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LeBron James during his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Were the fans of the LA Lakers entertained on Tuesday night? Has the LeBron James ever been everything that everyone in L.A. has ever wanted? The King of the NBA made his not-so-quiet preseason early this past week, and the city of Los Angeles is finally able to feel LeBron's presence in the world of Staples Center for the first time time.
Last season, the Lakers were not what you would call an NBA powerhouse. A record 26-56 had them sitting towards the bottom of the Western Conference, clearly missing the playoffs once again. The young hearts they had just did not have the talent or experience to really make a run, especially in their tough conference. Selling tickets were never an issue for L.A. They are the Lakers after all. But the significant increase in sales is too much.
With LeBron James in town, things are different. Many NBA fans accused LeBron's move to Los Angeles being more of a business move, rather than a basketball decision, but the Lakers could not be more satisfied with it because business is booming in the box office! According to CBS Sports, StubHub has reported that the demand for Lakers is 427-percent!
King of the Sales
"When Lebron announced he was moving to LA in July, our website is about 7,000 percent compared to the same time last year, so we expect the ticket market to be bigger than the branded franchises,"
StubHub could not be more thrilled with James' new location. As they told NBC Sports, not only are the Lakers going to feel the LeBron effect but they are opposing franchises. Sales went up for other teams when LeBron would visit a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform. Now, they'll go up with LeBron James in Los Angeles Lakers jersey. It's crazy, but the LeBron effect is genuinely authentic around the NBA, and the Lakers could not be more thrilled about it.
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