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    Bill Plaschke: LeBron James’ new contract guarantees one thing — more Lakers mediocrity

    LOS ANGELES — Two more guaranteed years of LeBron James? Two more years of history, two more years of glamour, two more years of buzz. Two more years of injury reports, two more years of bad drama, two more years of embarrassing mediocrity. So, Lakers fans, how are you looking at this? If you like your basketball with bells and whistles, you will react to Wednesday’s news of James’ new ...
    by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times Aug 17, 2022 3 minutes
    The Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James shows dissatisfaction with a referee's ruling late in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers at crypto.Com Arena on March 3, 2022, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — Two more guaranteed years of LeBron James?

    Two more years of history, two more years of glamour, two more years of buzz.

    Two more years of injury reports, two more years of bad drama, two more years of embarrassing mediocrity.

    So, Lakers fans, how are you looking at this?

    If you like your basketball with bells and whistles, you will react to Wednesday’s news of James’ new contract with a cheer.

    If you like it with championships, however, you will react with a sigh.

    Me, I think I’ll just scream.

    James is arguably the best player

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