LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook huddled up on phone call

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Big 3 of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook huddled up on a phone conversation the first weekend of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas with each expressing their commitment to one another and vowing to make it work, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Source: Chris Haynes @ Yahoo! Sports

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Micah Adams @MicahAdams13
4th quarter net rating…
LeBron + AD + Westbrook: -13.0
2012 Bobcats: -11.8
The Lakers Small 3 was worse in the 4th quarter than a team that went 7-59.
But sure, huddle up and get the band back together baby!
youtu.be/iFByq-wZgFc – 7:22 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Report: Lakers’ Westbrook, LeBron, Davis talk on phone, vow to “make it work” nba.nbcsports.com/2022/07/18/rep… – 7:15 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Most 10-assist games by active players:
552 — Chris Paul
380 — Russell Westbrook
336 — Rajon Rondo
297 — LeBron James
270 — John Wall pic.twitter.com/nCwHoY7bXe – 7:13 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
After last year’s endless flood of meetings at LeBron’s house I demand to know who else he and AD have talked to on the phone. Show me the Donovan Mitchell call logs you cowards. – 7:04 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I’ll be clear: I don’t think there’s any scenario in which the Lakers are a great REGULAR SEASON team, even with Kyrie. Too much injury risk. Not enough depth.
You get Kyrie because the upside of him, LeBron and AD playing 40 minutes per game in a seven-game series is enormous. – 7:03 PM Dan Favale @danfavale
scenes from the russ, ad and lebron “together, forever, nothing’s going to stop us now” phone huddle pic.twitter.com/kprYKKfv5q – 6:49 PM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
For the sickos who like to watch, Monday’s @LockedOnLakers pod, YouTube version. We discuss Russ and his agent splitting, his agent’s insanely detailed statement, and whether LeBron is pouring gas on this fire. @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
youtube.com/watch?v=YuDVx0… – 6:31 PM NBA Math @NBA_Math
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🔘 Westbrook trades (24:23)
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📺 https://t.co/n5BsDFPQJT pic.twitter.com/tgKzIYwo8u – 6:28 PM Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
LeBron James stuck up for for Jayson Tatum after his tough NBA Finals performance and made a fascinating comparison between the two in their Finals debuts masslive.com/celtics/2022/0… – 6:13 PM Shandel Richardson @ShandelRich
LeBron defends Jayson Tatum #miamiheat si.com/nba/heat/miami… – 6:08 PM Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Los Angeles Lakers’ Big 3 of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook huddled for a phone conversation to confirm their commitment to each other through the uncertainty, league sources told @YahooSports: sports.yahoo.com/sources-lebron… – 6:06 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Most seasons to average a triple-double:
4 — Russell Westbrook
1 — Oscar Robertson pic.twitter.com/LdiDyLDJwD – 5:02 PM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Excellent comment on the @LockedOnLakers YouTube channel from AdamSmith1776: “Lesson to be learned for LBJ… Don’t pick team mates over dinner while drinking lots of wine.” AK @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods – 4:27 PM Tom Petrini @RealTomPetrini
If Russell Westbrook got traded to the Spurs, it would be a purely financial transaction.
San Antonio would get one or more picks at the cost of buying out his awful contract.
He wouldn’t suit up in Silver and Black, and that should be fairly obvious. – 3:20 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Rumor: Russell Westbrook-LeBron James relationship frosty nba.nbcsports.com/2022/07/18/rum… – 2:00 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Most 20p/5r/5a seasons:
19 — LeBron James
18
16
14
12
10 — Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson pic.twitter.com/RgLEwklyfB – 1:27 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Most triple-doubles over the last 6 seasons:
157 — Russell Westbrook
76 — Nikola Jokic
63 — LeBron James
60 — James Harden
46 — Luka Doncic
32 — Ben Simmons
Russ has more than Jokic and LeBron combined. pic.twitter.com/9jayQFQoJU – 12:23 PM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Monday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! We discuss Westbrook splitting from agent Thad Foucher, Foucher’s “whoa!” statement, and LeBron/Rich Paul seemingly trolling the situation. #FirstListen @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
Subscribe. Rate. Enjoy. Thx!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loc… – 11:53 AM Tas Melas @TasMelas
New No Dunks podcast to discuss trade rumors re: Westbrook, Kyrie + Mitchell, the Suns keeping Deandre Ayton, Herro’s tattoo, LeBron at Drew League + more!
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🅰: https://t.co/v1qudKTb56 pic.twitter.com/PsoaplxTPQ – 11:37 AM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Prompted with ‘Russell Westbrook gets them a lot,’ Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan: ‘Bricks’ nba.nbcsports.com/2022/07/18/pro… – 10:01 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Most 40-point games by active players:
101 — James Harden
69 — LeBron James
62 — Kevin Durant
52 — Steph Curry
50 — Russell Westbrook pic.twitter.com/9GysjsABTQ – 9:27 AM Chris Sheridan @sheridanhoops
What are the odds that LeBron James of #Lakers wins #NBA Most Valuable Player? Actually, they are 30-1. Is that a good bet? My answer: sidelines.io/nba/lebron-jam… – 9:06 AM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
About to do @Get Up for the next two hours to talk about LeBron, KD, Donovan Mitchell and more. – 8:00 AM

