but i think a lot of Lakers fans would like the chance to see him play one last time. my notoriously cheap grandfather, a long-time fan who always refused to spend money on a ticket, asked me to take him to his first Lakers game after hearing about the announcement

it'll be obnoxious and lame in its execution, and this article is probably correct for all practical purposes, but i still think there's an important sentimental value of him playing out the season *shrug*