The Los Angeles Lakers are in one of their best moments this season, establishing themselves as NBA contenders. Rob Pelinka’s trade moves paid off, with Luka Doncic emerging as a leader. However, LeBron James recently praised another teammate for his return to the team.

LeBron James is happy to have Markieff Morris back on the Los Angeles Lakers providing a veteran presence in the locker room.

LeBron James has looked re-energized playing next to Doncic, but he believes there's an underappreciated part of the trade with the Mavericks. To make the salaries work, Dallas sent over forwards Markieff Morris and Maxi Kleber,

LeBron explains the influential impact that Markieff Morris had on him and the Lakers in their 2020 championship.

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Boston Celtics 111-101 on Saturday night. Despite a valiant effort to rally back from a 20-plus point deficit in the second half, the focus shifted to 40-year-old superstar LeBron James,

NBA legend LeBron James is happy the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Markieff Morris from the Dallas Mavericks in the Luka Doncic trade. LeBron and Morris helped the Lakers win the 2020 championship against the Miami Heat at the Walt Disney World bubble.