The NBA trade deadline came and went and the Los Angeles Lakers did not make any moves. With the likes of the Los Angeles Clippers landing Marcus Morris, who can the purple and gold land in the buyout market to support LeBron James on the wing?
As the trade deadline moved closer and closer, Los Angeles Lakers fans and the NBA community were on edge waiting for Woj bombs to drop left and right. To a certain extent, NBA Twitter was left a bit disappointed.
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With the likes of Andre Drummond, Marcus Morris, D’Angelo Russell, Andrew Wiggins, Robert Covington, and Clint Capela all being traded, it made for some interesting moves on each of the team’s part. Some teams, such as the Clippers, potentially getting better, while the likes of the Rockets and Pistons getting potentially worse.
With many fans of the purple and gold expecting the Lakers to be involved in the thick of trade discussions, they were disappointed to find out that general manager Rob Pelinka was unable to get any trades over the line before the deadline.
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Although, this was not from a lack of trying with the Lakers refusing to part with Danny Green and Kyle Kuzma for Marcus Morris according to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times.
With the deadline now passed, it is time for the Lakers’ front office to focus on potentially strengthening the roster via free agency or the buyout market. Can Rob Pelinka sprinkle some magic and land the Lakers a piece to help them compete for a title?
LeBron James Gifts Free College Tuition To “I Promise” Students: Watch
LeBron has been doing great things in the community.
LeBron James has proven himself to be way more than just an athlete. One of his biggest ventures is the “I Promise” school in Akron, Ohio. There is a network of schools with the “I Promise” philosophy and some of the juniors from one of the schools were given the shock of a lifetime.
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Nearly 200 students, 193 to be exact, were brought on a tour of Kent State University in Ohio. During the trip, the students sat down in the auditorium where they were addressed by some important figures at the school. They were then told to look under their seats and open up an envelope.
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To everyone’s surprise, they were gifted with four years of free tuition to Kent State. For in-state students, tuition is roughly $11K a year which means for 193 students, that’s over $8 million in tuition. Even for LeBron’s standards, this is a massive gift that will certainly go a long way for these students.
These students still have a couple of more years before heading to college which means they’ll need to keep up their grades and keep attending class. If they don’t keep up with their studies, they will be at risk of losing their scholarship. Either way, this is a beautiful gift that LeBron should be commended for.
