Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has backtracked on earlier comments pertaining to his unwillingness to support the recent proposal of resuming the NBA season in a quarantined location.
Earlier, LeBron went on the Road Trippin' podcast with former teammates Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson and was adamant that he did not think it was a good idea to resume the season even if a supposedly safe location was secured, such as Las Vegas. The three-time NBA champ, however, appears to have reconsidered and has changed his position:
“I believe once [the pandemic is] under control and they allow us to resume some type of activity, I would love to get the season back going,” James said Wednesday, via Dave McMenamin of ESPN. “I feel like we're in a position where we can get back and start to compete for a championship, get back to doing what we love to do, making our Laker faithful proud of us, of being back on the floor. And if it's in one single, isolated destination … if it's Las Vegas or somewhere else that can hold us and keep us in the best possible chance to be safe — not only on the floor, but also off the floor, as well — then those conversations will be had. Just figuring out a way.”
The Lakers had the best record in the West prior to the league-mandated suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, and there's no denying that L.A. is one of the teams that would lose the most if this campaign is canceled. The Lakers, LA Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks were the title favorites.
LeBron admitted he wouldn't have any “closure” if the season isn't completed in some form, so he's willing to do whatever it takes to finish it up and have a chance at that title, assuming it's safe to do so.
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