LeBron James will make his home-court debut on Saturday as the newly installed leader of the Los Angeles Lakers. Beneath the surface, there’s something much bigger going on. In his 16th NBA season, on the verge of turning 34, Mr. James has launched an extensive, calculated attack on the only basketball equation he has never solved: Lasting Team Greatness = Me + X.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 20, 2018 04:05 UTC