Being a Laker means everything to me, and I’m excited to get back on the court and bring a championship to LA. I’ve gotten used to big changes over these last few years, but I know that no matter what, there is no limit to the potential of this iconic franchise. I look forward to meeting Josh and Bob so we can get to work building something special in LA together.
The Weeknd is OFFICIALLY BACK — he’s coming out of retirement 🚨
“I’ll never disappear. I love this too much to ever disappear. I tested retirement a little bit, and I don’t like the way it feels. Imma be here forever with you.”
Mychal Thompson (2x Lakers champ) on ESPN LA calling out Lakers fans booing LeBron's decision, 'they're idiots':
"If any Laker fans are offended, or bothered by LeBron's decision, they're all a bunch of hypocrites and they're idiots.
Think about it, every one of us has made a decision, a business decision to better ourselves, to put ourselves in a better situation, to go to another job that's better for us or our family. That's all LeBron is doing, putting himself in a better situation. He thinks he can win a fifth ring, playing with a big four in Philadelphia.
And we've all changed jobs. We've all taken another job because we thought it was a better situation for us or for our family. So that's all these athletes are doing, deciding to go work somewhere else because it's better for them and their family.
And every one of the Lakers fans, I'm sure who boo him, if they do it, have made that decision themselves in their professional lives. So they boo LeBron because he decided to go work someplace else? They're hypocrites. Because I'm sure most of us, 99% of us have done that. Let's stop being so offended and sensitive about it."
James Worthy on the LeBron era: the Lakers were "misery" before he arrived. (via TMZ)
“ I only think about what we were like before Lebron came. It was misery. It was misery. We weren’t getting in the playoffs, we weren’t winning. We were trading a lot of players away. So, you know, for what he brought to us, he’s a huge draw globally. We didn’t win the championship, it was in the bubble, however. But, you know what look, for what he did for LA while he was here, I don’t think you can argue.
Technically not an on-court moment, but this right here stamped him in LA forever in my book.
People can say whatever they want, but tearing up the script, speaking straight from the heart, carrying that emotional weight all season long in the middle of such a crappy, uncertain year and giving LA fans something to celebrate at the end of it all was amazing.
I truly believe only LeBron was the one capable of shouldering that burden and keeping LA centered. Kobe said if you needed to be convinced to put on that jersey, you ain’t the one.
Bron was the one at a time they needed him most. 💛💜