The torch has been passed in Los Angeles 🔥
The Lakers have always been defined by their superstars.
For decades, Kobe Bryant carried the franchise and defined a generation.
Then, LeBron James arrived to restore greatness and bring championship glory back to LA.
Now, a brand new chapter has officially begun.
The keys to LA have been handed over to Luka Doncic.
With LeBron moving on, Luka is now tasked with carrying the immense weight of one of the most iconic franchises in basketball.
The mission is clear: put the team on his back and lead the Lakers back to the promised land to hang another banner in the rafters.
Welcome to the Luka era in Los Angeles 😤
Gilbert Arenas on LeBron James leaving the Lakers:
“I mean, he’s 41 years old, right? We’ve rode the LeBron James train past his prime, prime and we have to let’s just be honest we have to thank him for you know everything he’s done bring to this game this NBA game and moving forward just like Bill Russel did just like Bird and Magic did, just like Michael Jordan did. So, Kobe, Tim, LeBron, right? He’s shown that, you know, if you take care of your body, you take this game serious, you can be great for a very long time. So as a LA Lakers fan we got eight years of greatness.”
(Via @NoChillGilZero)
Gilbert Arenas says calling LeBron James and the Lakers 2020 championship, the Mickey Mouse championship is the weirdest thing:
“Because every star started in the bubble. Devin Booker was phenomenal in the bubble. Giannis showed who he was becoming in the bubble. Jokic got defeated in the bubble and he’s been the MVP or the runner MVP for six straight years since that bubble. Luka’s terror against the Clippers started in that bubble. Murray and Mitchell bubble. Jimmy Butler, right? This is where that all that was created. So to say the bubble was this Mickey Mouse chip. It just shows you how great I look at it like this. The harder they hate, the greater you are.”
(Via @NoChillGilZero)
I want to thank LeBron James and his super agent Rich Paul for taking a meeting with me back in 2018 when I was President of the Lakers and deciding to sign with us. He created a whole new era for the Lakers, including leading us to an NBA Championship in 2020 and all the milestones he surpassed in a Lakers jersey. I’ll always love and be grateful for him and wish him all the best in the next phase of his life, on and off the court!
🚨 LeBron has instructed his agent, Rich Paul, to gauge league-wide interest and come back with options before making his free agency decision, per @mcten
Being from Los Angeles gotta thank Bron for coming to the Lakers winning a chip and breaking the all time scoring record team sold for 10billion.
The Lakers were Cooked before he got there it was some nasty years.
LeBron James would be joining a Warriors team that missed the playoffs.
Kevin Durant joined a Warriors team that had the single greatest record in the history of the NBA.
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I got nothing but gratitude for Bron and always will both professionally and as a fan... Wherever your path leads, I wish you well @KingJames ! Thanks for being a Laker!! #LakeShow
LeBron James with the Los Angeles Lakers:
⭐8 seasons
⭐️2020 NBA champion & Finals MVP
⭐2023 NBA Cup Champion & MVP
⭐8x NBA All-Star
⭐7x All-NBA nods
⭐Broke the all-time scoring record
⭐Played with his son Bronny, becoming the first father-son duo to play in the NBA together
What a run for The King 👏
No, THANK YOU! Truly a honor to wear the 💜💛 while trying to continuing the greatness & legacies that came before me! Hope I made a few proud during my stint. 🙏🏾🫡👑
Niggaz was doing this in Oracle where GS had only lost twice at that whole 82 game season and people tryna argue 2026 Knicks could beat this ….didnt even mention bron also had 41 in this game ,MSG woulda been in shambles lbs
Now the Compton rappers themselves are saying Kendrick only cut them $10K to be on GNX while Drake handed Molly Santana $500K for one feature. So the 'man of the people' nickel-and-dimes his own city and the 'culture vulture' pays full price? Y'all sure you got the villain right?
“They bragging bout how you went home, the fvck are they on?
Crodie, we threw em away
G Pop sent us a real one from Daygo, and next thing we knew , we was doing parades”🔥