The Lakers’ latest championship team features LeBron James and Anthony Davis. But the biggest star was the memory of Kobe Bryant.
It didn’t look like the rest. It didn’t happen at home or on the road. There weren’t fans, hostile or friendly; there wasn’t a familiar ride to an arena. There was justthat protected them from a global pandemic that gripped the nation. They remained on this campus in Orlando, Fla., steeling themselves for a mentally taxing existence, aided by the knowledge of their grander mission.
James wanted the chance to make history. He wanted to tell a story no one else could — that of a transcendent basketball player who came to Los Angeles to save the Lakers. He faced a skeptical fanbase that needed proof he could do it — that vandalized murals which dared suggest James was their king. The LeBron James Era started with losses and the first serious injury of his career. The resignation of Magic Johnson, the Lakers icon and team president who recruited James to L.A., in the spring of 2019 caught him by surprise, and his patience was tested by a group of 20-somethings who wanted to impress him but didn’t know how.Lakers guard Rajon Rondo holds the Larry O’Brien Trophy as the Lakers celebrate their NBA championship win over the Miami Heat on Sunday.
The reset in the summer of 2019 wasn’t smooth or painless, but it set the stage for a major recovery. It gave James the co-star he had yearned for — publicly at times.But it had been replaced by a modern NBA adage — what star players want, star players get. And these stars wanted to play for the Lakers.James and Davis were perfect together. They won 24 of their first 27 games. They balked at the insistence that they weren’t beating strong teams.
Thousands of Armenians protested yesterday. All peaceful. Lakers win and once again, rioters loot and destroy DTLA. What is wrong with these people?
Grown men win kids' game championship.
Congrats! 😀👏🏀 We’ve been waiting for this moment for so long. 😀👍🎇
Yughurs applaud Lakers win in Chinese “re-education” camp. KingJames
The CCP will be very proud. 🇨🇳
Ummm. No one cares.
Who gives a FUCK
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