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In episode 2 of A King's Reign: James Edwards III details the moment a young LeBron James broke through in the playoffs in the biggest way, scoring 25 straight points against the Detroit Pistons in the 2007 ECF Game 5. Then Joe Vardon analyzes the long arc of LeBron's international career, including Joe's one-on-one interview with Coach K.A King's Reign is brought to you by Factor. Head to factormeals.com/king50 and use code KING50 to get 50% off, now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to A King's Reign, a multi-episode series all about the life, career and impact of LeBron James. Across the next two weeks here on The Athletic NBA Show, more than a dozen journalists from The Athletic will detail the highs and lows of LeBron's basketball life.In episode 1, Joe Vardon charts LeBron's rise from an interesting local high school player to a generational basketball prospect. Then, Joe, The Athletic's Jason Lloyd and Tom Withers from the Associated Press discuss all the amazing moments from LeBron's high school and early Cleveland Cavaliers career.A King's Reign is brought to you by Factor. Head to factormeals.com/king50 and use code KING50 to get 50% off, now!Start building your credit up. Open a Chime Checking account with at least a $200 qualifying direct deposit to get started. Get started at chime.com/nbashow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith Parish and Dave DuFour close the books on Summer League and take a look at some of the new rule changes, early FIBA rosters, and ponder the fates of Damian Lillard and James Harden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour discuss the problems with taking away too much from Summer League, what to actually look for, and react to the mid season tournament format. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour and Kelly Iko discuss the Western Conference and who will be in the top 10? Which teams are on the outside looking in, and what will happen if the Rockets don't make the Playoffs? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Amick, Fred Katz, Marcus Thompson, and Will Guillory discuss the NBA's In Season Tournament Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Schlecht and Sam Vecenie run through the lottery and discuss all the top picks of the 2023 NBA Draft and how they have performed in Summer League so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zach Harper, Jay King and special guest Justin Verrier of the Ringer joined to discuss Wembanyama's 2nd game and how he bounced back + other observations LIVE from Las Vegas Summer League. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Schlecht, Sam Vecenie and Mo Dakhil discuss Victor Wembanyama's first summer league game, why it was a disappointment and more. Plus a breakdown of the Rockets/Blazers game and how Scoot, Whitemore, Jabari Smith, Amen Thompson and Tari Eason looked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour get together at Summer League and talk about what they'd like to see. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.