We Finally Know the Truth About the NBA Bubble (You Were Wrong)

[@Cactusjones88]

All I remember from the bubble was TJ Warren just randomly turning into Micheal Jordan 😂😂😂

[@bigbangbasketball]

Mans was a 99 overall for a postseason 😂

[@wisdomelue]

real asl

[@BurningCorvid]

was the bubble a tournament? i didn't know they played during covid

[@bigmarv3937]

Wonder if he’s nervous playing around all them fans because he was balling in the bubble

[@PirateD.KingLuffy]

@@bigmarv3937yeah some players are good in practice but when the crowd and all the lights there it’s different. That depth perception be real, that’s why I think ben simmons can’t shoot in a game.

[@jamesb.3869]

I know Dwight is very controversial now, but he was only guy during Lebron’s tenure at the lakers that could give nikola jokic problems on the defensive side of the ball

[@shepardice3775]

That's because they had 3 big bodies in Dwight, AD and JaVale that could rotate on him. Also he still played pretty well. He wasn't as good a player back then

[@AggravatedMan365]

What's controversial about him? What he does in the bedroom is his business

[@spencersandberg7753]

Like the Timberwolves this year

[@Callme_DizzyD]

@@shepardice3775i promise you he was just as good back then as he is now its just that the lakers had a lineup and a gameplan that was able to make it harder for jokic to go crazy but he still was dropping numbers on them that year too

[@chozenboi]

he didn't give jokic any problems please stop it lol, the lakers were simply the better team and the nuggets were gassed from coming back from down 3-1 twice

[@aguyfromnz537]

Who else is wong

[@MoralesCorner]

Korean goat

[@MuttonErase]

I am Wong

[@coolbreeze3793]

My brother Chin.

[@thareelhelloagain]

If loving basketball is Wong, i dont wanna be White.

[@codg3484]

Sum Ting Wong

[@mrparks212]

* sighs * "Alright man"

[@_WF23]

Peace..

[@mg_10m]

I didn’t wanna make this video…. But

[@yadant-m674]

@@mg_10mI miss when he said that bro casually makes great vids w.o even wantint to drop them 😂

[@sultan0072011]

@@yadant-m674🤣🤣🤣

[@kirazan1200]

I was wong

[@coolbreeze3793]

My korean brother over here.

[@davkiller2205]

No I’m Wong.

[@bigbangbasketball]

Nothing is wong

[@michaelbread5906]

Talking like Charles Barkley over here! 😂

[@trterry2442]

Pelinka breaking up this team should’ve gotten him fired 🤦🏾‍♂️ would’ve had a GREAT chance to win another

[@mtprice2099]

It wasn’t Palinka 😂 yall have a man’s meat so far down your throat your nose is touching bruh.. wake up 😂

[@crazydumb1861]

Wasn’t it rumored he did it so lebron wouldn’t overtake Kobe’s legacy

[@VictoriesAtTheMarathon]

@@crazydumb1861, Nope. LeDiddy James and Glass Man requested Westbrook to join the team. Westbrook was making 40+, the only way to get him was to trade KCP, and Kuzma, so the salaries would match. LeDiddy fans aren’t that bright, lmfao.

[@crazydumb1861]

@@VictoriesAtTheMarathon bro just say you hate the guy lol

[@codg3484]

@@VictoriesAtTheMarathonLeFreakOffs and Street Clothes

[@shepardice3775]

The revisionist history is so funny man. I remember when people were saying the Lakers looked terrible in the bubble and might lose in the first round, that they would suffer the most from not having home court advantage, that the bubble was best for young players, etc. Completely flipped the narratives around when the Lakers ended up winning lmao

[@raidmarker2571]

I'll admit that I remember all that but I don't care, f the Lakers

[@ShadowKnight1980]

I admit that I still don't give a sh1t about the LA LeBron's, (or is it LeBron's Lakers, you know the 💩💩 trash team I mean) F the Lakers and all their toxic, hating fans. Worst fan base in sports history. Bow to the Celtics little LeFlop Stan's ☘️☘️☘️☘️🏆🏆🏆🏆 5 or more (real rings) than the sh1ttiest team in sports history

[@W.orld.Breaker]

Preach. If Miami had won it, the narrative would’ve been completely different 😂

[@kylecramer7268]

Works both ways cause Bron played an instrumental role in trading for Westbrook blowing up the team and somehow he doesn’t get blamed

[@0vern9K]

Nobody with no sense was saying they were going to loose to the under 500 blazers… with dame going down and out after game 4. Just cause you see some garbage on some media network don’t make it gospel

[@Tony_Toni_Tone]

Shout-out Jimmy Butler for an amazing performance. I'll never forget how he willed his team to get there and how he battled the rested and improved Lakers

[@vulcanraven9701]

Tbh if Jimmy Butler had AD instead Heat would have probably swept lakers.

