Why wasn't Ruth Bader Ginsburg honored by the NBA this weekend? In a league that absolutely holds equality as a core value, the icons of that equality canโt only include those who helped the men we see on TV, but those who paved the way for the women who work right alongside them
Danny Ainge won titles as a player, took Jordan's lunch money on the golf course, created another Big 3 and won a title as a GM, fleeced the Nets, fleeced the Sixers
Your GM could never
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LeBron should be 1st Team All-Defense this season.
- Hounds Kelly Oubre at the point of attack
- Knows exactly what GS was running
- Tells KCP to switch
- Steph looks open and LeBron intercepts the pass like a safety
Absolute genius stuff ๐
Donโt forget that in 2006 when Kobe averaged 35.4 PPG he was also 1st Team All-NBA Defense carrying the Lakers on both ends.
Watch him strap LeBron here
Up 3-1 and had double digit leads in the 4th quarter of Games 5, 6, 7.
Greatest choke job in NBA history and one of the greatest nights in NBA Twitter history
Rob Pelinka not winning EOY should remind Laker fans of Jerry West getting snubbed in 1997.
He acquired Kobe, Shaq, and Fisher and lost the award.
Who won? Charlotteโs GM who traded Kobe for Vlade Divac.
not gonna lie I really think this was the moment that changed the playoffs for the Suns. Team has way too much pride and the Lakers woke them up in this exact moment.
The Clippers lost this trade unequivocally, but for some reason you only hear about the Anthony Davis trade even though it brought the Lakers a CHAMPIONSHIP
Reminder that during the Redeem Team era of 2008, Kobe Bryant was seen as unanimously the best player in the world.
Only Twitter revisionists argue otherwise.
DโAngelo Russell has made 4 more 3s than Damian Lillard on 82 fewer attempts this season.
Heโs had a phenomenal season and I hope fans realize that
LONZO BALL ๐ฅ
27 PTS, 8 3PTS (Career-High), 9 AST, 3 STL, W in his return.
Stan Van Gundy: "What Lonzo has done over the past 2 years to improve his shooting is one of the best stories in the league."
So Toronto can trade an all-star in his prime for 1 year of Kawhi to win just 1 title, but the Lakers made a mistake trading unproven youngsters for AD and winning just 1 title?
Make it make sense
The Lakers essentially flipped
Ingram, Ball, Hart, DeAndre Hunter, 2 future 1sts & 2 swaps, Kuzma, Trezz, KCP, and Isaiah Jackson
For
Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, and 2 future 2nds
LeBronโs competition in the East wasnโt good but โwait until heโs in the Westโ and now the narrative is the competition in the West isnโt good?? ๐๐๐
Definitely.
A tried, injured Blazers team.
A Rockets team that was going for booty calls and actively imploding.
And now an exhausted Nuggets.
Definitely the hardest path for sure.
Imagine thinking a player whoโs a good 3-point shooter and elite rebounder, passer, and defender at his position is bad at basketball ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ
The Lakers are vulnerable.
The Clippers are vulnerable.
The Bucks are vulnerable.
The championship will come down to matchups, coaching adjustments, who steps up, and luck/randomness.
Should be a very exciting playoffs!
Before the ankle injury, LeBron wasnโt just running away with the MVP award.
He was also in contention for DPOY.
When healthy, heโs still the best player in basketball
2001 Lakersโ Championship Parade
- Shaq putting on a rap concert
- Mark Madsen dancing super white
- Ty Lue wearing Shaqโs jersey like a dress
- Kobe wearing a Jerry West jersey
Canโt wait for the 2020 championship parade
In 2006, the Lakers had a 111.3 offensive rating when Kobe was on the floor, which wouldโve been 5th that season.
When he sat, the Lakers had a 92.4 offensive rating, up there among the worst in NBA history.
The Lakers went 45-37 and made the 7th seed.
The Golden State Warriors have the 7th worst offense in NBA history when Stephen Curry isnโt on the floor.
With him, they have the 13th best offense in the league.
We are watching one of the greatest floor raising jobs of all time
LeBron is better than last year.
AD is better than last year.
DLo is better than last year.
Austin is about as good as last year.
There have been some injuries, but Darvin Ham has been an embarrassment this season