This act does not sit well with LeBron. How the King ended his bad streak in the NBA playoffs
Artemy Berstenev April 30, 2024, 18:00 Moscow time
This is not the first case of its kind in James’ career!
The Denver Nuggets are the current NBA champions. If last year Denver beat the Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 in the Western Conference final, in the current playoffs the teams faced each other at a very early stage. The only difference between these two series is that LeBron James’ Lakers were able to win once this time. Although as the series progressed it seemed that the score could have been 2-2, 3-2, etc. It seems that the Lakers did not deserve a single victory.
How it all ended: you have to see it!
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And the most notable thing is that Darwin Ham’s team won the score for 165 minutes and lost as many as 59 minutes! Impressive, right? But the reality is this: the Lakers finished playing the 2023-2024 season and are preparing for an offseason where a lot of interesting things could happen, from the firing of Darwin Ham to the drafting of LeBron James’ oldest son, Bronny, in the NBA Draft. The well-known insider of The Athletic, Shams Charania, spoke about this in his material, published immediately after the Nuggets’ victory.
Particular attention should be paid to James himself, who immediately retreated to the grandstand room after the final siren. When the series ends and the winner is known, normally the rivals shake hands, the losers wish them luck and the winners thank them for the fight imposed. Generally an accepted standard sporting component in many sports. On the Lakers side, several players remained on the court, including Anthony Davis and Torin Prince. LeBron was not there and, surprisingly, this is not the first similar case in the 39-year-old star forward’s career.
The video is available on the Telegram channel “Basketball | AANBA.” The rights to the video belong to NBA MEDIA VENTURES, LLC.
Anyone who follows the King will hardly be surprised by such behavior, at least not from an idol, perhaps from an unpleasant player. It is not the same for everyone. James has a rich history when, after losses, he doesn’t shake his opponent’s hand and quickly retreats to the locker room. For example, during the Lakers’ loss to the Nuggets in last year’s playoffs, LeBron did the same thing. The same thing happened in 2021, when the Lakers lost to the Phoenix Suns, future finalists, 2-4. Maybe little things like this influence the so-called legacy that James liked to talk about.
The video can be seen on the MLG Highlights YouTube channel. Video rights belong to NBA MEDIA VENTURES, LLC.
