On first glance, LeBron James entering free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers and “Avengers: Infinity War” wouldn’t seem to have ton in common with one another.
Despite rampant rumors that James’ interest in Hollywood might be part of what takes him to L.A. this summer, the Avengers seems like an unlikely film franchise for him to join given how established it is.
But while the topics wouldn’t seem to have a lot to do with each other on their face, leave it to mad genius Chris Manning (aka @LD2K, aka the Godfather of Lakers hype videos) to deftly combine the three for his masterwork: A trailer mash-up that will give any Lakers fan goosebumps and convince them #LABron is destiny:
(As an aside, the visual of Magic Johnson asking what LeBron’s name was in this KILLED me)
From James edited into a Lakers practice warmup, to the superhero sound effects being perfectly timed to dunks and chest pounds, and even Marvel’s always-incredible score, this is the hype video to end all hype videos.