Shaquille O'Neal defended the 2020 title LeBron James won with the Lakers by comparing it to the 1999 title Tim Duncan and ...

The championship series was played in the NBA bubble in Orlando due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Howard, friction between him and James stemmed from a game during the 2019-20 regular season.

James went on deep runs with coaches in their first year with the Lakers twice before, winning a title with Frank Vogel and going to the conference finals with Darvin Ham. But those teams had ...