NBA: LeBron at the Lakers: A King among Blue Bloods

After a few years of dreariness LeBron James is supposed to make the Los Angeles Lakers “great again”. Before the Lakers debut of the King against Portland (Fr., 4:30 a.m. on DAZN), SPOX looks back at the other superstars who had sought great happiness in L.A. before James in the course of their career and dares to take a look into the glass ball.

Few sports clubs are as radiant as the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA’s most popular team. LeBron James obviously could not escape this attraction. Already during the Finals 2017 rumours came up that the 33-year-old would change to the Lakers in 2018, one year later it was reality: The most famous basketball star of the world changes to the most famous basketball team of the world.

The more you think about it, the better James fits this franchise, which combines sporting excellence with glamour. He will not be the last superstar to succumb to the charms of purple gold, Hollywood, Showtime, and he is far from being the first. Here’s the big multimedia article with pictures and videos.