Never Mind The Showtime Lakers, Magic Might Actually Be Trying To Bring The Lakers To 'Showtime'7/2/2018 — Klutch Sports Group (@KlutchSports) July 2, 2018 That should have been it. LeBron James, perhaps the best player in the history of basketball (greatest TBD by way of circular, never-ending arguments), heading to the bright lights of Los Angeles to once again make relevant one of the most prestigious franchises in professional sports. Mix in the fact that the deal locks him in for about 3x as long as we've come to expect the person who signed it to commit himself to one place, and I'd say that's more than enough sports news to take in on a Sunday afternoon. Granted, this decision was delivered in a very understated, matter of fact fashion that almost made it seem like we were silly not to see it as inevitable. Still, it's a lot to digest when the player who has represented the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals the last eight seasons actively chooses to end that streak by taking his talents out West and trying his half-broken(?) hand at a far stingier side of the playoff bracket. That's why the following, while tasty, proved as overwhelming as the dessert cart after a hearty steak dinner...
Earvin Johnson, how dare we doubt that he had some 'Magic' up his sleeve? I haven't the slightest clue what the motivation behind these moves was, but - as far as personalities as concerned - the Lakers 'Big 4' just became unparalleled. Maybe the following is the whole point of these additions, but I couldn't possibly find myself less concerned with the Lakers' current standing in the Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes. In fact, I'd be just as content seeing if their current roster could surpass the dysfunction of last year's Cavaliers as I would be to see them add another superstar and try to contend with the Warriors. The NBA is as much a sports league as it is a soap opera, and this particular cast of characters is so unpredictably volatile that their games should be broadcast during broad daylight on Telemundo. LeBron James, Lance Stephenson, JaVale McGee, and - as much as he won't just shut up and let us forget - LaVar Ball. I certainly hope the cameras are already rolling, because I honestly don't think I can get a grasp on that reality unless it first comes in the form of a show. Just when you think NBA free agency might fall a little short of its hype, and all the sudden the bipolar blower is sharing a locker room with the peerless player he's made a career out of pestering, Shaqtin' A Fool's finest is currently in line to play Shaq to LeBron's Kobe, and all the while the biggest braggart in LaLa Land is just patiently waiting for the most inopportune time to say something stupid. Dealing with J.R. Smith literally almost broke LeBron James, and now he's tripled down on delusional doofuses he might have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. I don't know where the Lakers go from here, but I certainly hope they give us a heads up so we can DVR it, for - as of now - deep in the playoffs isn't anywhere near as likely as primetime television. UPDATE:
Not sure what else to even say at this point, so I'll just leave this righhhht about here...
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