LeBron James Officially Signed His Four-Year Contract With The Lakers

Just one week ago, LeBron James created shockwaves in the NBA world when he agreed to a four-year contract to join the Los Angeles Lakers. While that is a common occurrence in today’s NBA world, the formality of James actually signing the deal had to wait for the league’s moratorium to conclude and, after a few extra days, that came to fruition on Monday.

In the days since the initial news broke, reaction has been mixed across the league, including a batch of Lakers fans that aren’t exactly thrilled with “King James” coming to Los Angeles. Still, there has been a ton of attention on what the Lakers have done (and what they haven’t done) with the roster and that will undoubtedly continue in the coming days.
Magic Johnson released a statement along with the signing noting his excitement for James to be in L.A. and how it’s a big step in getting the Lakers back to the NBA Finals.

“Today is a great day for the Lakers organization and Lakers fans all over the world to welcome LeBron James, a three-time NBA Champion and four-time NBA MVP,” said Lakers President of Basketball Operations Earvin “Magic” Johnson. “LeBron is special. He is the best player in the world. He loves to compete and is an awesome leader who is about winning and making sure that his teammates are successful. The Lakers players are excited to have a teammate who has been to nine NBA Finals. It’s a huge step closer to returning the Lakers to the playoffs and to the NBA Finals.”

Seeing the best player in the league in a new uniform (the third of his career) will definitely take some getting used to but, as of Monday, the Lakers can begin legally discussing their franchise centerpiece and that means the ability to sell jerseys and merchandise as well. Nothing “new” came out of the news that James was officially a member of the Lakers organization but it was a move that had to be executed and it’s (finally) done.

As for how LeBron will celebrate his new contract, he’ll be possibly popping into an L.A. Blaze Pizza location that would be his first public appearance since he made his decision to join the Lakers.