Shams Charania: LeBron James is aiming and wants to make his season debut tonight at home against Utah Jazz. I’m told he will go through his normal pregame routine on game day. That means his pregame nap, his pregame on-court workout before a final determination is made, so he still has some boxes to check before he starts his record 23rd NBA season. But my understanding is LeBron James is itching to get back out on the court, potentially tonight.

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Curry will have just turned 40. He didn't slam the door shut quite like James, but Curry told the inquiring Steve Nash, serving as the "Mind the Game" co-host, that his participation is unlikely. "God willing, I still have the choice and physical option where I could impact the team," Curry said. "Never say never, but I highly doubt it. Highly doubt it." ESPN | Nov. 18, 2025

In the second installment of a podcast conversation featuring Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, the future Hall of Famers made it clear that neither plans to compete for the men's national team at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. "You already know my answer," James said. "I will be watching it." James will be 43 during the 2028 Olympics. ESPN | Nov. 18, 2025

Dan Woike: LeBron James will be a game-time decision after participating in morning shootatound. Twitter @DanWoikeSports | Nov. 18, 2025

Shams Charania: LeBron James is aiming and wants to make his season debut tonight at home against Utah Jazz. I’m told he will go through his normal pregame routine on game day. That means his pregame nap, his pregame on-court workout before a final determination is made, so he still has some boxes to check before he starts his record 23rd NBA season. But my understanding is LeBron James is itching to get back out on the court, potentially tonight. Twitter @ShamsCharania | Nov. 18, 2025

Tim MacMahon: Cooper Flagg put up a 21-point, 8-rebound, 5-assist, 2-block, 1-steal line in Mavs’ OT win. No 18-year-old has matched or exceeded all those numbers in an NBA game. Take away blocks and only LeBron James (3 times) has done it, per @Stathead . x.com | Nov. 17, 2025

LeBron James’s 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Logoman patch one-of-one autographed vertical rookie card. Where it could be: Somewhere in New Jersey…or anywhere else in the world. This James card was one of the earliest NBA Logoman chase cards, and according to a report in the July 2004 issue of Beckett Basketball, it was pulled from a box of UD Ultimate Collection at the time and promptly sold on eBay for $28,000 to “a guy in New Jersey.” Since then, however, the card has not been publicly seen. New York Times | Nov. 17, 2025

Dan Woike: LeBron James getting up shots after practice today Twitter @DanWoikeSports | Nov. 17, 2025

Khobi Price: JJ Redick says LeBron James and Gabe Vincent are TBD for tomorrow vs. Utah. Twitter @khobi_price | Nov. 17, 2025

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