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Los Angeles Lakers forward
LeBron James (23) shoots over
Denver Nuggets guard Will
Barton (5) during the first half
of an NBA preseason basket-
ball game, Sunday, Sept. 30,
2018, in San Diego.
Associated Press
James

captivates

crowd in his

Los Angeles

Lakers debut

SAN DIEGO (AP) — LeBron
James rubbed his hands
in chalk powder at the
scorer's table, yelled "Yes!"
to ecstatic fans in the first
few rows and the Los An-
geles Lakers' new era was
underway. Playing in the
same arena where Magic
Johnson made his regular-
season debut for Los An-
geles 39 years ago, James
captivated the crowd
from the start of the Lakers'
exhibition opener Sunday
night, a 124-107 loss to the
Denver Nuggets.
The opening tip came
James' way and he
tapped it to fellow new-
comer Rajon Rondo, who
threw an alley-oop pass
to JaVale McGee for the
game's first score.
James missed his first shot,
a turnaround fadeaway,
but then made a no-look L.A. wins 6th straight NL West title
bounce pass from about
27 feet out to Brandon In-
gram for a dunk. A min- Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Max Muncy during the fourth inning of a tiebreaker
ute later, James hit a long baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Los Angeles.
3-pointer. Associated Press
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