Former Lakers Coach Has Strong Message to LeBron James

The Los Angeles Lakers signed LeBron James to make the playoffs and win championships. Unfortunately, LeBron suffered a groin injury in his debut with the team but won a title inside the bubble. The Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs this season with LeBron missing a lot of time due to his injury. What does that mean?

Jason Kidd joined the Dallas Mavericks and delivered a big message for the kid from Akron on his way out. Kidd tweeted a message right after the Mavericks made it official.

“From winning Olympic [gold] to taking home the 2020 NBA chip, our time together has been incredible [LeBron James]. Good luck King.”

This message was actually a response to LeBron’s tweet.

“Damn I hate to lose JKidd man but damn I’m happy for him at the same time!” LeBron wrote. “Good luck Kidd!”

Lakers head coach Frank Vogel commented Kidd’s departure and wished him a lot of happiness.

“Jason has been a big part of the culture we have built over the last two years and he will be missed,” Vogel said in a statement to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “But, I am thrilled for him to get the opportunity to be a head coach again! It’s well deserved!”

Lakers coach Frank Vogel, to ESPN, on Jason Kidd becoming the Mavs head coach: “Jason has been a big part of the culture we have built over the last two years and he will be missed. But, I am thrilled for him to get the opportunity to be a head coach again! It’s well deserved!”

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) June 25, 2021

The former Lakers coach respects LeBron James

LeBron and Kidd have a lot of respect for each other. They respect greatness and they all had a brilliant game on the floor.

According to Kevin Arnovitz from ESPN, LeBron sees Kidd “as the only person alive who sees the game of basketball with his level of clarity.”

Kidd talked to Melissa Rohlin of Sports Illustrated, suggesting that LeBron will do his best to stay on top of the game until his 40s because of his incredible basketball IQ.

“It’s going to help him play until he’s 40,” Kidd said of LeBron. “His IQ is always going to help him because he’s going to be able to take less steps, right? Instead of running a six-mile race, he can run a five-mile race just because of his IQ.”

He is definitely right. LeBron had an MVP performance prior to his injury when he suffered a high-ankle sprain and missed 26 games. Fans saw him stack 25 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 7.8 rebounds per game with the Lakers last season.