LeBron James was treated to a blowout win by the Los Angeles Lakers in his first public appearance since signing and, when asked about it after the game, the guys who played had plenty to say about James’ presence, but were pretty clear that they didn’t want to let it distract from the task at hand.
Miles Simon, the team’s head coach, was asked whether he thought the guys got any kind of lift from seeing James courtside, and was pretty dismissive of the question’s premise (via Lakers.com):
”I can’t speak for that, but hopefully the boost is just that we have a competitive group and wanting to win.