LeBron James is a Laker, and in his fresh threads of purple and gold, the King assembled his court for a preseason opener against the Denver Nuggets.
The new era for the Lakers commenced as Lebron James was announced last in a starting lineup featuring Brandon Ingram, Javale McGee, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Rajon Rondo. James’ first points as a Laker came on a 26 foot three pointer, to which the fans in the Valley View Casino Center erupted.
As Luke Walton looked for signs of cohesion amongst a wide variety of rotations, the Lakers could not find stops against Denver’s top-ten offense and fell to the Nuggets 124-107.