03686nam a22003137a 4500 BJBSDDR 20260513161709.0 ta 260414s2025 nyu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780385550222 (hardcover) 0385550227 (hardcover) eng DLC eng GV 885.52 W436h 2025 Weitzman, Yaron 47947 A Hollywood ending : the dreams and drama of the LeBron Lakers / Yaron Weitzman. First Doubleday hardcover edition New York : Doubleday, 2025 xii, 305 pages ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-305) Chapter 1: Too Many Buss Drivers Chapter 2: Klutch Time Chapter 3: The Mother of Dragons Chapter 4: Call the Lakers Chapter 5: "LeBron's Gonna Trade You" Chapter 6: Can You Feel the Magic? Chapter 7: A Rob Pelinka-Type Chapter 8: A Lion's Pride Chapter 9: Bubble Boys Chapter 10: Seventy-One Days Chapter 11: Russ Being Russ Chapter 12: The Pursuit of Happiness Chapter 13: Time Chapter 14: Mind the Game Chapter 15: Jr Chapter 16: "A Seismic Even" "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 James, LeBron, 1981- 39761 Buss, Jeanie, (Jeanie Marie), 1961- 48422 Los Angeles Lakers (Equipo de baloncesto) 34723 Historia Asociación Nacional de Baloncesto (Estados Unidos) 34728 lcc BK cmc 126814 126814 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2026-04-14 0 GV 885.52 W436h 2025 00000198956 2026-04-14 15:28:00 1 2026-04-14 BK