The Lakers won this Game 7 OT thriller over the Kings in 2002 the last time the Western Conference Finals were on NBC! ๐ฟ
24 years later, the Spurs and Thunder will battle for a spot in the NBA Finals, Saturday at 7:30PM ET on NBC and Peacock.
Coming off a 3-peat, the Los Angeles Lakers opened the 2002-03 season with this intro and Starting 5๐ฅ๐
Shaquille O'Neal was not in the lineup.. ๐
Kobe in the from 2000 - 2010 is a Top 2 peak all time. Strength of competition matters. He did all this in the WESTERN CONFERENCE.
Pts: 23.6k (the most in that span)
5 Rings ๐ (The most in that span)
2FMVP
1MVP
6 Finals appearances
8 All NBA 1st teams
2 All NBA 2nd teams
8 All Defense 1st teams
2 All def 2nd teams
93 games W/40+ points(Most in that span)
22 games W/50+ points(Most in that span)
81 pts in one game (Most in that span)
Kobe is very clearly the best player since Micheal Jordan
The team that signed the best offensive lineman in free agency to protect soon-to-be No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza.
The same team that called the rest of the league brokies by reabsorbing a sizeable Maxx Crosby contract after going on a spending spree.
That team.
Aaron Rodgers this week on spoke about the newest Raider CB Taron Johnson, who was just acquired via trade
โTaron Johnson is one of the best players in the league, and one of the most underrated players. He can play a box linebacker and stop the run, and he can cover guysโ