LeBron James reflects on not playing against Stephen Curry this season: 'It's always an honor just to be in his presence'
LeBron James and Stephen Curry had four chances to play against each other during the regular season.
If Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James decides to call it quits after the 2025-26 NBA season, fans will have been robbed of the chance to see him take on one of the other great players of his era in his final season. Thursday’s game against the Golden State Warriors gave fans one more chance to see James and Stephen Curry go head-to-head in the regular season. But Curry was ruled out of the contest due to right knee management.
Because of that, James and Curry did not face off against in each other in a single game during the regular season. James reflected on that oddity after the contest, a 119-103 win by the Lakers . He called it “a pleasure” and “an honor” to go up against Curry.
James — who has not revealed his future plans — was careful not to reveal too much about whether fans will get another chance to see him and Curry square off in a regular-season game. “We don’t know what the future holds,” James said. “We don’t know if we’ll get the opportunity to play against each other or how many more times we get to play against each other.
” The Lakers and Warriors played four times during the 2025-26 NBA regular season, but either James or Curry missed every one of those matchups. The earliest game between both teams this season was missed by James, who was still recovering from sciatica. The last three times the teams have played, Curry missed the contest due to knee management.