The Orlando Magic host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night and Magic big man Nikola Vucevic is expecting a lot of Laker fans in attendance.
Ever since LeBron signed with Los Angeles in July, the Lakers' fan base has grown. You have the real Laker fans who have been riding with the team through thick and thin, but you also have the new ones who are back on the bandwagon now that James is on the team and the club is doing well again.
.@OrlandoMagic C Nikola Vucevic on tonight's big crowd for LeBron & @Lakers: "We’re expecting a lot of these new Lakers’ fans to come in, but that’s how it is nowadays. Obviously, you have the real Lakers fans & the new ones that became Lakers fans when LeBron signed on July 6th"
— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) November 17, 2018
LeBron James has a huge following of fans. When the four-time MVP left the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010 to sign with the Miami Heat, his fans essentially left Cleveland with him and became Heat fans. When you're the best player in the world, you're going to have a huge following.
The Lakers enter Saturday on a four-game winning streak and are playing their best basketball of the season. Los Angeles is 8-6 on the year. The Magic, meanwhile, are 7-8 and have won three out of their last four games.
Nikola Vucevic, regarded by many as one of the most underrated players in the NBA, is averaging 18.8 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this season. The 28-year-old is shooting 53.8 percent from the field, 44.1 percent from beyond the arc and 78.4 percent from the free-throw line.
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