Newly signed Los Angeles Lakers forward Drew Timme did not hold back his admiration for LeBron James after receiving a two-way contract on Monday, calling the 41-year-old superstar the “GOAT” while reflecting on recent practice sessions together.

Timme, who has spent the early part of the season with the South Bay Lakers, spoke to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin on Tuesday and detailed what it meant to share the court with James as the veteran ramped up toward his season debut following a sciatica injury.

“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,” Timme said. “It was crazy, but I think it just shows how connected the two programs are… He came down and that’s

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