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Originally Posted by packs
Home attendance has been dropping since 2020:
2019/2020: 18,997 average
2021/2022: 18,649 average
2022/2023: 18,613 average
We're in the hobby, my friend. What do you think the odds are the first home game where the world gets to see the first father / son duo in NBA history sells out? How many jerseys are going to be sold that day? How many Topps Now cards will be printed? Do you think there will be a bigger game on earth that night once the networks sink their teeth in?
The sports world will be watching the Lakers all year long. That kind of attention wasn't being paid last year when it was just Lebron out there.
I also think it's fair to conclude that Lebron was not interested in playing at all if the Lakers weren't going to draft his son. I don't know what your opinion of the rest of the team is, but without Lebron who is anyone there to see?
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So what you're saying is LeBron essentially blackmailed them. Draft my son play him and pay him or I'm outta here and fuck you. Seems pretty distasteful.
If LeBron's wife wanted to be an assistant coach, say -- heck, between LeBron and Bronny she likely knows a thing or two about the sport herself -- would that be cool too?