[@alovesupreme76]

​@@vulcanraven9701"hot take: if the losing team somehow gained the winning team's 2nd best player, they'd have a much better chance of winning"😂😂stellar analysis

[@Jaynotes69]

I hate that people put an asterisk like they still won and all the other teams could’ve won but they got beat. And this is coming from a Celtics fan

[@mattmmixes]

I feel like the clippers were the only team that could’ve won in the bubble slander free. But the fact it was LeBron makes the slander even more.

[@Evan-i4e]

The best part is they will not put an asterisk on 2002 or 2004 or Jordan but the second its Labron and a weird season he won they do, it's clear they fell for a storyline and haven't figured it out, imagine repeating propaganda created by skip lol.

[@hustleman8797]

Bro it's only because LeBron won it

[@ShadowKnight1980]

​@@mattmmixes Because the sheep, (fans that follow the media narrative), would have said. "Oh the Clippers won, it's not a real title." Celtics fan here, and it's not a real title, many teams were devastated by the situation then, it was weird for them, and the lakers were the most focused in getting the ring (mainly to expand LeFlop's fake legacy) That's it. Now it's not LA Lakers no more. It's the LA LeBron's or the LeBron's Lakers.... The Lakers aren't existing any more (thank God)

[@ShadowKnight1980]

​@@mattmmixesJust look the Bronny show in the draft, the hiring of JJ Redick etc. LeBron's in charge and the🐑🐑 follow. It's the "King" after all. That's why even if they"ll end up again sweeped by the Nuggets in the 1st round of the playoffs, no problem "he gave us a (fake) ring", they'll say 🐑🐑🐑 Sh1ttiest franchise in NBA history with the worst fan base

[@Burgerboi2069]

They didn’t blow up the team because of injuries, they blew it up because of the contract situation. Some other KZbinr literally went in depth as to why the Lakers not resigning Caruso it messed up the entire payroll.

[@TheHuskyK9]

Never have I thought the bubble was "flukey". Only reason why people say it was is only because it's LeBron and the Lakers. If the Heat won, people wouldn't put an asterisk next to it and added more hate to LeBron. People forgot that the Lakers were the #1 seed and had the best record in the West before the bubble. That Lakers team was a true championship team in any season

[@mk3tsi]

Facts. Ppl just mad Bron won 😂

[@thevoicelesswriter]

And the Lakers lost one of their starters, Avery Bradley, who opted out of participating in the bubble. In exchange, the Lakers got JR Smith.

[@cookiemonster64]

Cool story bro bubble basketball was dog shit

[@HKISFOO]

Don't be shy to say it. Just say you hate Lebron and the Lakers.​@cookiemonster64

[@mauricejohnson1068]

No it’s the opposite. The only reason you count it is because LeBron won . They got 4 months off bro , all the teams weren’t welcome to the bubble , it was only about 8 games played before the playoffs. It was just happy to have a basketball back , in the midst of a wild year of life . Lol ask yourself if the bubble is so valid , how come nobody addresses dame Lillard as an mvp ??

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

To me it was peak basketball in terms of no distraction. So the players who play well without distraction flourished. The players who play well under pressure, they flourish but not as much as those who are pickup ball type of players

[@badmontad]

Every time i see russell westbrook in a lakers jersey, there's this physical feeling of pain I get in my stomach. I still cannot believe that trade happened. I remember just chilling on twitter and then seeing the trade and thinking it was a joke. I thought the lakers were getting buddy hield. I remember deluding myself into thinking that maybe it will workout, telling myself russ isnt that bad of a shooter and other guys that were signed on minimums would outperform their contracts. That season is the most pain Ive ever felt watching sports. THE funniest part is im not even a lakers fan so I cant imagine what it was like for a diehard Lakers fan

[@adriansalazar3953]

it was painful to watch that season...i really liked russ before that, but that season made me hate him until now 🤣

[@zahidlaguna9432]

To me, the bubble is peak basketball, nothing but just straight-hooping

[@ThatGuyGloomy]

It feels like everyone went off that year. I genuinely cant trust someone who says the bubble doesn't count. Wtf were they watching lmao

