LeBron James’ move to Los Angeles is an exciting time for Lakers fans. James’ addition instantly makes the Lakers contenders, but one Lakers fan may have gotten a bit carried away.
As Twitter user Andrew Perez walked by Kobe Bryant’s mural on Melrose Avenue, he noticed that LeBron’s face had been taped over Kobe’s. Perez was not having any of that and took it upon himself to protect the sanctity of Kobe’s Lakers legacy.
He did so with a shoe.
Saw this blasphemy of LeBron’s face taped on top of #mambaonmelrose, so I had to do what was right. Thank you for coming @KingJames, but @kobebryant is still the king of LA. pic.twitter.com/VbayCu0OxO — Andrew Perez (@andoneperez) July 4, 2018
Perez needed just 10 attempts to get LeBron’s face off the Kobe mural, which was quite impressive. That LeBron face was taped on there pretty solidly. He could have easily lost his shoe on the roof or something. It took serious commitment.
As Perez said, Kobe “is still the king of LA.”
They’ll just need to give LeBron his own mural somewhere else.