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Mar 27, 2022; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) walks off the court at the end of the second quarter of their game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
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Mar 27, 2022; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) walks off the court at the end of the second quarter of their game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
LeBron James has been the face of the NBA for nearly 2 decades now. The Akron Hammer made his debut back in 2003, and he cemented his place as the Icon a few years after that. Also he has been featured in every NBA promo since his debut. But now something unprecedented happened when the NBA released their promo for the playoffs.
For the first time in years, LeBron has not been featured in an NBA promo. The NBA released the promo yesterday, and it featured legends, players, and artists. But with the Lakers struggling and their place in the playoffs not guaranteed, LeBron was not included in the promo. The league featured Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Darius Garland, and many legends from the past era, but there was no sign of LeBron. The only thing which could be associated with LeBron is the chalk throw that Ben Stiller does at the end.
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Mar 16, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) looks on against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports
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NBA fans left bemused after the NBA released a commercial without LeBron James
The fans were left confused to see a commercial without LeBron. They trashed the Lakers for ruining LeBron’s legacy. He is having one of his best scoring years in year 19, but it has not been enough as the Lakers have struggled all season long. Here are some of the best reactions to the commercial:
Lakers should be ashamed of themselves https://t.co/V3LsGfyRit
— §teavo (@StevenYat562) March 30, 2022
They KNOW DAMN WELL NOT TO HAVE SHOWN THE LAKERS IN THIS 🤣🤣
— SouthCountySports (@PdotEdotM) March 30, 2022
Im so glad my GOAT Stephen curry was in this and the king was nowhere to be seen
— m3 (@M3fast3) March 30, 2022
Why are the lakers in here they not even makin the play ins 💀
— Riven (@rlvenxd) March 30, 2022
I’m crying cause no Bron 😂🤣
— Captain BreLion (@BrelynnMcNary) March 30, 2022
No lakers 🤣
— EN- (@NikiJungwon) March 31, 2022
Jokic – Reigning MVP – no f'in mention!!! & U wonder why Malone & the city of DENVER feels disrespected & says Joker is disrespected. This shit is why. Give dat man his RESPECT! Y'all gone learn -keep sleepin
— Josh Sprague (@Googlmyfacetwit) March 31, 2022
Damn; Kobe should be in there. #ripkobe
— Ineed⛽️ (@GivDaDrummaSum) March 30, 2022
How the Lakers have struggled?
When the Lakers made the trade for Russell Westbrook, they never would have thought in their wildest dreams that they would be in this position now. The Lakers are 13 games below.500 and they are fighting for the last play-in spot. They have struggled all year long and they have not been able to get going at any point this season.
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The major problem for the Lakers has been injuries. At the start of the season, it was LeBron. Then Anthony Davis went down and he has missed more than half the season. They just haven’t been able to get a good run of games with their big 3 and this has cost them dearly. The Lakers will have to fight it out at the end of the season and they will need all the help they can get.
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Luckily for them, both LeBron and Davis were rumored to come back soon. Will the Lakers e able to reverse their fortune? We’ll find out soon enough.
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