[@jarenagra2804]

same. they're just too anti-Lebron. if the Lakers didn't win that year, there will be no asterisk bullshit

[@JaKingScomez]

@@ThatGuyGloomylmao just like how ben simmons be going off during the preseason😭 shaq wouldve had a 40% from 3 if he was playing in the bubble. Straight ballin isnt nba basketball. Nba much more then just ball

[@rohangupte3545]

Literally everyone who played in the bubble said that was one of the hardest championship due to the fact that there were no distractions so players were just locked in on basketball which is why we saw a lot of people go off

[@JaKingScomez]

@@rohangupte3545 why would they admit that their best moment in their career was during the bubble😭 yall believe in fairy tales

[@wholelottareese5268]

some ting wong with the bubble ( didnt want to make this video)

[@Byrdia]

The pure hooping was absolutely insane. These boys just came out and was hooping, it looked like the clippers would actually break their curse but we know what happened there. Miami was a great story to watch.lots of great moments came from those games

[@JoseFigueroa-b4k]

The Bubble had some of the best/fun match ups. We just couldn't go and watch our teams play. Which took much of the excitement away. But CP3s Thunder, Harden and Westbrook in Houston, Luka's performance along with Jamal Murray's performance and Heat/Lakers was what made those playoffs/Finals worth watching. More worth it then last year's Finals.

[@EeDeeReacts]

Literally every team had the same advantages and disadvantages of the bubble. So it was an even playing field, if your team didn’t win the chip, then you weren’t good enough. That’s it.

[@geaty788]

This was a banger video Swishout

[@rockdoctor767]

I wish you would’ve talked about the suns. Their franchise trajectory completely changed afterward and they have one of the best records since then, even though they haven’t gotten the job done

[@yoAventus]

bubble was real basketball whether people like it or not, their emotions can't change good basketball

[@Gurenn83]

Bubbleball ain’t basketball

[@0vern9K]

Wether you like it or not there were no crowds or travel. And the lakers statically had one of the weaker finals runs in recent times. Google is free

[@GodsDissapointment]

​@@0vern9Kwhere are these stats because I can't find them. Just people saying it, but just because people say it doesn't mean it's true.

[@0vern9K]

@@GodsDissapointment google is free look up the easiest championship runs of all time The blazers were under 500 and dame went down for the series after game 1. The small ball rockets who were no surprise to small for the lakers with PJ tucker on Anthony Davis… and 6’8 lebron the rising nuggets who made it PARTLY to the clippers choking blowing a double digit lead in games 5-7 while up 3-1, and a heat team with no dragic there leading scorer. And bam missing 2 games and playing through a shoulder injury. While on a team with prime Anthony Davis yea totally the hardest chip ever . Cant Forget the bubble shenanigans.

[@0vern9K]

The blazers were under 500 and dame went down for the series after game 1. The small ball rockets who were no surprise to small for the lakers with PJ tucker on Anthony Davis… the rising nuggets who made it partly to the clippers choking, and a heat team with no dragic there leading scorer. And bam missing 2 games and playing through a shoulder injury. While on a team with prime anthony Davis yea totally the hardest chip ever . Cant Forget the bubble shenanigans. You can look up easiest paths for championship teams on Google.

[@riptrillmui]

i’m so wong

[@whoudini08]

I think the Lakers schedule prior to the shutdown was favorable to them, hence the record.

[@diquandaniel7953]

Lakers were on path to win that year. Bubble or not. I don’t think it was the “hardest” but I don’t think other teams folding and wanting to go home should take away from what the Lakers did.

[@BamBam-dc1js]

Great work as always!!!

[@KDub2234]

I don't discredit the Lakers championship because of the Bubble. But I will say they had one of the easiest championships runs. They beat a 35 win Blazers squad who were in the Bottom 5 in defense. A 44(projected to win 49 games) Rockets team whose starting center was PJ Tucker lol. A young Nuggets team who were the best team they beat. And the projected 49 win Heat team who lost Bam and Goran Dragic. It was basically Jimmy Butler with some help from rookie Tyler Herro against 2 Top 5 players(Bron, AD) and the #1 defense in the NBA. Yes the Lakers were the 1st seed but still their best Playoff win is against a young Jokic and Murray Nuggets team who were probably exhausted playing in 2 straight Game 7s coming back down 3-1 twice. Also, I don't want to hear players saying the environment in the Bubble made it the hardest championship. They were in 5 star hotels in Disney making millions of dollars playing pickup basketball while people outside the Bubble were struggling during the Pandemic. Some people at the time wish they could live the luxury during the height of the Pandemic.

