Which Laker will LeBron James subtweet first?
LeBron James will tip off his Los Angeles Lakers career on Thursday night with only one guarantee: At some point this season, the King of the Subtweet will put cryptically someone on blast and send the NBA world into a frenzy. Who's he tweeting at?! What's the message?! Why is he doing this again?!
An example from 2016:
So let's put some odds on who might be the subject of a subtweet:
Lonzo Ball: 3/1
You can already see it, can't you? James sends out a 2 a.m. tweet that's something like, "Stop trying to be someone you aren't." It's going to be about Ball, who James will mentor this season and who might be a weird fit with the best basketball player in the world.
LaVar Ball: 5/1
I seriously can't wait for the first LaVar quotes about how James is ruining his boy and the Lakers made the worst move to sign LeBron (at least that's how I think it would go down). It'll be hard for James to be subtle with his response to the Big Baller.
Luke Walton: 6/1
If James doesn't know whether to call him "coach" or "Luke", you have to wonder if they'll clash at some point this year, resulting in a tweet or two about leadership or something.
Rajon Rondo: 7/1
Rondo has been known to clash with teammates in the past. Remember this Instagram post?
JaVale McGee: 10/1
I'll just leave this here.
Lance Stephenson: 12/1
Would it be the most AMAZING THING EVER if James waited all this time just to troll Stephenson for The Ear Blow?
Magic Johnson: 15/1
If the Lakers need to remake the roster the same way the Cavaliers in the middle of last season, I don't think James would use social media to make his voice heard. He'd probably just march into Magic's office with a list of players he wants to play with and walk right out without saying a word.
Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart: 22/1
If you see any hint of a tweet about Fortnite, you know it could be about these two hardcore gamers.
Kobe Bryant: 55/1
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