The NBA regular season will return in about one week as it will be the Los Angeles Clippers taking on the Los Angeles Lakers on July 30th in Orlando. It’s an exciting time as after four months, we will be able to see some live basketball again and watch the 22 teams that were invited back to compete for an NBA title. One of those teams in particular are the Los Angeles Lakers who are hoping to bring home their 17th NBA championship to tie the Boston Celtics for the most championships in the league.
Lebron James and Anthony Davis have been leading the LA Lakers back to the top of the Western Conference with a 49-14 record. This will be the first time since 2013 that the Los Angeles Lakers will be playing in the NBA Playoffs. That was back when the Lakers formed that “superteam” with Kobe, Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Pau Gasol, and many others. And we all know that season didn’t end well as Kobe tore his achilles at the end of the season, and they got swept out of the first round.
Anyway, it’s been awhile since we have seen the Lakers be a competitive team. They definitely have a chance to win the title, mostly because the NBA will make sure it will happen. I personally think there is a few teams in the West that are better than the Lakers, but it is not going to matter as the NBA will be wanting the Lakers to reach the NBA Finals. If you don’t believe me, than let me explain why the Lakers WILL be in the NBA Finals.
Reason #1 The NBA is obsessed with Lebron
The NBA, along with many other fans in the world, are obsessed with Lakers forward Lebron James. Lebron and the new upcoming rookie Zion Williamson are two people all the sports fans and shows can’t stop talking about. They are crazy about their talent that you will see a post on ESPN or Bleacher Report on a highlight of the two athletes, EVERY DAY. It is low-key annoying, but it is what the fans want I guess. If you don’t believe me that the NBA is obsessed with Lebron, then should I remind you that Lebron went to 8 Finals in a row, no matter who he had for teammates. He didn’t make the playoffs last year, because Lebron was “hurt” and used that as an excuse on why Lebron didn’t make the playoffs when he only missed a little bit over a week. The NBA makes sure that Lebron is always in the Finals, because people are obsessed with him. It seems rigged at times, and sometimes it’s not really fair for the other teams. Now don’t get me wrong, Lebron is a great player, but there has been some years Lebron has not had a good team, but they somehow end up in the Championship because the NBA makes sure it happens. I may sound like a hater, but it is kinda true if you think about.
Reason #2 “For Kobe”
Now don’t get me wrong, what happened to Kobe Bryant was absolutely terrible. It still doesn’t seem real that he and his daughter died in the helicopter crash. He was one of the greatest basketball players of all time, and he will never be forgotten. But the NBA wants to make sure that the Lakers can be in the Finals, because its the year Kobe passed away and it can be a storyline for the Lakers to win and say it was “For Kobe”.When he passed away before the All-Star game, they dedicated everything to Kobe. They had the uniforms from Kobe and his daughter Gianna’s basketball number, they re-named the All Star game trophy after him, and they had final score to 24 at the end of the All-Star game. I love how they dedicated stuff to him, butt it doesn’t mean that they should re-change everything for him. Like I feel like there is other teams that are better than the Lakers, but the NBA will rig it to make sure the Lakers will be in the Finals. I hate how it is like that, but it is what it is. R.I.P. to one of the best basketball players in the world.
Reason #3 The NBA wants the TV ratings
An NBA Finals that has Lebron James, Kobe’s team playing in the Finals, going up against either league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, or a Celtics team for the Lakers to go against to renew the rivalry, the NBA and fans would want that so bad. I mean the NBA made sure it was the Warriors vs Cavaliers from 2015-2018. In 2015, the Warriors won the title, and in 2016 the Cavaliers won the title. The fans loved the rivalry so the NBA made sure they would face off in the Finals again in 2017 and 2018 thinking fans would tune in more to watch. But when Kevin Durant came to the Warriors, TV views went down, because everyone expected that the Warriors would win. The NBA needs something for views, because each year the views seem to go down more and more. A Lakers vs Celtics rivalry would bring back the memories when Kobe beat the Celtics in 2010, or 2 MVP candidates facing off against each other in the Finals to show who the real MVP is. It gives fans what they want, and it brings in viewers. No one is going tune in for a Jazz-Raptors Finals or a Rockets-Sixers finals
If you guys think I’m a hater then so be it. But this is low-key true that no one wants to admit. Just think about it, the NBA wants this headline for the league.
“ Lebron James and Los Angeles Lakers win their 17th NBA Championship for the late Kobe Bryant”
You can sit there and tell me the NBA organization and fans don’t want to see that. The Clippers have a much better team, but the Lakers have the refs and the NBA on their side that won’t seem to matter.
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