Since Trump has been in office, winning teams have either moved up their visit to occurred before Trump’s succession or totally precluded the invitation.
Many players would be hesitant to play for an organization whose star player cast such a long shadow, but LeBron welcomed the challenge from the beginning.
After speaking about how everyone, from the Lakers organization to the team to Rob Pelinka, earns to be given their respect, he also made sure to note he too wants his damn respect.
A comeback in Game 1 seems unlikely, particularly if Dragic is unable to return, but maybe more important will be the status of Dragic and Butler’s health.
Miami has passed every test this postseason with flying colors, but they know the Lakers present a unique challenge, one that has been existing just about every season for the last decade.
Not only did this loss give Oklahoma the unfortunate distinction of losing to the same team twice in two consecutive seasons, it also gave them a pretty unfortunate distinction after losing as a 28-point favorite.
For the past decade Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer have dominated the entire ATP. Having 56 Grand Slam titles in total, no young player managed to interfere with their legacy.