The Lakers are preparing to make their comeback in the playoffs, and LeBron James is visibly impatient. At the dawn of a series that promises to be exciting against the Blazers, the King sent a very subtle little tackle to CJ McCollum, just to start hostilities. We can’t wait to kick off!
After 6 long seasons in the low end of the standings, the Lakers are finally back in the playoffs. And they don’t come through the back door, like many teams after a long rebuild. No, the Lakers find the “postseason” with a label of favorites stuck on their jersey.
And LeBron James lives for those kind of times. He will not only have the opportunity to increase his hold on the history of the playoffs (he is already the player who played the most minutes in the playoffs), but also to win a 4th title, with a 3rd franchise, thus getting closer of Michael Jordan in the hierarchy of GOATs.
Logically, the King is impatient to do battle. So rather than wait for the official kickoff of the series against the Blazers, he took the lead by throwing a very subtle little tackle at CJ McCollum on Instagram… With a simple emoji, and the music “Status Symbol 2” by Nipsey Hustle, he sent a strong message …
Can you swim ?!?! Ok yeah …
Here are the lyrics of Nipsey Hustle chosen to accompany this little spicy phrase.
Question is homie with the sharks can you swim?
Smell fakes, smell pussy, smell fear
Killer instinct we can tell what’s pretend
The question buddy, is can you swim with sharks?
We smell the fakes, we smell the wimps, we feel the fear.
We have the instinct of the killer, we can say what gives itself a genre.
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This new obsession with sharks seems to be directly linked to CJ McCollum’s reaction following the game against the Grizzlies. The back of the Blazers had claimed to be a killer, a statement to which LeBron James obviously does not subscribe at all …
I always said I was a shark. It doesn’t matter what circumstances I find myself in. I have always asked people not to worry about me, because I will always find a way to eat. And that’s what I’ve been doing all my life!
It’s simple, if you don’t kill your opponents, you’re going to get killed in the NBA. You’re going to get destroyed, figuratively obviously, and you’re going to go home.
There is no guarantee that LeBron James was indeed talking about CJ McCollum, but the elements agree between them. It’s a good way to start the playoffs early for the King. Hoping that the Blazers duo will not be too agitated after this first attack.
For the first time in a long time, the King has not deactivated his social networks as the playoffs approach. Good news for the fans if he continues to launch his little subliminal attacks.
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