LAS VEGAS — The King of the NBA took his baseline seat wearing purple and gold shorts with “Lakers” written across the front.
LeBron James spent the next couple hours nodding, clapping and yelling, “Cash!” as his new teammates, specifically Josh Hart and Svi Mykhailiuk, led the Lakers’ summer league team to a 101-78 thrashing of Detroit, cementing a spot in Monday’s semifinals.
“At the end of the day, I play the game 94 by 50 feet,” Hart said. “Obviously it’s cool that (James) is there. Before the game that’s cool, and after the game it’s cool.