LeBron James once again waxed poetic on the prospect of his looming retirement. The Los Angeles Lakers star spoke to reporters after his team lost to the

“It wasn’t a goal of mine to come into the season, miss the first 14 games and say, ‘OK, I can be an All-Star," James said after scoring 22 points in the Lakers' 112-110 loss to the Knicks in his 32nd career game at Madison Square Garden.

Not everything was standard about this particular trip to New York for James, though.

LeBron James opens up about how modern NBA basketball is so much different and more challenging from the ‘80s and ‘90s. He shares that the way the sport is played and the risk of different types of injuries each athlete is prone to makes it harder to play an 82-game tournament.

Tyrese Haliburton joined fellow NBA star LeBron James on a recent episode of the "Mind The Game" podcast. Here's what they discussed.

The Lakers were competitive for two and a half quarters against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, but they faded afterward.