LeBron James made his first public appearance on Sunday since joining the Los Angeles Lakers when he showed up in Las Vegas at a Lakers playoff game at Summer League. Fresh off signing a four-year deal with the Lakers, LeBron has laid low since announcing he would join the team.
It was rumored that he may make an appearance in Las Vegas, and on Sunday, that rumor came true. While James wasn’t in uniform on Sunday, he was wearing Lakers shorts when he came by to watch the team’s youngsters.
James got a standing ovation from Lakers fans when he entered the building, as those who are not tremendous Kobe stans were clearly excited to have LeBron in the fold.
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Josh Hart got some love from LeBron, as Hart was a notable Laker who said fans need to “be better” after some defaced a James mural in Southern California.
NOW on @espn! #NBASummer@KingJames x @joshhart pic.twitter.com/9rO4FUMW7A
— NBA (@NBA) July 15, 2018
The Lakers official Twitter account was pretty excited about James in the house as well.
The 👑 is in the building for #LakersSummer pic.twitter.com/L0yW1fDuAh
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) July 15, 2018
There’s still a long summer ahead until James actually takes the floor for the team, but kicking things off in Vegas seems like a fun way to start the next part of your career.
LeBron knows the Lakers summer League roster pretty well. He's calling out guys by name when he likes something they've done.
— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) July 15, 2018
I’m sure it was a thrill for young Lakers to get a taste of the media frenzy that will follow James in L.A., too.
