L’start of the season could hardly have been better for LeBron Jameswhich after having the dream of playing with his son Bronny came true ha dragged the Lakers to three consecutive victories by having it recorded tre triple doppie consecutive. At the threshold of forty yearsTherefore, James is even more than ever the leader dei Lakerswho will do theirs this night debut in the Emirates NBA Cup. The one relating to the new competition created by the league was the greatest satisfaction of last season for the yellow and purplewhich with the success in the final against the Pacers they won the first edition of the tournament. In view of thedebut against Spurshowever, LeBron he confessed that he only had one thing on his mind: the health status of the opposing coach Gregg Popovichwho will not be on the bench for tonight’s match. The two, LeBron e Popwere among the major protagonists of NBA over the last twenty years and, although always adversaries, they have developed a relationship of authentic friendship.
LeBron and Pop: a true friendship
“To be honest, I haven’t really thought about the game yet” he confessed LeBron after the victory over Memphis“although I can’t wait to play and I know it’s always difficult to snatch a victory on the pitch in San Antonio”. In the head of Jameshowever, before the various aspects that concern the comparison with Victor Wembanyama and companions, there is the state of health of a friend: “Personally the thing that interests me about San Antonio at the moment is the news regarding my dear friend coach Pop”. Popovichabsent since last November 2nd on the bench of the Spursis recovering from a stroke and for now there is no idea when he will be able to return to training his team. “I will think about him a lot during the trip to San Antonio” he then said LeBron“the most important thing for me is to know that we’ll see each other again soon, and it doesn’t have to happen on the parquet”.
