when LeBron James Arriving at the Los Angeles Lakers locker room at Golden One Center this Sunday Holy Communion, a framed photo waiting for him in his locker. The 18-year-old soared over the purple paint of the Kings court, preparing for his first career highlight-reel dunk in the game. NBA. The photo was immortalized and the Los Angeles franchise hopes to retrieve it as a gift to its team. twentieth anniversary In the league.
Meticulous and detailed, the NBA didn’t miss the opportunity to celebrate LeBron’s 20th anniversary in the game on the same day and place he debuted. “When you see it, it’s very nice. This is where my career startedalthough it was Arco Arena at that time, many memories come to mind. very special”, the Lakers’ ‘23’, which was the Cavaliers’ ‘23’ at the time.
until Derek RichardsonOne of the referees last night was also present on the debut day of one of the great legends in the history of basketball and world sports. The similarities don’t end there. As fate would have it, LeBron hit a three-pointer to cut the home team’s early lead to 7-6. Twenty years ago, his first shot was a jumper that cut the Kings’ lead over the Cavaliers to 7-6.
Last night, LeBron signed 27 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists In its Matches 1,424 Regular season. On the night of their debut, their numbers were very similar: 25 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. He was even able to imitate a dunk that was immortalized in a photo of him again. When he counterattacked, he broke away from the guard and flew into the air, crushing and stunned as if no time had passed. “Being able to continue playing the game I love and continue to do it (at this level) is pretty special. When you do that, you find that there is a very good correlation,” he noted. king.
While the Cavaliers did also fail in LeBron’s long-awaited debut on October 29, 2003, the losing night wasn’t perfect for Los Angeles.
Harbinger wines to spice up celebrations
The most curious fact about the celebration is the second gift the Lakers have prepared to celebrate the anniversary of their NBA star. A bottle of wine from Celler Vall Llacha 2003 Priorat wine, was waiting for him in the dressing room with his photo.
Blink, it’s obvious that this winery is its protagonist Borreira, a town in Tarragona Last night, a place with less than 500 inhabitants attracted hundreds of thousands of people thanks to the beautiful gesture of the series and its players.
LeBron’s thoughts on the wine and its taste are yet to be resolved, and if he opened it on the plane back to Los Angeles after a loss, in his own words, the team still wouldn’t be too concerned. “I liked the way we played and we had a great timebut we were not able to go as far as we wanted,” concluded the great protagonist of the evening.
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