Nobody expected a simple G-League practice to turn into a masterclass from the game’s greatest, but for Drew Timme, what was supposed to be a routine day with the South Bay Lakers turned into a moment that might’ve changed his perspective on pro basketball, and ultimately may have changed the course of his career.

Recently, after being signed to a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, the forward described the experience of sharing the court with LeBron James during the superstar’s rehab assignment due to a sciatica injury. He told reporters , “ It was pretty crazy, man. I mean, like, that’s the GOAT. To be able to share the court with him, especially being a G-League team, that’s so outside of the normal of anything .”

It was a mix of star-stuck admiration and the realizati

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