me personally as far as mentally i'm not in playoff mode physically i'm getting there i feel like

my legs are gotten better and better my game has improved more and more i'm getting more and more

comfortable with the bubble but as far as the mental side of it no i'm not there person i don't think

our team is their person but we will be.

That's LeBron James, who says he and his Lakers struggled to get ready for this week's NBA playoffs.

They're not alone.

Fifteen other teams are prepping for a postseason unlike any other.

Do these Lakers have what it takes to win it all with King James?

First they'll have to get past the red-hot blazers who flourished amid the chaos.

From Philly without Ben Simmons to how the Clippers can defend Luca Donchish.

Today, Doris Burke joins the show from Orlando to preview the playoffs

and shares how she's doing

after her March COVID diagnosis. I'm Pablo Torre. It's Monday, August 17th. This is ESPN Daily.

Doris, I need to start with something you said on the air earlier this month because you are a Hall of Fame broadcaster who had a Hall of Fame line when you were calling Grizzlies Pelicans. Offensive foul on Lonzo Ball, nothing more.

I do like being right.

Ask my ex-husband.

Happens every time.

There's a reason it's ex, huh?

So before we get to the actual game analysis,

my first question is, have you heard from your ex-husband since he became famous?

Actually, I reached out to him and said, oh, my goodness, I never expected that to get legs.

The game at the moment, you know, was not super high quality.

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