LeBron James is a Los Angeles Laker, and the news sent Twitter wild on Sunday night.
The reaction was instant, particularly since the decision was announced by a very low-key post on Klutch Sports’s Twitter page.
Wasn’t predicting the Klutch Sports twitter account with 13K followers as the one to break the LeBron news, but here it is https://t.co/pyIdNIUX2m
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) July 2, 2018
The reaction was varied, from jokes about how things are changing in the Eastern Conference to shock over the length of the deal.
Lakers exceptionalism is back
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) July 2, 2018
— Pablo S. Torre (@PabloTorre) July 2, 2018
Staying up late for West Coast games to hate Lebron is going to take years off my life but I’m ready https://t.co/zIr2nw2jXd
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) July 2, 2018
I’m really surprised at a four year deal. Would think he’d want options if it doesn’t, you know, work out, with, you know, whoever.
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) July 2, 2018
In other news, congrats to the Celtics on their Eastern Conference Championship.
— ???????? Tom Fornelli ???????? (@TomFornelli) July 2, 2018
"I'm not feeling so hot, B" pic.twitter.com/wWOuIvQHlD
— Tweetgood Mac (@SnottieDrippen) July 2, 2018
“I will play anywhere that makes beating the Celtics hurt their fans progressively worse…” – LeBron James. Seriously, time for me to rank all-time Celtic villains. He’s rushing up the charts….
— Full Dissident (@hbryant42) July 2, 2018
LaVar and LeBron! What could possibly go wrong?
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) July 2, 2018
One Western Conference rival was one of the first to react, and he didn’t seem too pleased.
— Clint Capela (@CapelaClint) July 1, 2018
Now we wait for what’s to come — a whole bunch of veterans rushing to try to get onto the Lakers with James.
