Spencer Dinwiddie walked through the Lakers’ El Segundo practice facility on Sunday behind his son Elijah when it really hit him.
For the Los Angeles native and former Taft High star, signing with the Lakers was a childhood dream, but the gravity of the moment hadn’t totally hit, even when the Lakers hung two jerseys inside of his new locker — one for him and one for Elijah.
But as the 5-year-old scampered through Dinwiddie’s new office, it smacked him in the face.
“I was behind him and I was looking at ‘Dinwiddie 26’ and I was like, ‘Oh, damn.