“Like everybody, I had weighed the options and had an idea of where he
might go,” he said.
“But I knew it was probably between Cleveland and Los Angeles.” Love added that with James having made four straight
Finals with the Cavs, and having won the 2016 title, that may have been
the reason he wanted a new challenge.
Love’s comments are not particularly revelatory. James told ESPN at his
school opening in Akron that he was looking forward to the challenge of
bringing the Lakers back to relevance.
The comments do, however, indicate that this was a decision LeBron made without having
conversations ahead of time with his now ex-teammates.
The full interview with Love — conducted by the legendary Jackie
MacMullan — is not yet out. Love’s interview will be his first extended
comments this summer aside from the press conference he and team held
after he signed his contract extension on July 24.