{"id":8242,"date":"2024-10-06T06:03:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T06:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=8242"},"modified":"2024-10-06T06:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T06:03:23","slug":"breaking-lebron-james-and-anthony-davis-will-play-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=8242","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: LeBron James and Anthony Davis WILL PLAY today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_8001,h_4500,x_0,y_155\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_suns\/01j9f7kzrx11g38y8sv6.jpg\" alt=\"Sep 30, 2024; El Segundo, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) during media day at the UCLA Health Training Center. 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