LeBron James spoke publicly for the first time since agreeing to terms and eventually signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, and it sounds like president of basketball operations Magic Johnson was a pretty big factor in why he chose to head west.
“Being able to partner with Magic Johnson,” James said in a video on his “Uninterrupted” media platform about why he joined the Lakers and why he’s so excited to open his I Promise School on Monday.
“[Magic was] someone I kinda looked up to when I was younger,” James continued.