As Lakers center JaVale McGee boards his team’s private coach bus ahead of a recent intra-squad scrimmage, he makes sure to give an inviting welcome to those already seated. “You’re my dog, Randy,” he says to Randy Mims, the team’s executive administrator for player programs and logistics. He next greets forwards Kyle Kuzma and Jared Dudley and guard Danny Green.
Three rows behind Green, seated just in front of the bus’ rear bathroom, sits 16-time All-Star LeBron James. “Bronny, Bron. What’s cracking, baby?” McGee asks the Lakers star.
McGee films the scene on a professional-grade Sony camera.