LeBron James blasts critics who said Lakers are better without him

LeBron James had a strong message for detractors who said the Los Angeles Lakers were better without him this season.

"I was out a couple weeks ago and I was able to come back and see how I fit best with those guys [Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves] because they were playing so dynamic off one another," James said following L.A.’s 134-126 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night.  

"But I mean, it sells papers a lot easier and clippings and podcasts if you say their team is better off without LeBron. That's how a lot of people try to view it, so I get it. They're absolutely wrong."

This story will be updated. 

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