Since the Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl, they have been on a victory tour, which has included players attending Los Angeles Lakers games at Crypto.com Arena.
On the night of the Rams’ parade, Aaron Donald and Robert Woods attended the game, motivating LeBron James to put on a show to lead the Lakers to victory over the Utah Jazz.
Then on Saturday night, it was Matthew Stafford and his wife Kelly in attendance as the Lakers took on the Golden State Warriors in a highly anticipated matchup.
Having a champion in the house again motivated James as he scored a season-high 56 points to lead the Lakers to a comeback victory.
The Staffords were sitting right next to the Lakers bench, and at one point, James looked over and said he wanted to put on a show for them:
"I can't have you in the building and not put on a show." 🤩
—LeBron to Matthew Stafford pic.twitter.com/FoHUn9ls5c
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 6, 2022
As James continued to dominate, Stafford watched on in disbelief:
SEASON-HIGH 49 FOR LEBRON 😤
Matthew Stafford is in disbelief 😅 pic.twitter.com/DhZQUvBDsk
— ESPN (@espn) March 6, 2022
The city of L.A. is on a historic sports run with the Rams, Lakers and Dodgers all winning championships in the last two years.
With that, it seems the teams are taking motivation from each other to continue to be great, with this being the latest example. That creates an awesome environment in the city as players from different sports support each other. James himself was in attendance for a number of Rams games this past season at SoFi Stadium, including the Super Bowl.
Considering the Lakers are 2-0 with Rams players in attendance, the organization should focus on getting guys like Cooper Kupp, Jalen Ramsey, Von Miller and Odell Beckham Jr. to future games in order to keep James motivated so that run can continue.
