The Lakers Turned Bad Headlines Into an NBA Title | Sports History With Ryen Russillo | The Ringer
In partnership with FanDuel Sportsbook. Fans love to obsess over the day-to-day news cycle around their favorite teams, and bad news usually dominates headlines. The Los Angeles Lakers had years of bad press surrounding their leadership turmoil and a perceived inability to land star players—and then LeBron James and Anthony Davis led them to this year’s championship. Ryen Russillo gives a brief history lesson on the last decade of the Lakers, and why the things fans get preoccupied with usually don’t matter.