With Anthony Davis leaving the game early due to an abdominal strain, LeBron James did his best to put the Los Angeles Lakers on his back against the Philadelphia 76ers.

LeBron James praises Tyrese Maxey's skills and character after Maxey's standout performance against Bronny James.

Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points to lead a Philadelphia 76ers team without injured Joel Embiid and Paul George to a 118-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

The Philadelphia 76ers will need a miracle if they are going to make genuine noise in the playoffs, given all the adversity and issues they continue to endure, but the team is doing its best to salvage this tumultuous campaign.

Tyrese Maxey just proved it is never too late to fanboy over veterans of the game, particularly, LeBron James. Despite being in the league for five years now, Maxey has kept a wish to himself.

Tyrese Maxey finally got what he had been waiting five years for—a jersey from LeBron James. After the Philadelphia 76ers’ impressive 118-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, Maxey took the opportunity to make a request he had been holding off on since entering the NBA.

Philadelphia 76ers star guard Tyrese Maxey carried his undermanned squad to a 118-104 home victory during Tuesday's showdown against the LeBron James-led LA Lakers.

LeBron James and Michael Jordan have been in the neverending GOAT debates, with every basketball fan having an opinion on it.

Tyrese Maxey put on a show against the Lakers, dropping 43 points and leading a shorthanded Sixers squad to a dominant win. But the night got even more special after the game.

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, received his second rotation minutes of the season on Tuesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. After turning in a 31-point performance in the G League on Friday, James was called upon by Lakers head coach JJ Redick in the first quarter against Philadelphia.

The Sixers routed LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night behind a dominant scoring outing from Tyrese Maxey.