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The Lakers are so bored that they are trying to make it as difficult as possible to win the championship so that when they do the narrative will be "this was the toughest championship to win in history because of covid, injuries.................I AM THE GREATEST.
Lakers create their own adversity.
Lakers create their own adversity.
The Lakers probably should just accept that they will be going to the play-in round at this point.
They should rest their players for that play-in round, rather than playing them in an attempt to get back to 6th or better.
They should rest their players for that play-in round, rather than playing them in an attempt to get back to 6th or better.
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They want the playoff round so when hey win they can play The Suns. Either that or they probably play the Clippers. no brainer
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Warriors vs Lakers is going to be some show down in the play in round. Even if they lose to the Warriors. I don't see them losing to Memphis or San Antonio.
I wouldn't want to be the Suns or Jazz in the first round...
I wouldn't want to be the Suns or Jazz in the first round...
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clarkson wins 6MOY and randle will likely win MIP
nice to see those two doing well. lakers have a damn good scouting team
nice to see those two doing well. lakers have a damn good scouting team
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F*** off
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Players know what injuries feel like and they can mimic the symptoms. Like AD pulled his groin. Revenues in the league are down and they are only playing because of their obligations to the networks. They have already been paid so other than legacy this seems like a smart business move on both the team and players. get proper rest for next season. You shouldn't miss 26 games because of a sprained ankle. Even if it where a high ankle sprain which is more severe it doesn't take that long to recover from.
The only way LeBron wins next year is if the Lakers go out and get him another superstar.this season was not acceptable! We must make big moves!
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4-6 weeks is your typical timetable for recovering from a high ankle sprain
aaron gordon missed around the same time earlier this season with one. why would they have rushed lebron back given his age and mileage?
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not exactlySo Lebron now needs either Bradley Beal or Dame to win
if he and AD can stay healthy and play like their usual selves, they just need to go out and improve their depth. they won it all last year with those two playing at an elite level AND the depth guys playing great
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Stopped reading there. He can't and this gets worst as you get older. Let's be honest, the 4 month break they got from the pandemic probably saved their bacon last year, it's safe to say that AD would have found a way to get hurt if the season had go on normally.
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yeah probably, considering by the time the finals rolled around AD was playing with a heel contusion
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Dude LeBron spend 1m a year for personal training. Dude is getting older and had 4 injuries in the last 3 years.
Almost Davis is known to be prone injured.
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They need depth.
Its Bron, AD, and scraps right now. AD goes down and Bron got nobody.
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That's great. Does not negate the fact that Basketball is only a small portion of his portfolio. At this point in his career making the amount of money he will off that movie is where his mindset is at. Oh, and equalling Jordan or surpassing him.
Any Lakers fan can see in game 5 and 6 his effort was not there even for a player his age. In game 6 he gave up with 3 minutes left. He played the same way in game 5.
Space Jam 2 is big for him. This season was only played because of the television contract. Lakers revenue's are way down for ticket sales(zero) and merchandise. Advertising dollars for them are probably down too since there are no fans and companies are probably hesitant. No revenue from concessions either. As a whole the only thing left is winning a Championship. On paper it's great but it's not going to fix anything financially. He knows this and so does the team. Having such a short off season is another reason why shutting it down early was smart. Now, I'm not saying that behind the doors him and management made a plan to tank the season but this way he gets to go on a publicity tour for his movie that comes out in little over 1 month. He gets to fly to China and promote it in person. Had this season played out like ever other he would have been almost done in the Finals and would have had his time to promote. Covid put a wrench in that and this is the only way he can do it.
Davis still has a long career a head of him and him and Lebron are close friends. Davis has his money and a ring. No benefit for him to keep playing. Next season you are going to see the Lakers destroy everyone and blame this season on everything they can.
This is not about the love of the Lakers or basketball, Its about business.
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