[@abzhwt605]

I somewhat miss the pure hoops played in the bubble (Not saying I would like it back)

[@VictoriesAtTheMarathon]

Pure hoops is a crowd environment, and traveling , which the bubble had neither. Role players were dropping 30+ LeDiddy James & Adisney were healthy. That never happens w/o a 3 month layover.

[@renkane3086]

@@VictoriesAtTheMarathonwhatever helps you sleep better at night kid 😂

[@VictoriesAtTheMarathon]

@@renkane3086, It’s like you wanna be in bed with LeDiddy, the way you’re defending him 😭😭.

[@abzhwt605]

@@VictoriesAtTheMarathon just the term LeDiddy makes everything u say invalid

[@Barr-era]

Swish!!! I gotta say you always kill it with the background music choices. It’s unique and you always pick songs I feel are underrated

[@yung6taco]

thad young having more career points than kawhi freaking leonard is crazy man

[@wh0.tf_]

dawg the jokic and jamal murray shit suggests both 2020 and 2023 seasons were flukey because every other season shows the opposite

[@jamariowilkins8418]

For all the ones that talked down about it, the bubble was one of the most purest form of hoops we’ve seen in a long time

[@GS-il5dr]

Go to any open gym and you’ll get the same product

[@PHLSPHY.]

crazy to think that the bubble was 4 years ago

[@TheHeart419]

how can you say the bubble aged well? there was nothing significant about it. some players chose not to participate, other players just didnt care to be there so they played abnormal, other players thats not really good like that showed u they CAN play as long as theres no pressure involved(which was every game). the phrase "the lights were too bright" exists for a reason, because it matters when youre at home in front of the fans or away in front of their fans playing to WIN. the bubble was pure rec ball(ball up top).

[@theoneandonlythebolt8817]

My problem with the bubble is the circumstances going on with it. The competition was kind of downgraded with people not wanting to be there and the environment being different. Also players of certain caliber getting different treatment and services it was all just crazy and anybody who won in my option even my team the Clippers it was gonna be a lesser valued championship and had an asterisk.

[@d3xt3r67]

Been waiting on this

[@Capitale_E]

The bubble play offs were the purest form of ball, no distractions, no glamor, no travel, just pure ball

[@Dagang276]

Nobody came to see “pure ball” this is the NBA and home court advantage means a lot. That’s the entire reason a team will fight for a good seeding. So to work your ass off just to play in an empty stadium where’d you’d otherwise be having home court blows the legitimatmacy for me

[@Capitale_E]

@@Dagang276 Nobody is saying otherwise, but at the same time, if you can’t win on equal setting, are you really that good?

[@Dagang276]

@@Capitale_E it’s not about being good. The fact that every other championship team was able to get games at their home court and get that extra needed help swung the momentum of many championships. So to just strip that big component away and put it in the same category of all the other championships is crazy😂

[@Dagang276]

@@Capitale_E that’s like saying a Super Bowl with and without any people in the stadium is equally the same😂 like no it makes a very big difference

[@rileyholden-zc9ip]

​@@Dagang276 say that to the Tampa Bay Lightning who had to win in a bubble in Edmonton man Golden State warriors fans are insufferable

[@wg5331]

I’d say 95% of people that say the bubble championship has an asterisk is simply because the Lakers and Lebron won it. You opened with the clip of skip and touched on it yourself. A lot of players opened up about how difficult it was mentally to be stuck there during the playoffs. All their routines had to be adjusted and it messed with players. You did a good job explaining how the teams there got there and how their performances weren’t flukes. This is a championship with championship level talent and teams that had a unique venue; that’s it.

[@vulcanraven9701]

"Mentally stuck". No that's horseshit. Being paid many millions to stay at resort in Orlando and covid-proof unlike the rest of the population? That is a dumbass take lebron stans made up

[@ronror]

But lebron won it, and I don't like lebron... So, it's a fluke.

[@GS-il5dr]

Or maybe they simply did not enjoy it? Isn’t it one of the most poorly rated finals series of all time?

[@wg5331]

@@GS-il5dr It could have had zero viewers and that still doesn’t take away its credibility.

[@vernonherb]

Naw it would be an aztrick regardless 🤷... it wasn't like regular basketball playing real home and away does something for players... I get that they were In the bubble with thier on sort of issues.. but what was missing is the wear and tear of the regular season

[@theoblizy]

NBA players describe it as the hardest championship run ever. That fact that the Lakers and mainly LeBron capitalized on winning, speaks volumes on how mentally focused they were. Plus the Lakers were pacing for 65+ wins, even easily could’ve gone B2B champs if they weren’t injured mid seasons and AD going down first round with Bron’s ankle destroyed by Hill. Easily one of the most unique championship ever. Lakers winning another championship with LeBron and AD again puts that Bubble convo asterisk fully to the grave.

