As soon as LeBron James commits to any team, expectations immediately go through the roof. He’s a walking title berth in the Eastern Conference and at least worth a ticket to the postseason in the west. But when asked about what he’s expecting as he gets ready to embark on the next few years as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, he was quick to manage the narrative around his new team.
Any kind of wins total, playoff or title aspirations are besides the point for James. He told media in Cleveland that he’s starting with creating a culture from which those things can be made possible and when asked about it after opening a school in his native Akron, Ohio.