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Wade, 43, retired from the NBA in 2019. James, 40, has continued playing into his 22nd professional season, fulfilling his dream of playing alongside his son Bronny James on the Los Angeles Lakers this season.

LeBron James congratulated his Team USA teammate, Stephen Curry, for becoming the first to make 4,000 regular-season threes in the NBA.

The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night as part of the first game of TNT's weekly double-header. While Luka Doncic was in the lineup for the Lakers, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and Jaxon Hayes all ended their road trip early and flew back to Los Angeles rather than travel to Milwaukee and Denver.

Luka Dončić joining the Los Angeles Lakers was the biggest trade of the deadline. When the news hit, the world went through a state of shock as the idea of Dončić teaming up with the legendary LeBron James seemed almost too good to be true.

The former NBA player said that it's not a coincidence that "King James" flew back home when the Lakers were scheduled to play the Milwaukee Bucks. "They act like man, they not flying commercial, they not flying southwest.