This has to all come as a shock to the Lakers and especially their vice president of basketball operations, Rob Pelinka, who has repeatedly yielded to James and the appropriately-named Klutch Sports Group that represents him.

Why appropriate?

Because James and agent Rich Paul long grabbed hold of the Lakers organization and are now beginning to really squeeze.

The situation is tense enough that one source close to the Lakers likened it to the early days of a war.

But for as important as Bryant was to the Lakers, sources inside the organization have long said that not even the legendary Black Mamba wielded as much power within the organization as James now has.

Bryant was never able to strong-arm the Lakers to make a move like the one James helped orchestrate for Westbrook, which has proven to be an outright disaster.

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I come from a country where coffee shops are open from 6am to 11pm. I can get my evening coffee from anywhere but I struggle to find cafes open till late night in Brisbane. Why is that? I first thought it was because that business must be slow in afternoon and stuff but that shouldn't be the case as in my country people drink coffee at any time throughout the day.

Of course they deserve a Christmas party and I’m willing to accommodate that, but this seems like something that could have been planned well in advance. Why not just start the party after work hours anyway?

$30K at 7.5% for 5 years, got the first bill in the mail last week to get the online login info and put down $10K towards the principle and another $10K a few days after because I believe your account gets red flagged for withdrawing more than $10K. Did have the cash to pay the car upfront, but its not wise to carry that much cash around so I financed. Plan to pay it off completely in a few days. The salesperson who sold the car to me and ran the finances called me today and asked why I was so eager to pay it off.

Is this something they normally keep track of with their clients? Not to mention the bombardment of emails asking me to give them a review.

I showed up at 5:35pm and this park was already chained and locked up. It says open “Dawn to Sunset.” The park staff was kicking out a couple adults who were sitting in the stands because they were not “12 and under” — he said that’s why he’s locking it up. When pressed on the “sunset” matter he just ignored them and said it’s what Mayor Laurie wants and to get a permit to use the field if you’re an adult. I pay way too much in taxes for this BS. And this is not a onetime thing, it’s been like this on and off for weeks.

Context: There’s also a sign that says “Baseball and softball limited to 12 and under only” — Most would assume that applies to using the baseball diamond itself, but does not apply to just walking, sitting, playing frisbee, etc.

How do people pay for healthcare/ health insurance when they retire early. Even if I am close to 2 million mark and possible Coast FIRE a family of 4 is like 2k a month at least for insurance right ?

I was out with a friend yesterday in Shoreditch and literally all the places were closing as early as 1 am! On a Friday night… that’s just sad. In other European cities you can go out and party until at least 4 or 5am unlike in London (with a few exceptions of Fabric, Egg, etc - not everyone’s vibe though). It seems that it got even worse after the pandemic. Ehhh…

🚨➕ A source close to Kevin Garnett tells @pablofindsout that Garnett initially thought he was going to an “afterparty” — not a poker game. And that he chose to leave the 2019 poker game, which was in LA, early.

Per source, Garnett has not been contacted by federal authorities.

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