LeBron Breaks His Silence About Joining The Lakers
AKRON, Ohio (CBS Sports) — It's been nearly a month since LeBron James decided to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency. During that time, he's been seen numerous times in the public eye either at the NBA Las Vegas Summer League or at his son's AAU events, but he hadn't publicly discussed his decision.
James' first public words on the topic came Sunday via an appearance on his online platform, Uninterrupted, where he divulged that joining the Lakers was a decision plucked straight out of his dreams.
"This is kind of like a dream come true for me," James said. "Growing up I was a Cowboys fan, a Bulls fan, a Yankees fan, and I've always felt like that was one of the historic franchises. And you look at the Lakers, being able to play for an historic franchise with so much history and being able to partner with Magic Johnson, someone I looked up to when I was younger. I wanted to make no-look passes like Magic, wanted get on the break and be Showtime like Magic. And for it all to come to fruition at this point, I think timing is everything."
