If there was any questioning the influence LeBron James has, that was answered since his signing a four-year, $153 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency. James didn’t make any public remarks for several weeks, but he did make regular appearances in Las Vegas.
One of those was to watch the Lakers in a Las Vegas Summer League game. James attempted to be discrete in his arrival, not taking his seat until seconds before tipoff, but it of course caused a stir nonetheless.
So too did James wearing a pair of retro Lakers shorts that retail for $500.