LeBron James returns to Cleveland on Wednesday for the first time since leaving last summer and signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. He's coming back to a city still grappling with losing him.

Back on the court where he played for 11 seasons, and under the title banner he helped raise, James returned to Cleveland and rallied the Lakers to a 109-105 win on Wednesday night over the Cavaliers.

James Harden scored 50 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Houston Rockets to victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers at Toyota Center on Thursday night.

This was hardly the ideal way for LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers to cap what amounted to an eventful week of highs and lows.

Joel Embiid scored 28 points, Jimmy Butler added 20 and the Philadelphia 76ers led throughout in a 121-105 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

Los Angeles Lakers have been handed a boost with news that LeBron James is close to being back on the court wearing the purple and gold.

James and Antetokounmpo won the most votes from each conference, making them the players who will choose the teams for the February 17 game in Charlotte.

LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have selected their teams for the NBA All-Star game with the Los Angeles Lakers icon picking a number of stars who could join him next season.

Charlotte plays host to Team Lebron vs Team Giannis at the Spectrum Center but there is plenty planned before the two NBA stars lead out their drafted squads to cap off a packed weekend of action.

LeBron James scored 29 points and Brandon Ingram added 27 as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 19-point deficit midway through the third quarter to defeat the Houston Rockets 111-106 on Thursday night.

LeBron James has surpassed Michael Jordan to climb into fourth place on the NBA's career scoring list, behind only Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points, Norman Powell had 20 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-98 on Thursday night.

Andre Drummond had 19 points and 23 rebounds, and the Pistons took advantage of James' absence, beating Los Angeles 111-97 on Friday night.

The Lakers (31-41) will miss the play-offs for a franchise-record sixth straight season even with James, who fell just short of his 81st career triple-double with 25 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds.

LeBron James is extending his kindness to a teenager in the Dominican Republic who caught his attention after a video of the 13-year-old boy hitting a tough shot went viral this week.

LeBron James posted a video on his Instagram over the weekend showing him beating a 14-year-old kid who appeared to challenge him to a three-point shooting contest.

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe was greeted by hundreds of fans as he arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday evening following a week in Los Angeles.

While Toronto Raptors' maiden NBA Finals win captured the imagination of basketball, fans are now brimming with excitement ahead of the draft on Thursday night in Brooklyn, New York.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has agreed to give his famous No. 23 jersey to his soon-to-be teammate, former New Orleans Pelicans All-Star center Anthony Davis.

LeBron James has welcomed Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers by handing over his No 23 jersey to his close friend and fellow NBA All-Star. 

Eden Hazard has selected the number 23 to wear at Real Madrid, as he hopes to emulate the success of NBA greats Michael Jordan and LeBron James, according to Marca. 

Cristiano Ronaldo has once again got the better of rivals Lionel Messi and Neymar after the Portuguese superstar beat both to top the Instagram Sport Rich List for 2019.

Dr Shivam Joshi, a doctor in New York City, said people risk 'throwing the baby out with the bath water' by following the same low-carb diet as Kim Kardashian and LeBron James (pictured).

The Canada native and Los Angeles Lakers forward have teamed up on the business endeavor which James started four years ago.

The Boomers may have gone into Thursday nights Australia versus USA all-star basketball match at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium as underdogs, but they are going toe to toe with the visitors. 

Griezmann celebrated his second goal by grabbing a handful of glitter from a steward and sprinkling it in the air. James is famed for doing the same thing with a handful of chalk after scoring in basketball.

LeBron James's effort to trademark the term 'Taco Tuesday' has been denied by the US Patent and Trademark Office, but a spokesman for the Los Angeles Lakers star says the ruling was welcome.

Rodman appeared on a Thursday episode of the show and sidestepped the host when asked about the NBA players who were 'unwilling to tell the truth about the Chinese dictatorship.'

Kawhi Leonard (left) stepped out for his LA Clippers debut on Tuesday night, helping his new side see off local rivals LA Lakers on the opening night of the new NBA season.

Golden State Warriors' have now lost two on the spin to start their season after falling to a heavy 120-92 defeat against Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night.

James, who was in stunning form following a triple-double in an overtime victory in Dallas on Friday, added 21 points and 11 rebounds in San Antonio, while Davis had 25 points and also 11 rebounds.

James hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the waning minutes to seal another impressive win for the Lakers, who haven't lost since their season opener against the Clippers.

They improved to a 23-3 record, which extended their second-longest road winning streak in franchise history to 13 games and rallied from a double-digit deficit to win for the eighth time already this season.

Domantas Sabonis scored 26 points and Malcolm Brogdon made a tiebreaking reverse layup with 36.4 seconds left on Tuesday night to give the Indiana Pacers a 105-102 victory over Los Angeles.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 111-104 in a showdown of the NBA's top teams.

Buoyed by a perfect five-game homestand, the Denver Nuggets hit the road and kept on winning. Paul Millsap scored 21 points and the Nuggets dominated the second half in defeating the Lakers.

Kevin Hart, 40, grimaced as 6ft 10inch LA Lakers star Anthony Davis landed down on top of him just three months after he suffered three spinal fractures in a horror crash.

LeBron James put up 21 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, while Anthony Davis had eight of the Lakers' 20 blocked shots in their fifth straight victory, 106-99 over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.

Adorable footage shows Liam Burgin, 13, overwhelmed with emotion after catching a glimpse of LeBron James running on the court for an LA Lakers game at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.

Carmelo Anthony made the winning basket with just 3.3 seconds left on the clock as Portland rallied to beat Toronto on Tuesday night. Portland looked dead and buried but rallied with seconds left.

Kemba Walker scored 20 points to end a career-long personal losing streak against LeBron James, and Jayson Tatum scored 27 to help Boston send the LA Lakers to its biggest loss of the season.

LeBron James is on the cusp of adding another piece of history to his bow as he continues to cement his legacy as one of the NBA's greatest-ever players.

LeBron James was on hand in Springfield, Massachusetts on Monday when a spectator threw an orange peel at his son during a high school game. A young boy has admitted responsibility.

A heartbroken LeBron James shared a clip of himself playfully embracing Kobe Bryant on the sidelines of an NBA fixture in Los Angeles just four weeks ago.

As LeBron James and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers prepare for their Friday night game against the Los Angeles Clippers, James showed off a new tattoo that pays homage to Kobe Bryant.

The Los Angeles Lakers stars were at Avra Beverly Hills Estiatorio restaurant on Thursday as they grabbed a bite to eat one the eve of their return to the court.

James took to Instagram Friday with a photo of the tattoo, which features a black coiled snake, entwined with roses and Bryant's numbers '24' and '8,' featuring the words 'Mamba 4 Life.'

Lionel, 70, and Jake, 39, looked in good spirits as they turned out to watch the LA Lakers victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles on Tuesday

NBA ROUND-UP: LeBron James scored 19 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter while hitting five 3-pointers in an incredible three-minute span as the LA Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs.

Following a recent trend in the NBA, the New York Knicks have reportedly agreed replace fired president Steve Mills with agent Leon Rose, who previously represented LeBron James.