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LeBron James is willing to accept a slight loss in order to sell his massive, colonial-style Los Angeles mansion.

On Monday, the 36-year-old NBA legend listed his Brentwood property for a staggering $20.5 million. In 2015, he purchased the property for $20,986,500.

The spacious 9,440-square-foot residence has six bedrooms and seven restrooms.

 

The 2011-built gated property is located in the affluent Rockingham Rim neighborhood, on the same street where O.J. Simpson resided during the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

The property has been modernised and is furnished with contemporary amenities.

View the interior of the residence where King James resided when he first arrived in Lakers City.

The backyard features an in-ground pool with a breathtaking panorama

 

The home’s exterior incorporates a lounge area

The 20-foot-long lap pool features a spa and poolside pavilion, all of which are reminiscent of a resort.

The master bathroom

The residence has a spacious master bathroom with a terrace and two walk-in wardrobes.

 

The formal living area

The home has two family spaces with an open floor plan and four fireplaces made of stone.

The kitchen

There are also a media room, a nursery, a fitness center, and a mudroom.

 

The library with built-in shelving and wood paneling

The residence also features a library with wooden walls, a lift, and a three-car garage.

A breakfast nook

The kitchen opens to a spacious breakfast area that provides access to a loggia with fireplaces on one side and a family room on the other.

 

The family room

The family room provides access to an outdoor dining area that is ideal for dinner parties.

The media room

 

The master bedroom with private terrace

In 2017, someone spray-painted a racial epithet on the home’s front gate, which made headlines.

A driveway with a basketball hoop

In October, James upgraded to a $36.75 million Mediterranean-style Beverly Hills estate. The residence was once owned by Katharine Hepburn.

Meanwhile, he still owns the $23 million Brentwood property he purchased in 2017.

James inked a two-year, $85 million contract extension to play for the Los Angeles Lakers in December. Prior to this change, he signed a four-year, $154 million contract with the team in 2018.

 

Bronny did not let the vicious attacks stop him from walking across the stage to accept his diploma on Thursday in Chatsworth, California.

Both LeBron and Savannah were giddy with anticipation. LeBron was seen holding his two sons, Bronny and Bryce, and smiling widely after the Lakers’ season-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. LeBron’s high school love Savannah was also present, doting on Bronny as he fussed over his formal attire.

 

On Instagram, the older James reminisced about the day and encouraged Bronny to keep reaching for the stars.

LeBron James and his wife Savannah attend their son Bronny’s graduation ceremony.

‘Congratulations grandson!!!!’ Gloria, LeBron’s mom, captioned a snapshot of a beaming Bronny pointing at the camera. You’ve been a constant source of pride for me. I was very proud of you before tonight, but seeing you receive your diploma made me feel much more so.

I hope that the next stage of your young adult life is filled with nothing but joy and achievement.

 

“Keep spreading your wings and reaching for the stars. I appreciate you very much.

Team James, Bronny’s family, posted two videos of him at the event on their Instagram.

As he made his way across the football pitch and onto the platform for the ceremony, he couldn’t hide the grin on his face.

The high school career of Bronny James ends with his enrollment at USC.

 

James, on his memorable graduation day, appears overjoyed as he crosses the football pitch.

Days earlier, he had dressed up for his senior prom in anticipation of his upcoming season of NCAA basketball.

Pictures of the NBA legend’s eldest son at his California prom were posted on Instagram by his mother, Savannah James, and he looked sharp in a black suit.

The 6-foot-3 defender dressed for the event in a tailored black Chrome Hearts suit and Dior shoes.

The front, back and cuffs of the jacket, as well as the outer seam of the trousers, were all adorned with Chrome Hearts’ signature heart motif. Bronny removed his shirt and wore only his expensive jacket.

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Reports state that Gelfuso, whose long blonde hair was worn in loose curls down her back, is a former student of Sierra Canyon High.

 

With his upcoming freshman year at USC, Bronny dressed up for his senior prom over the weekend.

Mom was “lost for words” after seeing the Instagram images of her son Bronny posing outside the house and even in front of the family’s black Porsche.

Savannah, who has two other children with LeBron, Bryce, 15, and Zhuri, 8, captioned the post “Prom 2023” with two black heart emojis.

According to her Instagram bio, Gelfuso is a member of the Tri Delta sorority at Southern Methodist University (SMU), which puts her in Dallas.

Bronny went to prom with Gelfuso last year, too, but after posting photos of the happy couple online, he was subjected to vicious racial slurs.

As soon as word got out that he was taking a “light-skinned” girl to the prom, he was inundated with hateful remarks from internet trolls.

One user commented, “Not a light-skinned woman already,” while another said, “Welp, on the bright side, LeBron has more kids.” Who knows, maybe they’ll improve.

That girl is whiter than white, bruh,” someone else chimed in.

‘Should’ve got a black queen like his dad,’ said a fourth tweet, accompanied by an angry face emoji.

‘Lost another black king to a money-hungry white girl,’ another Twitter user wrote. “Bron needs to step it up, SMH.”

Somebody else called her a “gold digger,” referencing Kanye West’s song of the same nаme, while others just expressed their displeasure with GIFs and memes.

The 6-foot-3 guard committed to USC last week by signing his National Letter of Intent.

Bronny, a member of the Sierra Canyon School’s incoming Class of 2023, has already verbally committed to playing basketball at USC next year.

A five-star recruit, the fourth-best prоspect in California, the fifth-best combo guard, and the 21st-best prоspect in the country, the younger James was ranked highly by 24/7sports.com.

Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Oregon were all interested in Bronny, and he also received scholarship offers from USC, Memphis, and Ohio State.

LeBron has made waves this week after hinting at retirement following the Lakers’ playoff exit. He has previously announced his wish to play with his son in the NBA.

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Was it really just one missed call?

The first thing Los Angeles Lakers fans and some members of the team went out to do after Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs clash was blast the officiating.

Many heated heads were not pleased with how certain fouls committed by the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets to players like Anthony Davis, LeBron James, and D’Angelo Russell shaped the trajectory of a crucial matchup. The league’s official last two-minute report came out and it looks like the referees may have admitted to only one mistake.

It was not the foul on the layups. It was not even on the scramble before Michael Porter Jr.’s clutch 3-pointer against the Lakers. Instead, it was a mere violation that the officials felt they should have called against Nikola Jokic, via Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.

“There was one mistake made by officials, based on the NBA’s L2M report, in Lakers-Nuggets Game 2: With 1:49.4 remaining, Nikola Jokic was in the lane for more than three seconds. This should have been called a defense 3-second violation, resulting in a free-throw for LAL,” the insider wrote.

Officiating gets blasted

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One big incident that the Lakers faithful keep pointing out was committed on D’Angelo Russell. The foul against LeBron James after that also infuriated a lot of fans. They even went to social media to express their disdain for the calls.

“The only thing bad about that DLo non-call was the Jamal Murray weak touch foul on LeBron that got called towards the end of the game. That can’t be a foul in the playoffs, given the ref’s angle that called it,” a user wrote.

Another avid spectator even spotted big inconsistencies in the officiating, “Call the game consistently. Even though it’s obvious that the MPJ slap vs DLO is a foul 100% of the time. We all would have lived with it if they didn’t call a foul when Bron literally touched Murray and he flew out of bounds.

“The fact that refs reviewed and ignored a BLATANT foul. Giving the nuggets FTs for what they have been saying is a noncall the entire game, is what’s so irksome.”

Lakers’ Darvin Ham reacts to the calls

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Running schemes in these types of situations can be quite hard. This is exactly what LeBron James and Anthony Davis’ coach felt during the whole duration of their NBA Playoffs clash against the Nuggets. 

“Some tough calls. Some tough non-calls. But you can’t use any of that as an excuse… It’s getting really tricky. You go through the season with games being officiated one way. Then you get to the playoffs. I guess it’s left up to the interpretation of the three individual guys that are doing the job out there,” Darvin Ham said.

LeBron James even exclaimed how frustrated he was after the Lakers did not get a lot of calls.

“I don’t understand what’s going on in the replay center, to be honest. D-Lo clearly gets hit in the face on the drive. What the f**k do we have a replay center [for]? Makes no sense to me. It bothers me. And then I just saw what happened with the Sixers-Knicks game too… what are we doing?” the Lakers legend proclaimed.

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Los Angeles Lakers were disappointed with Anthony Davis’ post-game comments on Darvin Ham.

The Los Angeles Lakers were not happy with Anthony Davis‘ post-game comments to the media on Monday. According to the latest report from team insider Jared Greenberg, multiple voices within the organization described feelings of disappointment toward the All-NBA big man.

“From speaking with people within the Lakers’ organization, they were upset and disappointed quite frankly by AD’s comments and publicly putting his coach out there like that especially since the Lakers had a good enough understanding of the gameplan to take a 20-point lead.”

In the aftermath of the Lakers’ Game 2 loss earlier this week, in which the Purple and Gold gave up a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, Davis was noticeably critical of the gameplan and seemed to directly call out Darvin Ham for failing to prepare the team and just to the circumstances.

“We have stretches where we just don’t know what we’re doing on both ends of the floor,” said Davis. “And those are the ones that cost us.”

Ham came out to shoot down Davis’ statement and blamed it on frustration over losing the series. Clearly, Davis sees it as a problem that needs to be addressed. And while Ham tried to play it off like it was no big deal, word has gotten out that tensions are rising and one can only imagine how much worse things might get if they lose Game 3 tonight.

Outmatched, outplayed, and hopelessly outgunned, the Lakers are facing impossible odds to win this series and they’ve already dug themselves into a hole. Even worse, there are no clear answers on the solution or a path ahead that might turn things around. If they don’t find a way to stop the bleeding soon, something will have to give and many fans believe Darvin Ham will be the first to go.

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The Future Is Uncertain For The Lakers

It’s no secret that Darvin Ham might be coaching for his job in this series, and another sweep against the Nuggets could damage his odds of staying on as the long-term voice in the locker room. At the very least, his relationship with some of the players will take a hit after this series, as we’re seeing that play out in real time between him and Anthony Davis.

Beyond the coaching situation, the Lakers also have LeBron James’ impending free agency looming overhead. With his son, Bronny, on the verge of joining the NBA, LeBron could likely follow him and finally leave the Lakers after six seasons with the team.

Meanwhile, if the Lakers still want to win, they’ll have to somehow build up the supporting cast with what little assets they have. Despite the best efforts from Rob Pelinka, the team still doesn’t have enough to keep up with the best of the best and it will take nothing short of a miracle to make this squad a top 4 team next season.

For now, the only focus for the Lakers is on keeping their season alive and they will not give up until the series is officially over. With so much at stake, there’s a lot worth fighting for and the stress of it all has got everyone on the team at each other’s throats.