Waking up this morning, following the mess caused by the confusion between Russell Westbrook and his agent, we thought we were writing about the Lakers. It was pretty safe. But we absolutely did not think of writing about the Lakers to talk about the return of LeBron James to the Drew League. When ? Today, so we hurry to scratch the paper before it stalls 54 points.
It’s been ten years since LeBron James made it to the Drew League. What is the Drew League? A summer tournament « pro-am », which feeds social networks daily with highlights, when the NBA is dozing. Why is it more popular than other tournaments « pro-am » ? Since its creation in 1973, it has established itself as an off-season tradition. It’s California baby, Snoop Dogg, the beach, the spectators who want their money’s worth. If you don’t hit the floor in defense, your thing is the players “not flashy”, no need to buy a ticket. No need to buy a ticket at all in fact, the atmosphere is a bit “you come in – you go out”, it’s the swimsuit spirit. Referenced players who have passed through the Drew League? Boh, Kobe Bryant, Baron Davis, Kevin Durant, Paul George, James Harden, Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, John Wall, Trae Young and even JR Smith. It was in 2011, during the lock-outthat the Drew League has built the strongest reputation by welcoming plenty of NBAers in need of competition. We are clearly not on the Springfield pro-am tournament where KZ Okpala is elected MVP with 87 points in the final (it never happened).
The info comes from Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Ten years after his last participation, LeBron James is preparing to rediscover the Drew League for a 2022 edition of FO-LIE. Which team for the King? We do not know yet. We just know that DeMar DeRozan will also be there. The sixth week of competition starts todaywith an attached calendar just-ICI. Where to look? It would not be ethically great to advise you on pirate sites, but we doubt very much that TF1 paid for the rights to the tournament. What a treat it would be, Nikos Aliagas dancing with the players’ mothers during games. Finally, hoping that other NBAers take to the game, with, let’s be crazy, the hypothesis of seeing Bronny James hanging around. Hollywood scenarios, over there, they know them.
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Drew league tomorrow
????— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) July 16, 2022
It will smell of asphalt, Gatorade and sweaty durag: LeBron James is back in Drew League! There is little chance that Russell Westbrook will follow the move, the organizers having rejected his candidacy. It’s false, or not, or we’ll see.