LeBron James and the Lakers have a unique chance to become the first ever NBA In-Season Tournament champs.
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00:00 I think LeBron James needs to do everything in his power
00:03 to win the NBA in-season tournament.
00:05 You can't guarantee he and the Lakers and Anthony Davis
00:07 will be healthy come the regular playoffs.
00:09 And it would just be another thing to add
00:12 to his long resume for people to hate on
00:15 because LeBron's capable of carrying them a couple games.
00:18 - I personally don't think winning the tournament
00:22 does a damn thing to LeBron's legacy.
00:24 What I will say is it does create the opportunity
00:27 for people to appreciate how great he is in his 21st season.
00:30 I think it gets overlooked about how dominant he still is
00:33 for this long because he's always in the GOAT debate
00:36 and any conversation around LeBron
00:38 essentially just goes back to that.
00:40 But I think the in-season tournament
00:42 creates the opportunity, one,
00:43 where everybody's playing hard.
00:45 I love the fact that it does mean as much
00:47 as it does to the players.
00:48 And you get to see him still be so dominant.
00:50 This is like, wow, this is special
00:52 and we should appreciate it.
00:54 - And it would be good for the league too, I think,
00:56 for LeBron and the Lakers to at least be
00:57 in that championship game, obviously,
01:00 as far as the GOAT debate.
01:02 I don't even see one anymore.
01:03 I mean, this guy's still going.
01:04 LeBron James is the greatest basketball player ever.