One of the stars of the Philadelphia 76ers sent a powerful message to NBA teams about what it will be like facing LeBron James and Luka Doncic with the Los Angeles Lakers. With the addition of Luka Doncic to the roster,

Luka Doncic's first three games with the Los Angeles Lakers haven't been amazing, and that's putting it kindly. He returned from a 22-game absence due to a calf strain before the All-Star Break and has not looked like the same Luka Doncic we became accustomed to seeing with the Dallas Mavericks.

The Los Angeles Lakers executed an impressive 110-102 win over the Portland Trail Blazers while without Luka Doncic, who missed the second night of a back-to-back after returning from his calf injury last week.

LeBron James had every excuse not to play in the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. It was the second night of a back-to-back and the team got into Portland around 3 a.