LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 11: LeBron James warms up prior to a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Staples Center on March 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

NBA players react to LeBron heading to Lakers

8 years ago

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LeBron James has agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers. And if one paid attention to Twitter, they'd be able to see the league's jaw collectively drop in real time.

LeBron's new Lakers teammates (for now, at least) were quick to join the fray:

Y’all really thought he was gonna pass up the greatest city in the world... #TheKingIsHere 👑
— Lonzo Ball (@ZO2_) July 2, 2018

LAKESHOWWWW. @KingJames let’s go my brotha💪🏽 let’s rock
— kuz (@kylekuzma) July 2, 2018

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— kuz (@kylekuzma) July 2, 2018

😳😳
— Ivica Zubac (@ivicazubac) July 2, 2018

👀
— Moe Wagner (@moritz_weasley) July 2, 2018

Some players were quick to celebrate LeBron's decision to leave the Eastern Conference, while others began to visualize just how tough the Western Conference is going to be moving forward:

Whoaaaa....Lebron gone?!? Out the East too lol
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) July 2, 2018

Lol bron just joined the Cavs of the West 😂😂😂
— Terrence Ross (@TFlight31) July 2, 2018

lol who’s mad i said Cavs of the West? Lemme hear it 🙉
— Terrence Ross (@TFlight31) July 2, 2018

Gotta love the West😏
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) July 2, 2018

The west conference real now even more 😤😤
— Royce O'Neale (@BucketsONeale00) July 2, 2018

Dawg fight in the west!!!
✌🏿
— Ekpe Udoh (@EkpeUdoh) July 2, 2018

Some made other observations:

Bron gonna be a free agent just in time to play with his son . That’s a bar ✊🏾
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) July 2, 2018

It's gone take a while for all the Kobe/Laker fans to have to start cheering for Lebron 😂😂😂 @THATBOIJB said he ain't doing it he a Warrior fan now
— Jordan Bell (@1jordanbell) July 2, 2018

2k all time Lakers team is officially non useable!
— Wade Baldwin IV (@The_Fourth_Wade) July 2, 2018

The Lakers are now worth 200 billion dollars
— Trevor Booker (@35_Fitz) July 2, 2018

Lavar Ball said it first lol.
— Wes Iwundu (@_Iwundu25) July 2, 2018

Look at all the “Yea the Lakers always been my Favorite team” y’all are SICK lol
— Sheldon Mac (@sheldonmacc) July 2, 2018

I guess everybody can sign now..... since LBJ committed to the Lakers...Crazy how 1 man hold up Free Agency...😂💯💯💯
— DeMarre Carroll (@DeMarreCarroll1) July 2, 2018

Most players, however, were pretty much speechless: