The Los Angeles Lakers are always interesting, if only because the team operates as one of the NBA’s flagship franchises. However, the arrival of LeBron James places Los Angeles under even a sharper microscope and, even in the deadest part of the off-season, the public is clamoring for more and more of James.
After taking a hiatus until the unveiling of his school in Akron, LeBron has been more visible in recent days and, on Thursday, video surfaced of James in a Lakers uniform working out for the first time.
Obviously, there isn’t much to be gleaned from a (heavily edited) workout video in August and, of course, James has been at work in private to keep himself in the elite shape that is required to play his game at the highest level of the sport. Still, there is something to be said for the excitement, at least for the Lakers fan base, of seeing “the guy” in uniform for the first time and it also serves as a reminder of the spectacle that is come over an 82-game sample.
As training camp approaches, more and more content will emerge with LeBron James at the center but, at the very least, there is now a visual representation of what we already knew. He’s a member of the Lakers for the foreseeable future.
