LeBron James Shouts Out Caitlin Clark At Start Of Second WNBA Season

Clark has had some of the most outspoken vocal support of any player in WNBA history, and for good reason. She is among the most dominant young players the game has ever seen, and a triple-double in the first game of her second season shows exactly that.

James knows a thing or two about entering the professional ranks as one of the most highly-touted young players of all time, and having to work to meet sky-high expectations. That’s surely part of why LeBron is so vocal in support of Clark, as there weren’t a ton of players that did that for him during his first few seasons back in the early 2000s.

LeBron James stresses teams win championships, not individuals

With Luka Doncic and LeBron James leading the way, not to mention Austin Reaves, there was a belief that the Lakers could make a deep postseason run. However, they would be eliminated in the first-round by the Minnesota Timberwolves in just five games.

While James and Doncic give the Lakers an excellent foundation, it was the play of the role players that ultimately made the difference in the series against Minnesota. The likes of Jaden McDaniels, Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo gave a major boost and overall the Timberwolves were just a more complete team.

And it is that point that stands out to LeBron the most. In a recent episode of the “Mind the Game” podcast with Steve Nash, the Lakers superstar stressed that it is teams who win championships, not individual players.