The NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament championship between the Lakers and Pacers provided plenty of hype. But young players and those on two-way contracts happily embraced a role as the team’s most prominent cheering section. While that group ultimately took home the maximum payday for winning the title, star LeBron James put their minds at ease before the championship game began.
James promised to win the title for his three young teammates on two-way contracts before taking the floor in the championship, as Andscape’s Marc J. Spears revealed.
But even more than that, forward Alex Fudge and guard D’Moi Hodge spoke openly about what James told them before tip-off.
