Basketball: Lakers, LeBron top NBA sales as Giannis, Doncic rise

The No. 23 Los Angeles Lakers jersey of four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James is the top seller for the second consecutive year in purchase figures from the NBA online store announced Friday AFP/Sean M. HaffeyNEW YORK: LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers remain the top moneyspinners in NBA jersey and team merchandise sales with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic reaching new popularity heights in 2019.

James, who leads fan balloting for next month's NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, also leads the NBA in assists this season with 10.9 a game. He averages 25.4 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Lakers, who lead the Western Conference with a 33-8 record. Golden State's Stephen Curry, sidelined by injury most of this season, is third followed by Boston's Jayson Tatum and Houston's James Harden, the NBA scoring leader with 37.2 points a game.

Kawhi Leonard, who left the NBA champion Toronto Raptors for the Los Angeles Clippers between seasons, ranked seventh, followed by Anthony Davis of the Lakers, Cameroonian star Joel Embiid of Philadelphia and Brooklyn's Kyrie Irving.

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