EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Eminem was blaring over the speakers during the final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers practice Wednesday, and soon LeBron James stood in front of the media and offered some insight about the music selection.



“Today’s white boys Wednesdays,’’ James said. “Seriously. You’re laughing, but today’s white boys Wednesdays, so only white boy music day, which I enjoy.



“I love Eminem, but it wasn’t just Eminem. We had a lot of good music today. For Luke (Walton, the Lakers' head coach) and Mad Max (Lakers assistant coach Mark Madsen), all those guys. It was a good day.’’



After finishing his question-and-answer session at the Lakers’ training facility, James circled back to “white boys Wednesdays.’’



“It’s a universal thing, right?’’ he asked reporters, with a smile. “It’s just like taco Tuesdays. It’s a (expletive) thing. You guys look at me crazy when I said, it like, ‘Oh, (expletive), white boys Wednesdays.’ "



When a member of the media said white boys Wednesday was nothing new here, James sounded relieved when he replied, “I’m about to say, ‘Don’t be looking at me crazy.’ ”



James said he and his teammates had fun on the court during their first scrimmage, complete with referees.



“We had fun yesterday, too,’’ he said. “That’s what work’s all about. If you’re not having fun doing what you do, then you got the wrong profession.’’



And Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball drew praise from James.

“Lonzo’s going to be great,’’ James said. “He’s going to be great for our ball club. We’ve go two great point guards in Zo and Do (Rajon Rondo, or “Doh,’’ as uttered by James). And that rhymes, so I kind of like that a little bit.’’

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