James is on the verge of 50,000 career points — between the regular season and playoffs — after scoring 17 on Sunday night in the Los Angeles Lakers ' 108-102 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Lakers' next game is on Tuesday at home versus the New Orleans Pelicans at 10:30 p.m. ET.

No matter the arguments, there's no doubt Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is one of the five greatest players to ever play in the NBA. Since entering the league in 2003, James has been one of the best players in the league and remains so to this day in his 22nd season.

LeBron James is over the negativity. In light of Anthony Edwards saying during All-Star weekend that he doesn't want to be the next face of the league, this reporter asked James on Thursday if that role was something James even wanted – or whether it was just bestowed upon him.