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The Lead

Can LeBron And The Lakers Get Their Swagger Back?

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3.92.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

The defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers got LeBron James back on the court over the weekend, but they’re in a position that very people would have expected heading into this season, having to scrap their way into the playoffs — and into a play-in tournament matchup against Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Today, The Athletic’s Bill Oram on all the adversity that LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers have faced this season, and why they’re still confident heading toward the playoffs.

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0:46.0

This Laker team can be very tough. Shooter of the lob! Throw it down, King! 15-11!

0:58.0

Well, I tell you, it's the right ankle that it has the, I probably had the problem.

1:04.0

The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers got LeBron James back healthy over the weekend.

1:09.0

But they're in a position very few people would have expected heading into the season,

1:12.0

having to scrap their way into the playoffs.

1:17.0

I'm not writing them off, but you have to be concerned. LeBron looks concerned.

1:21.0

So I think every Laker fan should be concerned about where this team is heading.

1:26.0

Today, the Athletics Bill Orham on all of the adversity the Lakers have faced this season,

1:31.0

but why they're still confident as they move toward the postseason.

1:35.0

I do feel like there is a little bit of a sense that they have endured the worst this season.

1:41.0

LeBron doesn't sound like he is pain free or that the ankle is perfect,

1:46.0

but he said he'll be fine. And considering the setbacks LeBron has had with his ankle,

1:50.0

that feels like a best case scenario, just having the guy on the floor.

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