LeBron And The Lakers’ Road Back To ‘Winning Time’
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🗓️ 9 March 2022
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
The struggling L.A. Lakers lost again on Monday night, part of a second-half slide that has seen their record drop to eight games under .500. And in the midst of all that losing, there are big questions on the horizon when it comes to the future of LeBron James. Today, The Athletic’s Bill Oram tells us where things stand with LeBron and the Lakers, and why his struggling superstar teammate, Russell Westbrook, has reached a point where he doesn’t want his kids coming to games. Plus, Bill’s perspective on the new HBO series, ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’.
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| 0:42.8 | The struggling Lakers lost again on Monday night. |
| 0:46.1 | One of the second half slides that has seen the record drop to eight games under 500. |
| 0:51.6 | And in the midst of all that losing, there are huge questions on the horizon when it comes |
| 0:56.0 | to the future of LeBron James. |
| 0:58.7 | LeBron James said the door is not closed on a potential return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. |
| 1:06.6 | Yeah, LeBron did put this roster together with Rob Polinka and the Lakers. |
| 1:12.5 | Yeah, he knows it's not working and yeah, he knows it's his idea. |
| 1:15.8 | That doesn't matter anymore. |
| 1:17.6 | He now wants to change. |
| 1:19.2 | Today, the athletics bill, Oram tells us where things now stand with LeBron and the Lakers. |
| 1:24.7 | Why things are getting more turbulent for another L.A. star, Russell Westbrook. |
| 1:29.0 | And whether this team can somehow put it together in time for the playoffs. |
| 1:33.7 | Plus, as the Lakers try to get back to winning time, Bill shares his first impressions of the |
| 1:38.3 | new HBO show that chronicles the Lakers dynasty. |
| 1:42.3 | From Wondering in the Athletic, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky. |
| 1:45.2 | Wednesday, March 9th, and this is the lead. |
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