""We all knew it was an ad, right?" Lakers head coach JJ Redick said after practice on Tuesday. Redick then cracked to the group of reporters around him: "You guys are idiots." Although Lakers players and coaches knew better than to worry about James' X post that previewed "the decision of all decisions" to appear the next day on his social media account, some in the general public were duped until James revealed the purpose of the post on Tuesday."
"In an advertisement for Hennessy cognac, James sat down for an interview while wearing a red and white checkered shirt -- referencing his made-for-TV special that aired on ESPN in 2010 when he announced his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and take his talents to South Beach to join the Miami Heat. In the liquor spot, James says he is going to take his talents to Hennessy VSOP."
LeBron James posted a tease on social media labeled "the decision of all decisions" that prompted public speculation. The Lakers' players and coaching staff recognized the post as an advertisement and did not worry. The teaser turned out to be a Hennessy cognac commercial in which James wears a red-and-white checkered shirt referencing his 2010 televised decision to leave Cleveland for Miami. The commercial includes James saying he will "take his talents to Hennessy VSOP." Several Lakers, including JJ Redick, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura, received many texts about the post.
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