Lakers Win NBA Finals; No Coronavirus Cases Reported In Bubble

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The Los Angeles Lakers celebrate after winning the 2020 NBA Championship in Game Six on Sunday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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Lakers fans celebrate in front of the Staples Center on Sunday in Los Angeles. People gathered to celebrate after the Lakers’ defeat of Miami for the NBA championship.

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Lakers fans celebrate in front of the Staples Center on Sunday in Los Angeles. People gathered to celebrate after the Lakers’ defeat of Miami for the NBA championship.

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It was a hard-fought win following a year where the team didn’t make the playoffs.

Last year, the first season James played with the Lakers, he suffered his worst injury — a strained groin that forced him to sit out 17 consecutive games. The Lakers missed the playoffs for a sixth time in a row.

«The Laker faithful don’t give a damn what you’ve done before until you become a Laker, James said on Thursday. «You’ve got to do it with them as well.

He promised. He delivered. Your NBA Finals MVP: @KingJames pic.twitter.com/QbVJ6o3jGq

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 12, 2020

«I told [team owner Jeanie Buss] when I came here that I was going to put this franchise back in the position where it belongs, James said during his finals MVP acceptance speech.

And the team believed him.

«When you have a guy who has been to the finals nine times in the last 10 years, it’s hard not to believe him, teammate Anthony Davis said after the win. «It’s hard not to believe that he’s … going to get there.