Lebron in China shaking hands and kissing babies to get that kobe rub
In welcoming King James, China's Lakers fans have a choice to make
Shanghai's Rucker Park -- an indoor basketball gym -- is so high that it stands in defiance to the rain showers falling on the city. To the hundreds of fans who braved the weather to make a pilgrimage here to see
LeBron James, this place at the moment is nothing less than a hoops mecca.
However, surrounded by deafening chants of "Lakers for championship," longtime purple-and-gold supporter Yang Kun is finding himself in a cloud of dilemma.
A devout follower of
Kobe Bryant since 2004, Yang is wearing a brand-new No. 23 Lakers jersey -- one of only a few in the crowd. James is a man who many Black Mamba fans in China once viewed as their idol's archenemy.