LeBron called turnovers his 'kryptonite.' What's yours?

LeBron James

4x NBA Champion navigating the playoffs short-handed — and still leading

LeBron James is in the middle of an NBA playoff run with the Los Angeles Lakers, and it is not going smoothly. In Game 4 against the Houston Rockets on April 26, he scored 10 points and committed 8 turnovers — his second straight game with that many. The Lakers lost 115-96. He called the team's turnovers their "kryptonite." No spin. Just a direct assessment of what went wrong.

Two days earlier, in Game 3, he scored 29 points, hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left, and played 45 minutes in overtime to win. That game came without two of the team's best players — Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique) are both out. After the win, LeBron said plainly: "The last week of the season... two of your best players going down... it's challenging for all of us... and we're figuring it out together on the fly."

Here is what stands out. He is 41 years old, averaging 21.5 points, 8.8 assists, and 8.3 rebounds per game this postseason. He is not pretending the situation is fine. He is also not stopping. That combination — honest about the problem, committed to the process — is rarer than most people think.

If you are 25-35 and building something, you will have weeks where two key people are out and you are still expected to perform. LeBron's week is a reminder that leadership does not mean having all the answers. It means showing up on Wednesday anyway. Game 5 is April 30. He will be there.

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Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg — On April 24, Meta announced it is cutting approximately 8,000 employees — 10% of its workforce — along with closing around 6,000 open roles, effective May 20. The stated reason: fund AI investments and improve efficiency. Zuckerberg had signaled this direction in January, saying 2026 is "the year that AI starts to dramatically change the way that we work." Separately, China gave Meta a two-week deadline to abandon its $2.5 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus over national security concerns. The moves together show how fast the stakes around AI are rising — and how much pressure companies face from both inside and outside their walls.

Gloria Steinem Gloria Steinem — Last week, Steinem hosted a talking circle at her Manhattan home, co-organized with Fortune Most Powerful Women and Charter co-founder Erin Grau. The gathering brought together executives from tech companies, startups, and AI research to discuss how AI is reshaping leadership and work. At 92, Steinem has held these monthly conversations in her Upper East Side living room for years — the format itself is the message: slow down, sit in a circle, actually listen. In a week full of AI headlines about layoffs and acquisitions, her event focused on something different — what it means to stay human-centered while the technology moves fast.

"Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. How committed are you to winning?" — LeBron James A question worth sitting with after a tough week — LeBron's or yours.

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"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off." — Gloria Steinem Relevant whether you are looking at your career, your industry, or an AI tool eating your job description.

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