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.

Charles Barkley, never one to shy away from controversy, recently offered a bold take on LeBron James during TNT's "Inside the NBA." During the Lakers ' playoff push, Barkley's comments focused on James' current injury situation and strategic decisions.

LeBron James confronting Stephen A. Smith in public was surprising, but nothing surprised Charles Barkley more than seeing Larry David get a front row seat to the incident. By now you’re probably aware that James confronted Smith in-person during a Los Angeles Lakers game against the New York Knicks from Crypto.