LeBron James said the Lakers’ NBA Cup game against the Spurs on Friday is secondary to Gregg Popovich and his recovery from a “mild stroke” on Nov. 2.

LeBron James wished longtime Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, whom he called a "dear friend," the best after the coach suffered a mild stroke.

"I know he's getting somewhat special treatment and nepotism," said Windhorst on The Hoop Collective. "That's fine; honestly, I don't care. Like I said, it's normal. Now, I think

Bronny James is getting more special treatment from the Lakers. LeBron’s eldest son, whom the Lakers took late in the second round of this year’s NBA draft, will only be playing in G League home games and won’t be getting on commercial flights for the South Bay Lakers’ road contests,