SI.com · Feb 1, 2020
How LeBron James, Lakers Endured Through A Difficult, Emotional Week
LOS ANGELES – Minutes before tip off of Lakers-Blazers on Monday, LeBron James walked to center court. He looked down on a piece of paper, carefully reading the names of the nine victims of Sunday’s tragic helicopter crash that took the life of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter, Giannna.
Then, James pulled some notes out of his waistband.
And he threw them onto the floor.
“Laker Nation, I’m gonna be selling y’all short if I read off this sh--,” James said. “So I’m gonna go from the heart.”