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          Buy or sell: Kevin Durant is right about playing with LeBron

          Can star players thrive next to LeBron James? Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images
          • Andre Snellings, ESPNDec 8, 2018, 09:00 AM ET

          Throughout the season, we're checking in on which big NBA topics are real or not.

          In this edition: Can star players thrive with LeBron James? And should more teams start tanking?