The Lakers' Kobe Bryant has erected an eternal statue of him outside the home court, becoming the sixth player in team history to receive this honor. Now, fans are starting to talk about who will be the next to own the statue? Could it be James?
The 39-year-old James is in his sixth season with the Lakers, the longest career with the Cavaliers. He led the team to a championship in the bubble park in 2019-20, surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the Lakers as the all-time scoring leader last season, and helped the team win its inaugural midseason tournament this season. Are those accomplishments enough for him to have his own statue on the Lakers' home court?
James has played for teams such as the Cavaliers, Heat, and Lakers during his career. The Cavaliers are thought to be the first team to have a home statue in his honor. After all, in addition to the fact that he still holds many of the best statistic records in the history of the Cavaliers and helped the team win the first championship in history, his place in the history of the Cavaliers is unassailable.
Not long ago, the Heat announced that they would erect a statue of Wade, becoming the first player in franchise history to receive this honor. Although James only played for the Heat for four seasons, he won two championships in a very efficient manner. He is still the player who has won the most MVP of the year and championship game MVP in the history of the Heat. In the future, there is a good chance that we will see an immortal statue belonging to James at the home court of the Heat.
At the moment, outside of the home stadium of all 30 teams, no player has been able to have statues of different stadiums at the same time. So will James be the first man to break the ground? Is his legend enough to make him a player with a double statue? Let's wait and see.
James, the next legend with permanent statues on different courts, will his basketball journey end on both the Lakers and Cavaliers? Or will he continue to write history and leave a lasting footprint on the Heat's home court? Let's witness the superstar's legendary journey together. No matter where his next statue will stand, his honor and achievements will forever be etched in the annals of basketball history.