Nick Wright’s overjoyed LeBron James greeting cracks up NBA fans: “He’s never washing that hand again”

Fox Sports analyst Nick Wright has been making the headlines lately after his recent interaction with LeBron James.

Nick Wright’s overjoyed LeBron James greeting cracks up NBA fans: “He’s never washing that hand again”

LeBron James and Nick Wright

LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and Austin Reaves scored an incredible 85 points and dished out 25 assists together on Saturday. However, Fox Sports analyst Nick Wright stole some headlines for his courtside meet-up with LeBron James.

Wright was present at the FedExFourm to watch the King live. For Wright, who has been a long-time admirer of James, his night was perfect. He got to watch James and Co. provide one of the best attacking displays against the Grizzlies. Not only that, as James proceeded to leave the arena, he greeted Wright with a few hugs and handshakes.

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This moment was captured by fans and they made sure to make it go viral via their social handles. Many of them reacted to the moment too. As for the game, after suffering a devastating loss to the Bulls on Saturday, the Lakers recovered well and won a significant game. LeBron James finished with three steals, eight assists, and twenty-five points. Luka Doncic finished with nine assists, eight rebounds, and 28 points.

Austin Reaves finished with eight assists, seven rebounds, and 31 points. By shooting 55% from beyond the arc, the Lakers were taking advantage of the Grizzlies’ weak perimeter defense. As the other players fed him the ball, Jarred Vanderbilt was slashing along the baseline and setting himself up for easy finishes, putting on a dunk show.

All in all, it was a spectacular display from the Lakers’ forwards. The Lakers are now two games ahead of the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers and two games behind the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers will play the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday after their game against the Rockets on Monday. They will then travel to Oklahoma City to play the Oklahoma City Thunder twice in a row.

Fans react hilariously to LeBron James greeting Nick Wright after Grizzlies matchup

Nobody would have expected LeBron James to greet up Fox Sports analyst Nick Wright like a ‘childhood friend’ (by the looks of it) but he did. James met Wright courtside during his recent game against the Grizzlies. The icing on the cake for Wright was a Lakers win on Saturday. Fans found the meet-up between the two quite hilarious.

Many fans took to various social media apps and sites to put forward their views and thoughts on Wright’s meet-up. One fan wrote on X, “He’s never washing that hand again” Check out some of the reactions below:

Over the past few weeks, James has been making waves in the NBA community for his recent comments towards the ‘NBA media.’ Despite this, James greeting Wright after the Lakers-Grizzlies game will go down as a strong message to his critics.

Lakers HC JJ Redick shares his views on his sides recent win

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 134-127 on Saturday night in what may be a first-round playoff preview. After losing to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday on a half-court buzzer-beater, Lakers head coach JJ Redick praised his team for persevering in a difficult road victory.

I think the biggest thing about our group is the response to the other night, when we lose on a half-court buzzer-beater. I said the other day that we’ll be ready to play… I’m not surprised at how hard we played tonight.

JJ Redick said

This victory in Memphis was much needed by the Lakers, who now have the only hold of fourth place in the Western Conference. The game on Saturday might have easily gone the Grizzlies’ way, but the Lakers played well in the closing minutes. Redick acknowledged that the Lakers performed well, but the Grizzlies were remarkable.