LA mural showing LeBron James in Lakers uniform vandalized

Most Lakers fans are hoping LeBron James can help snap a streak of disappointing seasons and bring the franchise another Larry O’Brien Trophy, but there are apparently some folks in Los Angeles who want nothing to do with the four-time NBA MVP.

Not long after LeBron announced that he will sign with the Lakers, famed L.A. artist Jonas Never painted an impressive mural crowning James the new king of the city.

Welcome to LA, Lebron! Thanks to @babybluesbbq for the wall and my boy @mensoone for the lettering! #thekingofla #lebronjames #kingjames #lakers #venice #losangeles #mural : @zephaniemonroe

A post shared by Jonas Never (@never1959) on Jul 6, 2018 at 3:27pm PDT

Unfortunately, the mural was vandalized by one or more fans who don’t want see LeBron in a Lakers uniform. The culprit or culprits spray-painted things like “WE DONT WANT YOU” and “3-6,” which is a reference to LeBron’s overall record in the NBA Finals.

Well that didn't last long smh pic.twitter.com/Jjq0rrEM43

— LWOS LA Lakers (@LWOSLALakers) July 8, 2018

The graffiti didn’t last long, however. Never shared an update on Sunday showing that he had touched up his work and it looks as good as new:

Doesn’t look too “ruined” to me… but nice try. Considering how tall the scribbles were I almost feel like Kobe did it haha. Either way we got rid of the offending “of” #lebronjames #kingjames #lakers #mural

A post shared by Jonas Never (@never1959) on Jul 8, 2018 at 2:01pm PDT

If you read what we shared with you about the demand for LeBron’s new jersey, it’s easy to get the impression that most Lakers fans are excited for what the future holds. While it goes without saying that not everyone has to feel that way, ruining an artist’s hard work is completely uncalled for.