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LeBron’s Award To Lose: 2021 NBA MVP Odds
By February 10, LeBron James strengthened his hold on what could be his fifth league MVP award. He now leads all players with +278 odds to win the most coveted individual award in the NBA. Just barely trailing James in the race for this year’s Most Valuable Player award is Denver Nuggets’ big man Nikola Jokic at +470, Philadelphia 76ers’ center Joel Embiid at +525, new member of the Brooklyn Nets Kevin Durant at +725, and rounding out the top five is Dallas Mavericks’ guard Luka Doncic at +825. Falling just outside the top five are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, Stephen Curry, Damian Li...
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LeBron James Leads Lakers To Third Consecutive Overtime Win Over Oklahoma City Thunder
On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 114-113. For the first time in his NBA career, superstar LeBron James went into overtime in three consecutive games and led his team to victory. These three games also account for three of the six straight games that the Lakers have won. Not only that, the Lakers are still undefeated at their home arena, Staples Center. Throughout the game, LeBron led the way for the Lakers. He scored a total of 25 points, with seven assists and six rebounds. Besides LeBron’s 25 points, Montrezi Harrell had 20 points off t...
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NBA Will Hold All-Star Game, LeBron James Not Happy About It
The NBA decided to host an All-Star game this season, and influential star LeBron James is opposed to having the game. The Los Angeles Lakers star is not happy with the league after it has decided to hold an All-Star Game. James told reporters following his team’s Thursday win over the Denver Nuggets, “I have zero energy and zero excitement about an All-Star Game this year.” James added, “I don’t even understand why we’re having an All-Star Game.” Earlier this season, the idea of an All-Star Game was in doubt. It has been canceled due to the spread of the coronavirus. However, that is no longe...
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LeBron James Says Lakers Can ‘Absolutely’ Repeat As NBA Champions
LeBron James is ready for the upcoming season and believes that the Los Angeles Lakers could repeat as NBA Champions again. James said in a podcast that “we can [repeat]. I mean, it’s that simple” and reaffirmed that by adding that “we absolutely can…. First of all, it all starts with health. You have to have some luck. You have to have health. If we can stay healthy.” James has been happy with the recent additions to the Lakers roster that make a title defense more likely. The Lakers have added Dennis Schröder, Montrezl Harrell and Marc Gasol. “We have a 27-year-old point guard [in Schroder]....
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'Wish Kobe and Gianna were here to see this': Vanessa Bryant congratulates Los Angeles Lakers on NBA title
Vanessa Bryant wishes her late husband and daughter, Kobe and Gianna Bryant, were there to witness his basketball team Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA title on Sunday night (11.10.20).The Lakers ended a decade-long wait to clinch their 17th championship victory with a 106-93 win over Miami Heat, and Vanessa praised the side and remembered five-time NBA champion Kobe and Gianna, who both died in January in a tragic helicopter crash.She wrote on Instagram: "Congratulations Uncle P! Congratulations @Lakers Kobe was right RP 'stay the course- block out the noise' - @kobebryant."Wish Kobe and Gi...
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