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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Dan Woike

'The MVP over there is Sam Presti': Was LeBron James sending a message to Rob Pelinka?

CLEVELAND — LeBron James admitted to being mentally and physically drained at times this season before going out of his way Saturday to praise Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti.

The compliments came after his team's All-Star Game practice when James was asked about Thunder rookie Josh Giddey, who recently became the youngest player in league history to record a triple-double.

After saying that Giddey's a really good player with great vision who is playing "beautiful basketball," James quickly pivoted to the Thunder's front office.

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