LeBron James flew to New York for a pickup game that included some of the NBA's biggest stars and one of the top trainers

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August 16, 2017 1:21 AM

Highlights from the pickup game show that LeBron, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith, and more of the league's best talent were all in attendance

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LeBron James is eager to get back to basketball.

Even though he played all the way into May while carrying the Cleveland Cavaliers to yet another NBA Finals appearance, LeBron James is ready for the 2017-18 season to get started so he can try and do it again.

He said as much last week in a tweet last week, diagnosing himself with the "basketball Jones."

On Tuesday it appeared he found his run in the form of a pickup game that featured enough talented players to make up half an All-Star team.

The game, hosted by one of the top go-to trainers in the league Chris Brickley, included appearances from league stars both past and present including Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith, Enes Kanter, Lance Thomas, Dahntay Jones, Marshall Plumlee and more.

The players ran fullcourt 5-on-5 at

LeBron, for his part, seemed to be pleased with the work out he got in.

The 2017-18 NBA season will tip off on

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