LeBron James Mural Featuring Kobe Bryant, Other Lakers Legends Vandalized
Another mural featuring LeBron James in Los Angeles has been vandalized.
On Saturday, Twitter user ThatHollywoodGuy tweeted a photo of the mural, which had a white paint streak over LeBron's likeness:
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The mural also depicts Lakers legends Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain.
The artist, Gustavo Zermeno, and others repaired the vandalized mural on Saturday, per Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN:
Earlier in the month, a separate mural of James was also vandalized in L.A., per Last Word Hoops:
After spending the past four seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, James signed a four-year, $153 million deal with the Lakers this offseason.
He is part of a significant roster overhaul that has also seen L.A. add the likes of Rajon Rondo, Lance Stephenson, JaVale McGee and Michael Beasley.
James is a 14-time All-Star and four-time NBA MVP who has appeared in each of the past eight NBA Finals.
He is also coming off a huge 2017-18 campaign that saw him average 27.5 points, 9.1 assists and 8.6 rebounds per game.
The Lakers haven't reached the playoffs since 2012-13, and while it seems as though not everyone is happy about his arrival in L.A., it is difficult to envision the Lakers missing out on the postseason in 2018-19 with King James in the fold.
