LeBron James had a meltdown in a heated spat during Sunday’s 116-114 win over the Phoenix Suns. The 40-year-old doesn’t often lose his cool, but he did this time as he squared up with

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.

Dillon Brooks is going to Dillon Brooks. And if there is a second universal truth, it’s that poking the bear—especially when that bear is a 40-year-old James who has seen literally everything basketball has to offer—usually ends in disaster.

LeBron James went after the refs in the third quarter after Dillon Brooks threw the ball at him, but the refs did not call it a foul.

Even though it's quite understandable that Mutombo would go for his fellow old school players, the four-time Defensive Player of the Year was still asked why he left James off his list. According to "Mt. Mutombo," it was a no-brainer to pick an 11-time champion like Bill Russell over Bron.

LeBron James came up clutch for the Lakers tonight as they won 116-114 against the Suns. Following the win, the Lakers reporter Mike Trudell asked James on the sidelines about his matchup with Dillon Brooks and the resulting physicality in the game.

LeBron James explains why he took the decisive technical free throw over Luka Dončić after a tense late-game moment against the Suns.

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.