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Posted: 15 August 2018 at 08:42 | IP Logged Quote huangjian123

It¡¯s official. LeBron is a Laker.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced the signing of LeBron James as a free agent Monday night Josh Jackson Packers Jersey , confirming the seismic shift created by the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player¡¯s decision to leave Cleveland for the 16-time champion franchise on the West Coast.

James¡¯ representatives at Klutch Sports Group tweeted a photo of James signing his contract with Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka. James¡¯ agency already announced last week that the superstar had agreed to a four-year deal worth $153.3 million with Los Angeles.

The Lakers have missed the playoffs in a franchise-record five consecutive seasons, while James has played in the past eight NBA Finals with the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning three titles.

The 33-year-old budding entertainment mogul immediately becomes the focus of the Lakers franchise and a possible foundation for the NBA¡¯s next superteam, depending on whether James and the Lakers can persuade more superstars to join him in the next year or two.

Magic Johnson, the Lakers¡¯ president of basketball operations, called James ¡±the best player in the world¡± in a news release.

¡±He loves to compete and is an awesome leader who is about winning and making sure that his teammates are successful,¡± Johnson said. ¡±The Lakers players are excited to have a teammate who has been to nine NBA Finals. It¡¯s a huge step closer to returning the Lakers to the playoffs and to the NBA Finals.¡±

James is coming off one of his greatest NBA seasons, playing in all 82 regular-season games for the Cavaliers while finishing third in the NBA with 27.5 points per game and hitting career highs with 8.6 rebounds and 9.1 assists. He then carried Cleveland to its fourth consecutive NBA Finals, where the Cavs were swept by Golden State.

¡±This is a historic moment for the Lakers Cheap Breeland Speaks Jersey , and we could not feel more grateful and honored,¡± Pelinka said. ¡±When LeBron James ¨C a perennial NBA MVP and champion who is playing at the most astonishing levels of his career ¨C chooses to join the Lakers, it serves as the ultimate validation for what we are building here. However, we all know that the work is not yet done.¡±

James¡¯ arrival is indeed validation for Johnson and Pelinka, who took over the Lakers¡¯ front office in February 2017 with a specific plan to rebuild the franchise by persuading established superstars to join as free agents.

The Lakers already have begun assembling a revamped team around James by acquiring Rajon Rondo, JaVale McGee and Lance Stephenson in free agency while retaining guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Los Angeles also assembled a reasonably talented young core before James¡¯ arrival with Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart.

But they didn¡¯t even get a meeting with star scorer Paul George before the Southern California native re-signed with Oklahoma City, and their efforts to acquire disgruntled two-way superstar Kawhi Leonard from San Antonio haven¡¯t borne fruit so far.

The Lakers don¡¯t appear to be planning a public event to welcome James to Los Angeles Cole Beasley Jersey , where he already owns multiple homes and spends summers with his family.

But Blaze Pizza ¨C the growing pizza chain in which James is an investor ¨C announced a three-hour pizza giveaway on Tuesday to welcome James to LA.

LeBron responded with a tweet , his first since June 26: ¡±Haven¡¯t been to a pizza party in a minute ¡­ Culver City?¡±

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The youth of the Colorado Avalanche has been a big part of a playoff push but is encountering some speedbumps recently.

A week ago, the Avalanche were in a strong position to make the postseason a year after earning just 48 points, but a sudden stop to the offense has contributed to losing three of four and dropping a point out of the second wild card in the Western Conference with five games left heading into Friday¡¯s home game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Colorado (41-28-8) has scored four regulation goals in the last four games and snuck a win against Vegas in a shootout last Saturday.

¡°Everybody goes through spurts where you don¡¯t score as much as you¡¯d like to,¡± Avalanche right winger Blake Comeau said after Wednesday¡¯s 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. ¡°When that happens, you have to buckle down defensively.¡±

The goal drought has come at an unfortunate time.

Top goaltender Semyon Varlamov, who has played in 21 straight games, missed Wednesday¡¯s game with an illness. His backup, Jonathan Bernier Authentic Joe Mixon Jersey , is dealing with an infection in his left hand from a cut so Andrew Hammond was recalled from the AHL to start against the Flyers.

He gave up two goals in the first period but settled down to make 31 saves in his Avalanche debut.

The good news for Colorado is Varlamov and Bernier may both be available against Chicago. Varlamov worked on the ice Thursday and Bernier said he is ready to go, although coach Jared Bednar said he won¡¯t decide on a starter until the morning of the game.

The Avalanche will need both in a tough finish to the season. Three of the last five games are against teams it is now chasing for the two wild card spots ¡ª Anaheim, Los Angeles and St. Louis. The bad news is the only non-playoff team the Avalanche face is Chicago.

The Blackhawks are coping with an unexpected demise from the No. 1 seed in the 2017 Western Conference playoffs to out of the postseason picture that is leaving fans nostalgic for the good days of three Stanley Cup titles from 2010-15.

So, it is not surprising there was plenty of recognition of defenseman Brent Seabrook playing in his 1,000th career game during Thursday night¡¯s 6-2 win over Winnipeg.

It is a milestone game at the end of a disappointing year that will not include the postseason for the first time in 10 years. Chicago is firmly entrenched in last place in the Central Division, a spot previously occupied by Friday¡¯s opponent, the Colorado Avalanche.

Chicago is infusing young players into the lineup and defenseman Blake Hillman could make his NHL debut soon after signing a two-year deal this week.

In recent years having the Blackhawks on the schedule was a negative, but with major injuries ¡ª center Jonathan Toews is out, as is goaltender Corey Crawford ¡ª and a look at young players Roquan Smith Bears Jersey , Colorado can earn two vital points Friday night.

The Blackhawks (32-36-10) are looking for some hope that this season is an aberration. But with the core of the team aging, chances are this might be the near future Chicago fans can expect.

¡°I think next year¡¯s team is going to look very similar to this year¡¯s team, not identical,¡± general manager Stan Bowman said in February. ¡°We¡¯re going to have some changes.¡±

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