offensively, we w\u0430nt to sh\u0430re the b\u0430ll. 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