A man wearing a Lakers jersey will pass Kobe Bryant on the all-time scoring list. LeBron James will officially plant his purple and gold flag by scoring his 33,644th point, moving him past Bryant and into third place on the scoring list. AdvertisementLeBron fans will trumpet this as final proof that he’s the greatest player to ever wear a Lakers uniform. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)“To represent me and the Mamba mentality and what we’ve done … it’s about purple and gold … I bleed purple and gold … we all need to bleed purple and gold,” he said. His fans can feel free to shower all their love on James, he says, because he’s had plenty.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 19, 2020 00:50 UTC