The toughest Laker went tender.
“Nothing else matters besides my family,” he said.
The towering Laker took a knee.
“No matter what’s going on in your life … the only thing that matters is your family,” he repeated.
LeBron James has been many things in his five seasons with the Lakers; a star, a distraction, a leader, a whiner, a legend, a pain.
At the Lakers media day Monday, he was something else entirely, something which he says has inspired him to return for his 21st season.
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He was a father.