You can never take the In-Season Tournament title from these Lakers
It’s not all doom and gloom in Lakers Land, folks.
Sure, Los Angeles just got handled a gentleman’s sweep by the Denver Nuggets thanks to two extremely unfriendly buckets from Jamal Murray. Sure, the LeBron James-Anthony Davis era is barreling towards uncertainty. Sure, there’s been more talk about adding Bronny James this offseason than plans to add proven difference-makers to the roster.
But lest you forget, this is still the only team in the NBA to win a title this season.
Oh what, you thought everyone forgot about this team’s historic accomplishments? You think that just because L.A. went 47-35 and had to fight its way into the postseason through the Play-In games that this season is a failure?
Not in Adam Silver’s NBA it’s not. No sir. Banners will be hung from the rafters at Staples Center Crypto.com Arena after the 2023-24 season and true Lakers fans won’t forget why.
I'm not sure what to say except that this is a real tweet from LA's mayor. pic.twitter.com/7Tfjof8Qca
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) April 30, 2024
Yeah, that’s right. There’s only ONE team in NBA history that gets to claim the inaugural then-yet-to-be-sold-to-a-sponsor in-season tournament that casual fans didn’t really understand. You thought that gimmick was just about selling jerseys no one liked and displaying weird courts? You clearly don’t know ball.
These 2023-24 Lakers will go down as champions. How dare anyone suggest otherwise.