[@ogbmt]

People who try and put an asterisk on it are truly lost. All of the teams were in the same conditions, so how on earth do some people try to reason their way into saying it was easier for the Lakers but it wasn't easier for any of the other teams? Some of it is definitely Lebron hate. If it was the Lakers who had blown a 3-1 lead in the bubble with Lebron complaining about the bubble on social media, and the Clippers had won, these people would 100% be saying "Lebron was mentally weak" and "the Clippers proved they were the best under more difficult circumstances"

[@GS-il5dr]

@@ogbmtno you’re just a weirdo who makes things up in his head in defense of your glorious king james. The facts are lebron and the lakers won’t ever win a chip outside of a practice facility.

[@tonisn7959]

A bunch of star players were missing who didnt wana participate or were injured. Who did the Lakers face? Blazers who r always no good, a young and developing nuggets team and an injured Miami team? Which NBA players said that was the hardest championship? except lebron himself and dwight i think. That was peak garbage basketbal, idk what you both r on about. The fact that NBA had the lowest finals viewership in history while people sat at home and chose to do anything other that watching that crap says something doesnt it?

[@davis2k1234]

They had to take a vote on wether to even play and and several players said no that sums it up it never should have happened reason it’s the lowest rated Finals games ever

[@yc99official95]

wouldn't really say it was the "hardest" in terms of competition, but for sure, the circumstances were more challenging to adapt to

[@0vern9K]

The blazers were under 500 and dame went down for the series after game 1. The small ball rockets who were no surprise to small for the lakers with PJ tucker on Anthony Davis… the rising nuggets who made it partly to the clippers choking, and a heat team with no dragic there leading scorer. And bam missing 2 games and playing through a shoulder injury. While on a team with prime anthony Davis yea totally the hardest chip ever . Cant Forget the bubble shenanigans.

[@CrestlineIceberg]

The few things I remembered in the bubble that was interesting was the Suns was told that they had to win every game to make the playoffs. They go and literally won every game and yet they still missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker. Another was the nuggets going on to be down 3-1 three times and overcoming the odds twice. I don't think that will happen again in a long time. Speaking of Nuggets Jamal Murray was a winner on and off the court during that run. Lastly, a few more I remember was Lou Williams getting in trouble for getting Popeye's, Jimmy Butler getting Rachel Nichols and the Clippers showing that they were still the Clippers.

[@whoozyyy]

@4:45 calling this time Lebrons prime is crazy

[@vindigga6]

I like how this gentlemen leaves out the fact that lebron pushed for that laker team breakup, he pushed for westbrook. All they do is make excuses for this guy.

[@StaylowDame]

It never fails 🎯🎯🎯

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

@4:00 quintessential sequence that exemplifies several of the many reasons people can't stand LBJ: Uncalled offensive foul, embarrassingly bad footwork with an uncalled EGREGIOUS travel, then LeBron flexing like he just did something special 😂

[@theophilusjones6024]

I never thought the bubble games were fluke. Like some players have said, it might've been harder. You had to really focus.

[@abzhwt605]

I’m Wong???

[@yc99official95]

it's also worth noting that the suns went 8-0 in the seeding games, and despite missing the playoffs, they capitalized on that success by getting CP3 and veteran role players to complement their young core, and they eventually got a trip to the finals and a 64-win season it's a shame that after that 2022 collapse to the mavs, they gradually dismantled that team and booker is the only remaining player on the roster

[@ethanb3299]

2020 szn is when I stepped up from a casual nba fan to someone who watches a majority of regular season games; I was coming to college and w covid lockdowns there wasn’t much else to do besides watch the bubble playoffs in the dorms w the homies. Some of my favorite memories from college

[@kwanelesosibo3293]

Love the Bubble, it was the first season of the NBA I watched

[@ΝβφγηηΦφγηη]

i have some disagreements with your opinion. You cannot compare 2020 with 2023 because the teams are stractured very differently so you should not compare them because the names of the teams are the same !!!! Also the 5 months suspension made things very different because in the in between time if they play the rest of the regular season there is a possibillity that Davis because he is injury prone he could have got injuried until the time the playoffs started so that could change the outcome and resting 5 months he recovered from any problems he had and he was ready for a final run !!!

