LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and the choice that haunts the Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and the choice that haunts the Los Angeles LakersEVERY Los Angeles Lakers home game at Crypto.

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prior to Game 6 of the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies, so many heads turned and cellphone cameras clicked. The date was 28 April 2023. With a three-game lead,

the Lakers were hoping to make it past the opening round for the first time since their 2020 championship run in the Orlando bubble.

There was an electrifying vibe. Even the 86-year-old Jack Nicholson, who has been seated courtside since the 1970s, made a rare public appearance.

Moments before tip-off, a man approached two courtside seats across from the Lakers bench, donning a trendy black-and-white blouse.

And people soon became aware of his existence. Kyrie Irving did it.
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LeBron James of the Lakers approached his old teammate during pregame warmups, gave him a hug and a dapper handshake that they had developed in Cleveland.

Irving had an open schedule following the Dallas Mavericks’ failure to qualify for the postseason.

He spends the winter in Los Angeles. However, Irving was also set to become a free agent, and he was keen to work with James again, with whom he had shared an NBA title as a Cavalier,

either in Dallas or Los Angeles, according to people close to him.

Irving was there, sources close to him say, to send that very message.

For nearly a year, the Lakers had extended internal discussions about whether to pursue Irving via trade or free agency, sources said.

They’d called the Brooklyn Nets to register interest in trading for him on several occasions since June 2022, when Irving and the Nets couldn’t come to an agreement on a long-term extension.

They weighed the risks of investing in the mercurial, often-controversial point guard against the benefits from his still-prodigious talent and obvious fit with James and Anthony Davis.

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