| International Standard Book Number |
9780385550253 ebook
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780385550222 hardcover
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| International Standard Book Number |
0385550227 hardcover
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| Personal Name |
Weitzman, Yaron, author.
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| Title Statement |
A Hollywood ending : the dreams and drama of the LeBron Lakers / Yaron Weitzman.
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| Edition Statement |
First Doubleday hardcover edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York, NY : Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
xii, 305 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Too many buss drivers -- Klutch time -- The mother of dragons -- Call the Lakers -- "LeBron's gonna trade you" -- Can you feel the Magic? -- A Rob Pelinka-type -- A lion's pride -- Bubble boys -- Seventy-one days -- Russ being Russ -- The pursuit of happiness -- Time -- Mind the game -- Jr. -- The Luka Lakers.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization at a crucial juncture in their history, as they try to juggle the warring priorities between Lebron James and the Buss family. When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, the match looked like one made in heaven. Here was a living legend, the preeminent athlete of his generation, joining forces with one of the most iconic teams in all of sports. The Lakers, in the midst of their worst stretch in franchise history and reeling from the death of their legendary owner Dr. Jerry Buss, needed a savior. LeBron, fresh off ending Cleveland's 50-year title drought, needed a new challenge to help further burnish his legacy. The script wrote itself. A little over two years later, LeBron and Dr. Buss' daughter, Jeanie, were standing shoulder to shoulder, hoisting the NBA finals trophy into the air. Having won their record-tying 17th NBA title, the Lakers had reclaimed their accustomed perch on top of the basketball world and seemed destined to dominate the NBA for years to come. Traditionally, the Lakers' didn't celebrate championships, they celebrated dynasties. But this was a different Lakers' organization, one beset by infighting. A single title wouldn't be enough to cement Lebron James status as a Lakers' legend or help him surpass the ghost of Michael Jordan. Both parties needed sustained success, but for that to happen they needed to be on the same page. Sadly, the 2020 title would represent the pinnacle of their pairing, and the beginning of a precipitous decline. Drawing from over 250 interviews, Yaron Weitzman takes readers on a riveting, behind the scenes journey of this fraught partnership. From the Succession-like power struggle between the Buss children, to the rise of LeBron's landscape-altering talent agency and its attempts to assert its own power within the Lakers' walls, to the evolution of LeBron's priorities and political voice, "A Hollywood Ending" is the definitive story of an American icon's final years on stage, one portraying him, a fabled NBA franchise, and the world of modern professional sports in a light never seen before"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
James, LeBron.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Buss, Jeanie, 1961-
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| Subject-Corporate Name |
National Basketball Association History.
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| Subject-Corporate Name |
Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team) History.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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