One of the greatest opening Game 1s to a championship ring
40 points
8 rebounds
8 assists, 2 steals
2 blocks
+25
Only 1 Three pointer attempted. All mid-range work. A suit and tie business matter. A skillful slaughter of the best defense in the league.
Kobe to Ron Artest when he joined the Lakers:
"Better not get any BS from you. This is not the place to goof around, or act out. I'm expecting you to be extremely sharp, extremely crisp. I won't have it any other way."
(Via @DevDock)
Dirk did my Lakers so bad. He played some of the best basketball I seen during that run. Some games it felt like the whole team couldn’t miss 🤣 & Scary Terry was on bs the whole series.
The reaction reveals less about LeBron and more about how many women had quietly built an entire financial plan around the assumption that a wealthy man’s preference would always default to her staying home if she wanted to.