The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the LA Clippers, but LeBron James only saw Ben Simmons on his new team once before playing him.

After the trade deadline, the Clippers signed Ben Simmons to add to their depth, but the 28-year-old has been up-and-down thus far. In five games as a Clipper, Simmons is averaging 6.8 points, 5.2 rebounds,

LeBron James may not have scored the 18 points he needed on Sunday night to become the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 career points, but he did help the Los Angeles Lakers pick up a 108-102 victory over the LosAngeles Clippers. After the game, James weighed in on one of the Clippers' newest players, Ben Simmons.