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.

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.

Since the arrival of Luka Doncic, LeBron James has had to adjust to a new role with the Los Angeles Lakers, a shift that earned a candid reflection from Charles Barkley. The addition of Luka Doncic provided the Los Angeles Lakers with enhanced ball-handling capabilities,