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The truth about NBA expansion

LeBron just whipped up a fresh frenzy about a new NBA team in Las Vegas, but this week’s around-the-league notes lead off by explaining why even King James will have to be patient

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Marc Stein
Jun 10, 2022
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LeBron James hasn't played in an NBA game since April 1. That was 70 days ago.

That is also apparently immaterial when it comes to James getting his name in the news.

His Los Angeles Lakers finished a humbling 11th in the Western Conference this season, but James — and, for that matter, Russell Westbrook — has seemingly been part of the daily discourse th…

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