Lakers make bold statement about LeBron James era

After opening media availability with a moment of silence for Lawrence Tanter, the Lakers thanked LeBron James for his eight seasons in Los Angeles. “I thought it would be appropriate, at the front, just to express gratitude for the LeBron era here,” general manager Rob Pelinka said to open Thursday’s news conference.“Clearly, new team, new players, and that’s what we’re going to talk about today, but we just as an organization are so grateful for the run that