Look, I think it’s safe to say that everyone reading a Lakers blog at work the Monday morning after Halloween night probably enjoys watching LeBron James play basketball. So if James were to actually discover time travel several years in the future, it would be hard for any of us to blame him for wanting to go back in time, grab some good seats, and watch himself suit up and play in Year 19.
Does that sound outlandish? Well, on Sunday night, as the Lakers beat the Rockets, the internet was pretty sure that’s exactly what happened, as Spectrum SportsNet’s cameras panned to LeBron, and the blurry and darkened silhouette of a man with the same body type, beard and addiction to keeping his head covered with a hat at all times appeared behind him, eating popcorn and watching the show.