During an interview with Taylor Gaes of NBA.com, Reaves revealed that James was hard on him, particularly during a two-week stretch. Reaves grew so frustrated that he longed for a break from James. Turns out, James had a specific motivation for pressing Reaves early on.

With Luka Doncic sitting out on the second night of a back-to-back, the pressure was on LeBron James to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a much-needed win over a tough Portland Trail Blazers team that had won six straight games at home.

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The Los Angeles Lakers are past the halfway point of the season and will look to finish on a strong note with less than two months left in the season. The Lakers sit at a good spot as things stand, as they are the fifth seed in the loaded Western Conference.

There has been a ton of talk about who the next 'face' of the NBA will be. Here are the best options to follow Lakers star LeBron James.