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Originally Posted by blackbears86
This couldn't be any further from the truth.
For all the hate Lebron gets here, he is universally loved and collected by the basketball world. He is still immensely popular.
When he retires the game will suffer even more unless someone can replace him.
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Originally Posted by r338
There is no question the NBA and the networks want to see the Lakers in the Finals.
A likely scenario is Cleveland and OKC. That would be a complete disaster in terms of ratings.
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Originally Posted by tjforce
Also..if the only talking point about LeBron you are seeing is about his flops, then I regret inform that the matrix has you. The type of media that you're subscribed to/ targeted with is just a giant troll loop and you should explore ways to get out of it.
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The game is already suffering enough. A big change needs to be made. The NBA is bigger than one player. When the network headlines are dominated by off-the court drama instead of say something like a 60 point Triple Double, its time for change.
No doubt LeBron does some great things on the court at 40 years old. But like I said, its time to hang them up and let the young guns take the stage. Yes, he's scored a lot of points, fantastic but what was the big headline this year? The Lakers acquiring Luka, the future franchise and many would argue is the franchise player right now. I'm in Southern California, the general Lakers fan I'm around dislike that he lays on the court for a long period of time after getting knocked over/falling down. Between that, his previous demanding nature and his son's drama, it's not representative of Lakers basketball. The executives knew that and that's why they didn't "clear it with LeBron" to get Luka. I'm not blind to the algorithm and I can still see what happens on the court. Of course, the Lakers have a chance this year especially with Luka and people want to see it. You'd be nuts as a fan or investor not to but its gonna take the Luka show to get there.
But yeah, I'm a bit bias as a Warriors fan but that doesn't mean I'm wrong!
