Everyone was in the same bubble. He adapted

someone humor me & name a player that could have affected the tournament who didn’t show or was hampered by mandates, kyrie?

Yea the conditions were harder. Every player was in their best headspace bc of no crowd + travel. They all played better

team had to lock in an focus on basketball only at one gym

only thing missing was fans but that’s how all these guys grew up in tourneys

If it was so easy why didn’t any other team win? You play the schedule you’re given. LeBron won. Discussion over

Your height ain’t above average

Tbh i want another bubble environment for them. Maybe make that the in szn tourney or championship final in the future

the in season tournament was reminiscent of the bubble that’s why they did it, neutral environment with fans this time around (and lots of sports betting)

No it does not

y’all niggas are just bronsexuals lol

Lebrons Laker’s have literally only played meaningful basketball inside the bubble. They haven’t really been in the mix beyond that

If you wanna count that WCF run be my guest but they beat a grizzlies team missing 2 starters and then got swept

technically I guess I give it to you but this s*** amounts to excuses, everyone was presented with the same conditions, a nigga not wanting to be there (nobody wanted to be there) can’t knock a mf who was serious about the s***

I actually despise the lakers but seeing people try & knock a ring..that’s sucker s*** to me

Go ahead & tell me how jokic is best player in the world

Fr like nobody would ever try to discount one of Jordan or Kobe’s rings like that. On some “MJ only won because the other team didn’t want it as bad” like that’s not EXACTLY what made them winners in the first place

I can’t just ignore the reality of mfs not wanting to be there but still being forced to go.

Let me know when MJ played in a playoffs where you had teams vote that they didn’t want to play

It was an even playing field for everyone involved. Ring counts. Go Lakers

Jordan was on the side of players that would have gotten the ‘95 season canceled and players union disbanded

Wouldn’t be a knock on MJ if it happened, just makes the competition weak minded in comparison. If you voted to not go the bubble you don’t deserve the ring, simple as that. Do you really think that MJ and Kobe, notoriously competitive to the point of being sociopathic, would have declined going to the bubble for a chance to win what is regarded as a legitimate NBA championship? They would’ve LOVED that s***

It’s not about Jordan, Kobe or Lebron specifically. It’s a knock on the tournament as a whole.

They shouldn't have played then

Hard to go that when the players association is telling you the CBA is coming up in a couple of years so you better play ball

Only LeBron haters (as evidenced by OP singling out LeBron as opposed to saying the Lakers) and the Clippers (who lost while up 3-1) say the ring doesn't count