Last night, LeBron James defeated the Memphis Grizzlies to win the series. The Los Angeles Lakers have a lot of questions to address heading into this season. Even though they hired Darvin Ham as their new head coach, they had a horrible start to the season. Los Angeles struggled with player injuries and could hardly hold onto leads either. Russell Westbrook was traded by them during the trade deadline.
They received D Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, and even Dennis Schr esser as a result of the transaction. All that was left was for their key players to remain healthy with all this new potential on the squad. It was thought that the Memphis Grizzlies would be a difficult opponent. The Lakers were the seventh seed in the West, while Memphis was the second.
Ja Morant battled a hand ailment that seriously hampered the Grizzlies’ play. Memphis’ shortcomings were exploited by LA, who took control. The Lakers prevailed 4-2. The LA team put up equal effort to win Game 6. Kyrie Irving, a former teammate of LeBron James, was present in the arena. Seeing them shake hands together brought back memories for the fans.One fan remarked, “Damn this one hit me in the feels.” Here are a few further responses.
Damn this one hit me in the feels
Sir Yacht (@SirYacht_) April 29, 2023
Time to run it back
Blev // Blevishkin (@Blevishkin) April 29, 2023
Brothers
Jamal (@Gibbo_2010) April 29, 2023
Kyrie and the Dallas Mavericks were ousted from the playoffs, in contrast to James. Early in the season, the Mavs were a strong contender with Luka Doncic at the helm. They did, however, part with a few key players, which severely harmed their prospects of entering the playoffs. The Mavs were eliminated with fewer than five regular-season games remaining.
The history between LeBron James and Kyrie Irving
The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Kyrie Irving in the 2011 draft. He was fortunate to be selected to play with LeBron James, who is widely regarded as the best player of all time. They had a highly successful run as a team, reaching the finals four times. In 2016, they defeated the Golden State Warriors in a remarkable run to win the NBA Championship. Since then, Irving has slowly started to diverge.
Kyrie made the decision to leave Cleveland in 2017 because he felt James was eclipsing him. For his work, Bron received praise, and he enjoyed legendary seasons with the Cavaliers. He played with the Boston Celtics for two seasons after signing a contract with them. Since that time, LeBron has continued to be historically outstanding while Irving has not.
