The San Antonio Spurs are among the teams best set up for the future in the entire NBA, and they showed why on Wednesday night. They faced the Los Angeles Lakers in the Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinals and ran away with the win despite being without young superstar Victor Wembanyama.

LeBron James has been cleared to play in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, providing a significant boost for the Los Angeles Lakers. After a slow start, the

LeBron James shut down talk about the NBA Playoffs after his Los Angeles Lakers suffered a loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

However, despite the energy, the Lakers struggled heavily against the Spurs. San Antonio played without Victor Wembanyama, who has been sidelined for nearly a month due to a left calf strain. Yet the Lakers still found themselves outmatched.

In his most recent game action against the 76ers in Philadelphia on Sunday, James turned back the clock. He scored a season-high 29 points, including 10 straight for the Lakers in the fourth quarter that helped propel L.A. to a win. In the process, James passed Robert Parish to move in second on the NBA’s all-time regular season wins list.

LeBron James' thrilling performance wasn't enough to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to victory on Wednesday night, falling to the San Antonio Spurs by the final score of 132-119 in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.

Before the Lakers took the floor against the San Antonio Spurs, LeBron James was spotted practicing his golf swing.

The Lakers trailed by as much as 24 points in the fourth quarter while losing to the Spurs in an NBA Cup quarterfinal game.