When LeBron James made the calculated “decision” to leave his hometown Cavs for a second time and join the Lakers in the summer of 2018, he created another seismic shift in fandom and media attention – this time to the City of Angels. In his second season as a Laker, King James won his fourth NBA championship with his third different team. Naysayers want to put an asterisk on that “Bubble-ship” from a COVID-shortened campaign, but it may have been LeBron’s most challenging title yet – isolated from his family and friends with the weight of L.A. on his shoulders after the tragic death of Kobe Bryant months earlier. He came through when Lakers fans needed him the most. Perhaps it’s only fitting that LeBron became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in a Lakers uniform.

This striking LeBron game-worn Lakers jersey in a rare style hails from his first season in Los Angeles. On March 1, 2019, against the Milwaukee Bucks at home, James came close to a triple-double with 31 points, ten assists and seven rebounds in a 131-120 loss. The Lakers wore their special “Lore Series” uniforms designed by Magic Johnson that night. The purple pinstriped shirt has been conclusively photo-matched by Resolution Photomatching. The value on LeBron photo-matched gamers will continue to climb as he piles up numbers and puts more distance between himself and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the scoring list.

The purple Nike "Lore Series" jersey has the iconic "LAKERS" lettering sewn on the chest above LeBron’s number "23” – both done in black on gold tackle twill. A smaller “Los Angeles” in gold is placed above the Lakers name, making for a unique and appealing look. The Nike logo is sewn on the right shoulder and the Wish sponsor logo on the left. Black trim rings the neck and arm openings, and pinstriped lines with a repeat of “3 x 5 x Showtime” in tiny black font run vertically down the body. The left front tail has the size 50 Nike/NBA Authentics label with a Length 6+ flag tag and an serial-numbered NBA label (LALW02441). The back has “JAMES” in gold and his number “23” in black on gold. The NBA logo and the Lakers 16 trophies logo are sewn on the rear nek. The jersey appears to have been laundered post-use. It exhibits appropriate single-game wear with light fraying on some of the letters and numbers. Includes full photo-matched paperwork from Resolution Photomatching.