LeBron James and Kevin Durant haven’t played against each other in nearly five years. The NBA’s schedule makers did their best to ensure the drought of two of the league’s biggest stars not facing each other will end soon.
The Lakers will host Durant and the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 26 for their home opener at Crypto.com Arena, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Friday.
Both teams are also playing on the league’s Opening Day, with the Lakers traveling to Denver to play the defending champion Nuggets in a rematch of the Western Conference finals and the Suns traveling to San Francisco to play the Golden State Warriors.
If James and Durant play in the Lakers’ home opener, it’ll mark the first time they played against each other since Dec. 25, 2018, when the Lakers beat the…
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