Chris Webber: "LeBron will be playing for Kobe if he joins Lakers"

[Swagnificent]

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During an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show, Webber touched on James' free agency and said that LeBron shouldn't go to the Lakers because of the stature and presence of Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles.

"Oh, you're going to go play for Kobe?" Webber said on the show.

Webber makes a valid point about Bryant still being the man in Los Angeles even though he's retired. Bryant still occasionally hangs around the team and has even provided advice and mentorship to some of the young players on the Lakers. He of course doesn't own the team and isn't a coach, so it's not like James will actually be playing for Bryant if he signs with the Lakers like Webber said. But the point still stands and Webber's TNT colleague Reggie Miller offered a similar sentiment on his own recent appearance on The Dan Patrick Show.

During his appearance, Miller noted that if James signs with the Lakers, he will essentially be playing in Bryant's shadow.

Reggie Miller: “I could see him moreso playing for the Clippers than I would the Lakers.

I don’t think he wants to follow in Kobe Bryant’s shadow. I think if he goes to the Clippers, right now he could be arguably the greatest Clipper ever in three to four years. If he plays three or four years for the Clippers, he would be the greatest….”

Dan Patrick: “You just think that he doesn’t want to follow in Kobe’s footsteps, and that’d be the biggest reason?”

Reggie Miller: “That’s a big shadow. Because if he doesn’t win, everyone’s going to be like ‘well, he’s not Kobe!’ And now the pecking order goes… regular fans are going to be like ‘Michael, then Kobe, and then probably LeBron,’ because he couldn’t deliver a championship to the Lakers.”

Pretty interesting view from 2 Hall of Famers. LeBron would be taking a risk joining the Lakers. All the great players in the past that have played for LA have won championships. If he doesn't win a title with the Lakers, he runs the risk of damaging his legacy.

 

[Remote]

he runs the risk of damaging his legacy.

The same legacy that you Kobe stans have been attacking for 10 years?

Now you’re concerned about it?

 

[Da King]

LeBron going to look funny in the light going ringless in LA, they won't beat the Warriors

 

[Buggsy Mogues]

Webber still salty as hell about those Kings-Lakers series

 

[EBK String]

He will be MJ on the wizards status on the Lakers

 

[Jordan>>LeFrozen]

I read this thread title and thought kobe was gonna become coach if Bron joins I paused for a second

 

[johnedwarduado]

miss the most shots in nba history and think you have importance over lebron brehs

 

[Cory MBA]

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Webber still salty as hell about those Kings-Lakers series

Said thanks to and his zebra friends in that Dan Patrick interview.

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

LeBron going to look funny in the light going ringless in LA, they won't beat the Warriors

Keep thinking that GS is unbeatable, they were a healthy cp3 away from getting bounced

 

[Tookalossfellbackcameback]

miss the most shots in nba history and think you have importance over lebron brehs

LA is Kobe's city. You saw fans crying his last game at Staples. Bron would be renting space in Kobe's house. That's facts.


It's dudes out in LA that will murk niccas for talking bad about Kobe breh...

 

[theflyest]

New era. Players don't care about that shyt anymore. This is a business. Players will go to whatever organization they feel will help them achieve their goals.

 

[Lord Bison]

He will be MJ on the wizards status on the Lakers

Wizards MJ was still dropping 40 pieces on cats back then. Truthfully the only way the Warriors can be beaten is if Lebron can coerce Kobe to come out of retirement. Since Kobe likes to copy MJ, all it would take is for him to watch some Wizards MJ highlights and be like, "I can do this shyt too

Warriors might not be able to get past the Lakers if they assembled a squad like this.

PG-Lonzo Ball
SG-Kobe Bryant
SF-Lebron James
PF-Kyle Kuzma
C-Julius Randle

Bench
Vince Carter
Jamal Crawford
Seth Curry

 

[Standing on business]

New era. Players don't care about that shyt anymore. This is a business. Players will go to whatever organization they feel will help them achieve their goals.

Yea I said that in other thread. They don’t give a damn about the team or the teams history anymore. They just want to team up with great players and win regardless of where it’s at.

 

[Long Live The Kane]

He don't have to worry about any of that as long as he brings more chips to lakerdom... It's not just Kobe...it's magic, it's Kareem it's Shaq...he's the Wilt of perimeter players, it's only right he come to the Lakers...if he breaks Kareem's scoring record, it HAS to happen in a Laker jersey... Lakers are the team for all time greats