Posted on 07/01/2018 7:15:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The biggest name in basketball is headed to Hollywood.
Through a short news release issued by his agents at Klutch Sports, LeBron James announced at 8:05 p.m. Sunday night that he would join the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency and sign a four-year, $154 million contract.
In what has become an every-four-years ritual for the three-time N.B.A. champion, James has chosen to switch teams for the third time in his career, opting to leave his home-state Cleveland Cavaliers for a second time and join one of the league’s glamour franchises.
James took to Instagram to say goodbye to Cavaliers fans, posting a picture of Cleveland’s championship parade in 2016 with the caption: “Thank you Northeast Ohio for an incredible 4 seasons. This will always be home.”
The deal includes a player option that will enable James to return to free agency after the third season of his new contract. James does not plan to hold a news conference to elaborate on the decision until later in the off-season, according to a person with knowledge of his plans who was not authorized to discuss them publicly.
After four seasons, four trips to the N.B.A. finals and one unforgettable title run in 2016 with the Cavaliers — in a city that had gone 52 years without tasting championship glory — James will play in the Western Conference for the first time. A native of Akron, Ohio, James began his professional career when Cleveland made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 draft.
His new team, the Lakers, have missed the playoffs for a franchise-record five consecutive seasons and failed in their attempts to lure the All-Star free agent Paul George away from the Oklahoma City Thunder this off-season.
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Wasn’t LA where his fake graffiti incident happened? Glad he’s not so traumatized to not live there full time?!?
Clippers were fron san diego...has a big naval presence....but now the term is a commentary on the high prices of tickets and average product...
The NBA is funny when it comes to team names. Washington changes from Bullets to Wizards due to the gun violence overtones of Bullets but Utah retains the previous Jazz name from New Orleans.
In the military, it is the exception that acts foolish or they wouldn't be in long to begin with. The fact that you would use the men and women defending our great country to attempt an analogy is reprehensible. Especially the implication that rape is somewhat routine. Where the hell did that come from concerning this thread??? And I'm happy to see I'm not the only one who thinks so as your idiotic comment has been erased from the thread. Happy 4th of July.
Hating trump is not hating the country. I never, ever, said that members of the military routinely rape anyone. So why out words in my mouth?
RE: .Don’t know what “Clippers” comes from...
The team originally started in San Diego, i.e., they were the San Diego Clippers. Clippers because the city was known for the great sailing ships that passed through San Diego Bay.
They were eventually sold to owners living in the Los Angeles area, so now L.A. has two NBA teams ( like New York, which has the Nets and the Knicks ).
Hence the Los Angeles Clippers (retaining the original name after acquiring it from San Diego )
They were the Buffalo Braves before that.
Ah thanks for the explanation on Clippers. :)
I’m still trying to figure out what the hell Jazz has to do with Utah.
(Yeah, yeah I know where they came from)
Now the Lakers “should” make the playoffs, but they will still lose early unless LeBron gets a lot more help.
It was a cool, and appropriate name when they were in N.O.
At least the Seattle Supersonics changed their name when they went to OKC.
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