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Reigning NBA Finals MVP LeBron James scored a season-high 34 points (13-25 FG), pulled in six rebounds, and handed out eight assists in the opener of a seven-game road trip, helping the NBA title-favorite Los Angeles Lakers win their eighth straight road game against the Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday-led Milwaukee Bucks (113-106) on Thursday.

One of the most outspoken commentators around Stephen A. Smith and retired hip hop performer-turned-ESPN analyst Max Kellerman debate what message the title-defending Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James sent after defeating reigning NBA MVP and DPOY Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks: