Italy Legend and Son Tease LeBron James During LA Lakers Defeat to Dallas Mavericks

Italy Legend and Son Tease LeBron James During LA Lakers Defeat to Dallas Mavericks

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:57 PM
  • Del Piero and his son were at the Crypto.com to watch the Los Angeles Lakers play the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday evening
  • The Italy legend took a shot close to a tired LeBron James asking to replace if he was tired as Mavericks outstretched the Lakers
  • The Los Angeles Lakers ended up losing the game to the Dallas Mavericks as the quest for a play0ffs spot intensifies

Alessandro Del Piero and his son had a close feel of the NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.

The 2006 World Cup winner and Italy legend was at courtside with his son, when a physically drained LeBron James walked by.

Del Piero in a post on Instagram requested to substitute the Basketball legend if he was tired in a lovely photo.

Alessandro Del Piero and his son at the LA Lakers and Dallas Mavericks game. Credit: @alessandrodelpiero
Alessandro Del Piero and son tease LeBron James at Lakers versus Mavericks game. Credit: @alessandrodelpiero
Source: Instagram

He posted: "King James, when you are tired we can sub in."

Del Piero has been living in the United States with his family for years now due to his businesses in the country.

The former Juventus player is revered as one of the best to play for the Azurris, having won several titles including the FIFA World Cup.

He also won multiple Italian seria A titles and the Coppa Italia.

Dallas Mavericks deepen LA Lakers woes after handing them third straight defeat

Luka Doncic outshined LeBron James as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the LA Lakers to make it three defeats on the row for the former champions.

Doncic scored 25 points and won eight rebounds as the Mavericks reclaim the lead when they had initially be trailing six points.

Meanwhile, LeBron James led the scoring for LA Lakers with 26 points. Lakers have now lost 10 of their last 13 games.

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According to the data received, the 59-year-old is the richest sportsman in the year 2020 ahead of WWE’s tycoon Vince McMahon and Argentine superstar Lionel Messi.

Jordan remains an icon of basketball following his legendary exploits in the NBA as he etched his names in the history books as regards achieved before retiring.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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