LeBron James decided to sit out against the Philadelphia 76ers, owing to trouble with his ongoing knee injury. The Lakers, who had to cope without LeBron on the court, failed to get an important win over Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. But it wasn’t just the 76ers that LeBron didn’t get to play against, as there was an appearance from a fan dressed as a legend.
In a video posted by a Lakers reporter online, there was a fan dressed up as Michael Jordan sitting outside the Crypto.com Arena, seemingly waiting for LeBron James. LeBron saw this video and jokingly responded that he had taken the night off, so fans would have to wait to see LeBron James play one-on-one against ‘Michael Jordan’.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣!! Well we both had the night off tonight so going to have to happen another night folks.
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 24, 2022
“!! Well we both had the night off tonight so going to have to happen another night folks.”
LeBron, even though he didn’t play, chose to have some fun with the fan and the video that went viral online. It was very funny to see a fan dressed fully as Michael Jordan sitting and looking dismayed. While the Lakers didn’t get the win, LeBron still found a little bit of humor from the video of the fan.
James and the Los Angeles Lakers will now shift their focus to the New Orleans Pelicans, who they face this weekend. The game will have massive implications for the Los Angeles Lakers when it comes to their standing in the Eastern Conference. The Lakers want to secure a spot in the play-in tournament.
LeBron will effectively get a week’s worth of rest and recovery time between his game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and the game against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Lakers will be hoping that LeBron will come back refreshed and healthy against the Pelicans, and help them get the all-important win against the Pelicans.
