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Kobe Bryant on LeBron James to Lakers: ‘Welcome to the family’

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Kobe Bryant gave the bombshell LeBron James signing an understated thumbs up Sunday night.

"Welcome to the family," the former Lakers superstar tweeted, offering congratulations to, among others, another franchise icon, Magic Johnson, who helped engineer the reported four-year, $154 million signing.

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And while his nod was relatively muted compared to say some current Lakers (looking at you Kyle Kuzma), according to ESPN.com, he gave an ALL-CAPS response when asked what he thought of the deal: "I LOVE IT."

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