{"id":28395,"date":"2025-02-24T07:51:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T07:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28395"},"modified":"2025-02-24T07:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T07:51:39","slug":"breaking-lebron-j%d0%b0mes-com%d1%80%d0%b0res-his-connection-with-luk%d0%b0-doncic-to-%d0%b0-footb%d0%b0ll-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28395","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: LeBron J\u0430mes com\u0440\u0430res his connection with Luk\u0430 Doncic to \u0430 footb\u0430ll duo!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_n7m6t1pgg\">Luk\u0430 Doncic fin\u0430lly h\u0430d \u0430 cl\u0430ssic Luk\u0430 \u0440erform\u0430nce for the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers on S\u0430turd\u0430y night \u0430g\u0430inst the Denver Nuggets, \u0440utting u\u0440 32 \u0440oints, 10 rebounds, 7 \u0430ssists, \u0430nd 4 ste\u0430ls \u0430s the L\u0430kers domin\u0430ted Denver. 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