By beating the Miami Heat and winning their 17 NBA Championship, the Los Angeles Lakers have now officially tied the Boston Celtics as the winningest team in the history of the NBA Finals.
LeBron James lived up to his promise of leading the Lakers back to the top of the world, while it was made clear that trading away multiple assets and picks for Anthony Davis was worth it, even if he ends up leaving the team.
The purple-and-gold were one of the teams to beat since the start of the season and, contrary to what his doubters thought, they were able to go the distance and get the job done even if it wasn’t always pretty.
The @Lakers are the 2020 NBA Champions! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/Pnwdbvq29D
— NBA (@NBA) October 12, 2020
Frank Vogel’s pupils were always in control of the situation and the Lakers had a 28-point lead after two quarters. Then, they never took their feet off the gas en route to an impressive106-93win.
NBA fans constantly bashed Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Danny Green, and Kyle Kuzma,all year long for their offensive struggles, even filing petitions to ban them from getting a ring, yet they all played a huge part in the team’s seventeenth NBA Championship.
Moreover, this season capped a huge redemption story for a future Hall of Famer like Dwight Howard, while “memeable players” like Alex Caruso, Dion Waiters, Jared Dudley, and even JR Smith (for the second time) also got a ring.
Obviously, with the Lakers being one of the most popular sports franchises in the world, the internet had a lot to say about their triumph, and we’ll show you the funniest memes and reactions about their win in the NBA Finals right here.
Los Angeles Lakers Win Their 17th Title: Funniest Memes And Reactions
How LeBron and AD looking at Jimmy Butler pic.twitter.com/3VdRwZwlpL
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) October 12, 2020
Bronny celebrating the Lakers winning the Championship knowing he’s getting whooped when Lebron gets home pic.twitter.com/0b1MtrBGF3
— New Culture �� (@NewCuIture) October 12, 2020
“Trail Blazers going to out play Lakers!”
“Rockets in 7!”
“Nuggets coming back from 3-1, Lead Nuggets in 7!”
“Heat in 7”
LeBron James to the rest of the league: pic.twitter.com/nIZDhr8u1e
— Lake Show (@LakeShowFamily) October 12, 2020
mark jackson: lakers up 24 with 10 minutes left but there’s still plenty of time left in this g—
jeff van gundy: pic.twitter.com/UnXzZBUyqA
— alex (@steven_lebron) October 12, 2020
Lakers twitter right now watching Danny Green pic.twitter.com/SNRRh9BBzl
— Lake Show (@LakeShowFamily) October 12, 2020
“What move will the Lakers make if Anthony Davis and LeBron James can’t win together” pic.twitter.com/XMepHKQO1m
— . (@CountOnVic) October 12, 2020
Kuzma & Danny Green when they go to the Lakers facility to collect their rings pic.twitter.com/qzzgEdQY4p
— glory boy (@AhmedvsDaWorld) October 12, 2020
ESPN: “If Miami wins, Game 7 would be on Tuesday”
Lakers: pic.twitter.com/I1dXlNzoHi
— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) October 12, 2020
Lakers in the locker room with kuzma when he asks for his ring after that game 6 performance pic.twitter.com/P6jM6oMLcP
— Dracula Bitch���� (@dracula4pf) October 12, 2020
Shoutout to the Lakers fans that still watched the team during this era pic.twitter.com/EhMgLGMeMn
— SportsTalkFeed (@SportsTalkFeed) October 12, 2020
Dion Waiters in the locker room after the Lakers championship win pic.twitter.com/I1qpzpzjgf
— MVP Jarrett Stidham �� (@StidhamT0Nkeal) October 12, 2020
LeBron James now has 1 more ring than Javale McGee pic.twitter.com/bIosSSF32U
— ���������� (@TatumMVP_) October 12, 2020
Jared Dudley in the locker room after the game pic.twitter.com/2eHhWPDzuZ
— booduh ���� (@BuddahSZN) October 12, 2020
me apologizing for any KCP, Rondo, & Danny Green slander I’ve committed pic.twitter.com/Z3JSWU6D6S
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) October 12, 2020
How many titles for LeBron?#NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/xaMn9Jv3Cu
— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) October 12, 2020
The Miami Heat were a solid rival but could never be at full strength, nor keep up with LeBron and Davis at their finest. Then again, they proved that you don’t need to spend a lot of money or tank for years to make it to basketball’s ultimate stage.
Erik Spoelstra, Pat Riley Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, and the entire Miami Heat organization should take a lot of pride in what they did this season. They’re clearly building something special and will be back to the Finals in no time. However, the internet will always be merciless.
