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The Los Angeles Lakers went through a somewhat wild ride throughout the 2019-20 season with a number of new players, including superstar big man Anthony Davis. But they overcame all the challenges they faced and won the NBA championship inside the Walt Disney World Resort bubble in Florida.
Since then, many have attacked the legitimacy of that championship, claiming it should count less or not count at all because of the circumstances. A few others, however, have said it may have been the hardest championship for any team to win in a way because of the stringent health and safety-related restrictions inside of that bubble. Lakers guard Austin Reaves, who was still nearly two years away from joining the team when it won that title, implied that people attack that title’s legitimacy because of their bias against LeBron James (h/t Lakers Daily).
“It’s not a Mickey Mouse ring,” Reaves said. “I don’t wanna say it’s the hardest. I think – I mean, everybody had an equal playing field. I think it’s the same as every other year. I just think if Bron doesn’t win it, then nobody says anything. Everybody hates Bron. Actually, everybody loves LeBron, but he gets so much hate.” For whatever reason, James has become a polarizing figure over the last several years, especially since he joined the Lakers in 2018. In fact, there are plenty of Lakers fans who dislike him and have been wishing for him to leave the organization over the last couple of years.
But he signed a two-year contract earlier this summer to remain with it. He will therefore stay with the Purple and Gold, and the best thing the franchise can do right now is to get him a little more help so it can perhaps compete for another ring. Once James leaves (and it won’t be long before he does), it’s anyone’s guess when or even if L.A. will ever land another all-time great player.
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