It looks like the Los Angeles Lakers ownership isn’t the only one with a vested interest in upcoming free agent Paul George.
Lakers fanatic and local attorney, Jacob Emrani has recently put up over 40 billboards in the Greater Los Angeles area, all of which feature a direct pitch at George to come play for the Lakers next season.
This is the same individual who financed and put up all of the #LABron billboards recruiting Lebron James to come sign with the Lakers next season.
His reasoning for his latest Paul George recruit?
“As Lakers fans, we all thought we had Paul George in the bag, and he was 100 percent going to come and in the past few weeks when I heard people saying he might be considering [staying with the Thunder] and having second thoughts, I felt like nobody was really giving attention to Paul George. I feel like it is extremely important for Paul George to see this and see how Lakers Nation is so excited about bringing him home.”
The Paul George mania is real in Los Angeles ladies and gentlemen.
The drama unfolds when NBA free agency starts on July 1st.
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