LeBron James got the ball near the top of the three-point arc, and suddenly an assortment of voices rose in protest. It was the kind of good-natured argument that can break out in a game between friends when a team has an objection, sorted out quickly so the game can continue.
It was a shooting contest with players split into teams of four. James played with Kyle Kuzma, Lance Stephenson and Brandon Ingram. Their opponents were Rajon Rondo, JaVale McGee, Michael Beasley and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
“We won,” Rondo said. “It was competitive. We were just having fun with a game, just get the competitive juices going at the end since we didn’t get the scrimmage, we did it as far as competition and shooting.