More on this storyline

While the uncertainty of Westbrook’s future with the Lakers remains, the conversation was organized to make sure all three were on the same page as long as they’re joined together in their pursuit of a championship, sources said. Westbrook has never requested a trade from the Lakers, sources said. -via Yahoo! Sports / July 18, 2022 Michael Singer: KCP said when looking back on the 2020 Western Conference Finals, he always said if AD didn’t hit that game-winner, they would’ve lost that series. -via Twitter @msinger / July 10, 2022 “He’s bought in, and I think he’s quietly put together one of the biggest offseasons of his career,” Pelinka said. “You can just tell. He’s got a very serious tone about him. Last year didn’t unfold the way that any of us wanted, and I think everyone’s gonna come back with a chip on our shoulder, and A.D.’s gonna lead us with that. I think he’s working hard. I know he’s working really hard on his body.” -via Lakers Daily / July 9, 2022 Once word circulated about James’ expected return to the Drew, courtside seats sold out by Friday night, shortly after DeRozan’s tweet. The line to get into the gym started when the sun rose over the Watts Towers. “We do get NBA talent that comes throughout the summer,” Smiley said. “But to this magnitude of LeBron, with all of his millions of fans from all over the world? In most people’s eyes, he’s considered the GOAT. And for them to be lined up at 6 in the morning, to make sure that they at least got a peek at his game and to sit there and hope that they get inside? I knew it was going to be a chaotic day. We’re used to it.” -via The Athletic / July 18, 2022 Most players enter the Drew League gym from a baseline entrance leading to the upper-deck parking lot. But even players who were supposed to be in the main event had to adjust to the logistics with James set to arrive. “Atmosphere was crazy,” said Black Pearl Elite’s Vince Camper, the 2015 league MVP. “I didn’t even get to get stretched before the game, because it took me 30 minutes to be able to park — and I still wasn’t able to park. One of my brothers had to come out and park my car for me, because it was that packed.” -via The Athletic / July 18, 2022 The Lakers’ preferred scenario, to be clear, is still trading for Irving, but the Nets A) appear focused on nailing down a Durant trade before pressing for Irving’s exit and B) have expressed great reluctance regarding any trade with the Lakers that doesn’t involve a third team willing to take on Westbrook’s contract (which Brooklyn does not want). -via marcstein.substack.com / July 18, 2022 San Antonio Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan said he was “not intending on being disrespectful” to Russell Westbrook when he associated the word “bricks” with the Los Angeles Lakers star. In a social media video that went viral over the weekend, Sochan and fellow Spurs rookie Malaki Branham are shown participating in a word association game during this month’s NBA summer league in Las Vegas. -via ESPN / July 18, 2022