In this case, the premise of the …

In this case, the premise of the question that I’d shared was this: Since it seemed all but certain that Paul George would re-sign in Oklahoma City, and that LeBron’s dear friend, Chris Paul, would stay put in Houston, LeBron wouldn’t really come, in essence, by himself, would he? The reply came, finally, in the form of a victory lap/through-the-uprights emoji on July 1 at 8:43 p.m. — nearly four hours after James had announced on social media that he was heading to Laker Land. “🙌🏾” “😂… Time to dust off those kicks and come back?” I wrote, not quite sure if I was kidding or not because, well, only Kobe would be crazy enough to try a comeback after all those devastating late-career injuries. “Bwhahahahahajahahaha,” he fired back.