The basketball landscape shifted July 1, 2018, when Klutch Sports Group announced LeBron James had agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. His arrival marked the end of a drought for the historic franchise and they had been passed over by marquee players multiple summers in a row.
The four-year contract James signed represented his longest deal since inking a six-year pact with the Miami Heat in 2010. While James offered glimpses at himself in a Lakers uniform in the ensuing weeks, an official look did not come until the team’s Media Day.
Leading up to that, James teased about which sneakers he would wear for his first moment with the Lakers.