Published 10:02 IST, December 29th 2020
LeBron James reacts to Marc Gasol and him duplicating Kobe-Pau Lakers photo
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James took to social media to share a striking image of himself and his newly minted Lakers teammate Marc Gasol.
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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James took to social media to share a striking im of himself and his newly minted Lakers teammate Marc Gasol that is sure to make some fans emotional. NBA great posted two side by side ims, comparing a picture of himself and Marc Gasol to an old picture of one of most iconic Lakers duos of all time - Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. While Kobe was a Lakers loyalist through his career, LeBron me move to side in 2018. LeBron's comparison is t too high handed, considering that both men are thought to be among greatest to have played game.
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LeBron James recreates iconic Kobe-Pau Gasol picture with Marc
Four-time NBA champion, LeBron James shared an Instagram story of himself high-fiving his newest teammate, Marc Gasol, comparing it to an eerily similar picture of Kobe Bryant and Marc's bror, Pau Gasol. “SO 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥,” James wrote on story. Pau Gasol and Kobe were teammates on Lakers from 2008 to 2014 during which y won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Pau and Kobe's perfectly complementary relationship on court was a huge factor in Lakers' back-to-back wins in '09 and '10, and this new batch of Lakers will hope to recreate that magic this season.
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Nearly six years after Pau Gasol's exit from team, his younger bror Marc will don Lakers jersey and hope to follow in his footsteps. Marc's two-year deal with team, worth his minimum w of 2.56 million dollars a year (10% of his salary from last year), will make Gasols first brors to play for Lakers and d a new fear in caps of duo, who are alrey kwn as best pair of brors to have played game.
Marc, who won his first NBA Championship title just one year ago with Toronto Raptors, will be on hunt for a second ring and if re was ever a team that could help him get it, it will be Lakers. A second Championship will also put Marc at equal standing with his bror, who won both his titles with Lakers. Also like Pau, Marc will get to enjoy his time at LA-side playing alongside one of best players of game - ever.
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Kobe-Pau, LeBron-Marc comparison could also be LeBron's way of foreshowing a successful title defence from Lakers next year. After defeating Miami Heat for ir 17th Championship title earlier this year, Lakers have started ir 2020-21 season fairly well. LeBron and co. lost ir first regular-season game 116-109 to Clippers, but recovered well post that. y are on a two-match winning streak and 6th place in Western Conference.
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Im Credits: LeBron James Instagram
10:02 IST, December 29th 2020