During an interview with Taylor Gaes of NBA.com, Reaves revealed that James was hard on him, particularly during a two-week stretch. Reaves grew so frustrated that he longed for a break from James. Turns out, James had a specific motivation for pressing Reaves early on.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson is quite optimistic about his former team after they dismantled the Denver Nuggets on Feb. 22. After the Lakers blew out the Nuggets in Denver, Johnson took to his X account to express his belief in the Lakers’ playoff chances with LeBron James and Luka Dončić leading the way.

Austin Reaves felt LeBron James was being too hard on him during his rookie season and complained about it to former Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy.