Alexander: LeBron James’ speech hits all the right notes

LOS ANGELES — As it turned out, the only person who could truly do justice to the Lakers’ pre-game tribute to Kobe Bryant on Friday night was LeBron James.
“I got something written down,” he told the crowd. “They asked me to kind of stay on course or whatever.
“But Laker Nation, I’d be selling you short if I read off this (stuff).”
So James tossed away the script and spoke from the heart. He spoke of celebrating Bryant’s career, spoke of the