On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers faced off in a preseason matchup against the Phoenix Suns in Las Vegas.
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NBA superstar LeBron James clearly enjoys his time in Sin City — so much so that he had some telling comments during his postgame interview.
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LeBron — who has long expressed future team ownership aspirations — directly called on league commissioner Adam Silver to bring a new franchise to Las Vegas.
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"I would love to bring a team here at some point. That would be amazing," he said with a smile. "... I want a team here Adam, thank you."
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The NBA world took to Twitter to react to these postgame comments from James.
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"Vegas & Seattle needs NBA teams. Move Memphis & Pelicans out East," one fan wrote.
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"Owner/Player LeBron coming soon," another said. "We will finally get to settle the Jordan vs Lebron debate if this happens," another added.
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This isn't the first time LeBron has expressed interest in owning an NBA team in Las Vegas. He expressed the same sentiment during an episode of The Shop back in June.