Overview
- James began wearing the commemorative patch Monday in Sacramento, the site of his 2003 NBA debut.
- The upper-right chest badge features his chalk toss silhouette with colored stripes representing Cleveland, Miami and Los Angeles.
- After each game, the Lakers equipment staff removes and dates the patch, records the process on video, then ships it to Topps’ Dallas facility for CGC authentication.
- He will don a new patch for every remaining regular-season game, creating a limited run of game-specific memorabilia inserts for Topps/Fanatics trading cards.
- James praised the tribute on social media and has not announced retirement plans, while the Kings won the debut game and mocked the rollout online.