Everyone at the Staples Center knew that the reunion between the Los Angeles Lakers and Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart would be anything but nice. However, the Purple and Gold did try to welcome them as amicably as possible in their game against the New Orleans Pelicans in the City of Angels.

The Lakers came out with a video that welcomed the return of three players that was once part of their young core. Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN shared the entirety of the one-minute tribute that the three of them shared.

https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/1213308782127632387

The three wore the Purple and Gold as they tried to bring the Lakers back to relevance. Both Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball were high draft picks, while Hart was a gem of a role player found in the second round.

The three of them were used as trade pieces to help bring Anthony Davis to Hollywood.

Lonzo, BI and Josh will definitely try to spoil the night for the Lakers, but it's hard to do that when AD is teamed up with another superstar like LeBron James. They can only hope to slow the two down.

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