Though the Lakers and LeBron James downplay Christmas game against the Warriors, it's still meaningful
by Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times
Dec 24, 2018
4 minutes
At the end of the 2016 season, LeBron James walked through the tunnel at Oracle Arena with the NBA's championship trophy tucked under his left arm, the Finals' most valuable player award tucked under the other.
His face glistened, a combination of sweat and tears. A champagne drenching would soon commence.
This was possibly James' best moment as a professional, helping finally bring Cleveland the NBA title he had promised, defeating the winningest team in NBA history to do it.
James and the Los Angeles Lakers will be in that very same locker room Tuesday, the one that
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