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Michael Hinrich, AKA Michael H, has been a Lakers fan since his 5th grade basketball coach, who had played with Wilt Chamberlain at Kansas, turned him into a Wilt fan and Lakers fan when Wilt was traded to L.A.
Another expat from the LA Times Lakers Blog, where he met LakerTom and Jamie Sweet, Michael’s stream of consciousness writing style and savvy intelligence is refreshing and invites conversation and response.
As far as day jobs, Michael has been a councilor, truck washer, bank V.P., and semi-professional writer who just published his first novel. He currently works part-time designing greenhouse systems and just enjoying the good life in Hawaii.
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Tom, you nailed it — if this ever happens, it has to come from LeBron himself. Nobody in that locker room, not JJ, not the front office, is going to walk up to the greatest player of his generation and say, “Hey, we need you to come off the bench.” That’s just not how you approach someone who has carried the league for two decades.
But here’s the thing: if anyone could redefine what “coming off the bench” means, it’s LeBron. He’s always been the guy who sees the game two steps ahead of everyone else. If he ever decided to take that role, it wouldn’t be a demotion — it would be a strategic weapon. Imagine him checking in against second units, controlling the pace, picking apart defenses, and saving his legs for closing time. That’s not sacrifice; that’s mastery.
And honestly, it would send a message to the entire league about leadership. When a superstar of his stature says, “I’ll do whatever helps us win,” it changes the whole culture. Younger guys buy in. Veterans lock in. The team identity sharpens overnight.
LeBron has always rewritten the rules — positionless basketball, point‑forward dominance, longevity at a level we’ve never seen. If he ever chose to rewrite the idea of what a sixth man could be, he’d elevate it the same way he’s elevated everything else.
It’s not about ego. It’s about legacy, impact, and giving this team its best chance to win. And if that moment ever comes, it’ll be because LeBron himself decides it’s the next evolution of his greatness.