LeBron James questions Lakers’ preseason trip to Milwaukee

EL SEGUNDO — Before the Lakers embarked on their 1,700-plus mile flight to Milwaukee for Thursday’s preseason matchup against the Bucks at Fiserv Forum, star forward LeBron James questioned why the game was scheduled in the first place.

“Can someone please explain to me why we’re getting on a [plane emoji] and heading to Milwaukee for [one] pre-season game!?!?” James posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.

The Thursday matchup will be the Lakers’ third of six preseason games...