LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were on the road on Sunday night to face the Phoenix Suns at Mortgage Matchup Center. A showdown against the Suns only meant that James would face a familiar foe in Dillon Brooks, who has been a known rival for the NBA ’s all-time leading scorer.

While LeBron James will one day get his jersey retired by the Lakers, one former NBA All-Star believes he's hurting Los Angeles.

Late in the second quarter in their second matchup of the season, LeBron James rammed through Dillon Brooks with a moving screen.

Flagg is now 25 games into his NBA career, where he's averaging 17.5 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 3.4 APG. And with Friday's win, he joined LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Victor Wembanyama as the only players in NBA history with 400+ points, 150+ rebounds, 30+ steals, and 20+ threes made in the first 25 games of a career, per OptaStats.

The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a strong start, boasting a 17-7 record so far in the 2025-26 NBA Season. The team currently finds itself in the thick of things in the Western Conference playoff picture as the No.