If you're one of the greatest of all time, you take no more than a couple of seconds to lament your mistakes before you make good on them and come up clutch.

'They're the best team in the Eastern Conference so far and they just came out and hit us right in the mouth.'

There is a mountain of evidence suggesting James is both a bad teammate and coach killer.

A 15-2 Mavericks run as the clock wound down made things close.

'I just wanted these guys to try and put the first six games behind them as quickly as they could and be ready to turn the chapter with a new season. They came out and took the challenge.'

'We talk about patience, but we can't have a recurrence of the same thing over and over.'

Lue guided the Cavaliers to an NBA title in 2016 -- Cleveland's first pro sports championship since 1964 -- and coached the team to four straight Finals.

James has been dabbling in politics ever since his 2016 appearances on behalf of failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

With Bryant watching, James had his first triple-double as a Laker.

'I wasn't going to say anything, because I was going to save my money, but I just can't anymore.'