LeBron James’ decision to take a $154 million, four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers and leave behind his hometown team of the Cleveland Cavaliers has been a boost for Fanatics. Within just three hours of the Lakers’ jerseys emblazoned with his name going live on Fanatics’ site Sunday night, the athletic company had an all-time Top-10 NBA day (that includes championships, Cyber Monday, and other peak holiday season days. Fanatics saw a 600 percent gain in sales across the Fanatics network including the NBA Store’s site in the first three hours compared with his 2014 announcement to join the Cavaliers, according to a Fanatics spokesman. The Los Angeles market was driving the force behind the spike and the Cleveland crowd did their part, as the fourth strongest market, he added. For one day only on Monday, the NBA Store tried to further entice fans with free shipping for orders of $25 or more. More than 50 LeBron-inspired products were posted on the site’s home page, with $50 to $70 Lakers jerseys with his name on the back front-and-center. There were also $32 Lakers T-shirts for men and a V-neck version for women. At the NBA Store site, shoppers could also buy

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