The Los Angeles Lakers made a bet at the very beginning of the longest, rockiest season in NBA history that any team with LeBron James and Anthony Davis could win a championship. They had no idea how it would happen, and there was no way for them to predict what did happen. There would be a geopolitical incident, a devastating pandemic and a legend’s shattering death. Hundreds of the best athletes on earth would seal themselves in a bubble. The Lakers would find themselves at the center of every crisis, tragedy and unimaginable...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 12, 2020 02:04 UTC