Shaquille O'Neal defended the 2020 title LeBron James won with the Lakers by comparing it to the 1999 title Tim Duncan and the Spurs won.

While much of his success came before joining Los Angeles in 2018, James has had a very impressive Lakers tenure. In his seventh season with LA, James had been an All-Star each year, adding a championship and Finals MVP award in 2020.

Beyond the debate over titles, Shaq also weighed in on whether LeBron deserves a statue outside Crypto.com Arena, alongside Lakers legends like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Kobe Bryant.

Austin Reaves scored 30 points and Luka Doncic had 21 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 125-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

Behind their offensive trio of LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves — who combined for 85 points and 25 assists — the Lakers dominated the final six minutes of Saturday's game and with that took control of the No.

The Warriors got off to a torrid start Sunday, evened their road trip record at 2-2 and moved back into the No. 6 playoff position in the Western Conference.

The Warriors posted 44 points in the first quarter and never looked back on the way to a blowout win over the Spurs, 148-106.

The Warriors destroyed the Spurs with a masterclass of offensive execution in a game devoid of silver linings for San Antonio.