Lakers NBA Champion Dion Waiters Reacts To LeBron James Instagram Post

Dion Waiters commented on Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James' Instagram post.

Jan 25, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) talks with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dion Waiters (23) after Cleveland's 108-98 win at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images / David Richard-Imagn Images

On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers held media day in California, which meant that the father-son duo of LeBron and Bronny James got to be on full display.

They did interviews and took photos that went viral on social media.

LeBron to Bronny: “Man you’re a rookie anyways.” 💀

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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) September 30, 2024

After the day, James made a post to Instagram that has over 1.1 million likes and 7,800 comments in less than six hours.

James captioned his post: "PURE JOY 🙌🏾🙌🏾🤴🏾"

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One person to leave a comment was former NBA star Dion Waiters.

His comment had over 400 likes in four hours.

Waiters wrote: "This 🔥🔥🔥 having ya Jr next to yu along both of yall journey is crazy!!! 🫡"

Dion Waiters Comment / October 1

Waiters and James were briefly teammates for part of part of two seasons on the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers.

In addition, they have faced off ten times over their careers.

James had an impressive 10-1 record in those matchups.

Dec 21, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) and guard Dion Waiters (3) celebrate in the fourth quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images / David Richard-Imagn Images

Waiters never made an All-Star Game, but he was an extremely popular NBA player (who was an elite scorer).

Fans will likely love seeing that he is interacting with James on social media.

DION WAITERS... CERTIFIED BUCKET GETTER 💦

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— Overtime (@overtime) July 23, 2020

The 32-year-old played eight seasons for the Cavs, Heat, Thunder and Lakers.

He won the 2020 NBA Championship with James and the Lakers.

His career averages were 13.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest while shooting 41.2% from the field and 34.6% from the three-point range.

🏆 In Year 8, first-time champ with the
the @Lakers... Dion Waiters! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/U4FWppheCN

— NBA (@NBA) October 12, 2020

The Lakers will open up their season on October 22 when they host Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Los Angeles.