[@DrillaJoof]

Yeah alright alright alright you was right I was *wong*

[@MrFring.]

Things I remember in the bubble: Lakers Championship TJ Warren summoning his inner Jordan Brad Stevens turning into an Arkham asylum patient

[@Johnboi6969]

It's always because Lebron wins something, everything for him gets discredited. It's wild how much hate he's gotten.

[@CurtisMartin-ej9it]

He earned it!!!

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

@4:00 quintessential sequence that exemplifies several of the many reasons people can't stand LBJ: Uncalled offensive foul, embarrassingly bad footwork with an uncalled EGREGIOUS travel, then LeBron flexing like he just did something special 😂

[@Dalocklear73]

Awesome video bro

[@austinwood2470]

My parents always said that lakers team looked like a bunch of football players whenever they were on tv when they were in the room, that team was big as hell

[@robinrondo]

Great breakdown 👏👏

[@buusa]

every team that was in the conference finals in the bubble made a deep post season run as soon as they were healthy again post bubble. that’s all i needed to see

[@MalikDiene]

“Aight man”

[@cenvalleybasketball]

I think u proved exactly why the Lakers were frauds without realizing. Yes, they were a heavy favorite that yr.... but the concern was always ADs health and a aging bron. So right before the break if u recall, Bron suffered a injury. So what do u think an almost 3 month break does for a team with health and age issues. Especially one that we're favorites? It proved it self the very next yr with what?..... INJURIES😂

[@cenvalleybasketball]

And yes to be honest it does only have a asterisk to it and it's not necessarily cuz of lebron but we're talking a injury riddled AD. That's 3 factors. Heavy favs, aging bron, AD. Literally everything had to go right for them, and a 3 month recovery is a huge help. Even tho they were favs... people were literally waiting for an injury from bron or AD to happen, and it did before the break.

[@shawndonq135]

@@cenvalleybasketballokay but how are they frauds if they won with injury’s? Doesn’t that make them look better because they won the chip even with all those injuries?

[@cenvalleybasketball]

@shawndonq135 because they didn't and wouldn't have won because of injuries, which like I said was their only negative. The very next yr they started off with injuries. They got healthy bubble yr because they allowed injury riddled AD 2 months to rest

[@Sai4651]

I have to disagree You can’t use the Clippers not making a Finals after the bubble as justification to say the Lakers championship was more valid. And look, I believe the Bubble was real, it counts, but it was a weird environment that affected everyone differently. By your logic, I could argue that the Lakers not making a Finals after the Bubble means that the Bubble is less valid. I think the conclusion we should draw is that no one’s legacy should be torn down because of the Bubble, just it shouldn’t be invalid because of it either

[@ciscogutierrez4951]

Facts. Great video

[@TankCR3]

I started watching in 2022 (I know, I know) but once i found out about the bubble i actually liked it. I watched all of McGee's vlogs and I couldnt believe that people were calling it a "fake ring"

[@linkagev]

I was right and i was speaking with no bias. The bubble was a fluke because if you asked me under these conditions who would win. 100% Lebron would win, because there was no pressure, it was like practice. Yes there were some “digital” observers but the crowd affects the game especially in basketball they can manipulate momentum. So yes he gonna thrive when hardly anyone watching. Lastly I contain zero bias because all championships in the major sports i give an asterisk to. No crowd, no observer means no official proof. I cant even mention who won in baseball i think it was the Dodgers? Fluke. Buccaneers? Nah Fluke. They really should have just cancelled that season for everyone but their egos wouldn’t do that these people think about money every second. Its not about giving to the fans, its about what the fans give them…moneyyyyyy…..

[@ryansmoviereviews]

I think the Bubble championship run is only scrutinized because it was Bron and the Lakers that won it. Any other team and people would say how tough it was. All players are saying it was a challenge because they had nothing to do but to focus on ball. I think it’s one of the most challenging runs in recent years.

[@seanbell69]

Having an asterisk next to your championship is not neccessarily negative. For me, the bubble chip is just about mental toughness over pure basketball. The mentally toughest and most focused teams made the finals that year. It was skill after that.

[@mattmartin4717]

Folks was ready to stamp Kawhi top 10 all time if he won the same ring they claim “dOn’T cOuNt” for Lebron

[@bigbangbasketball]

The mental & physical toll that the bubble caused is enough to super validate their championship

[@kinghunternick1365]

The bubble was pure basketball. Fans have their critiques but the players just weren't locked in.

[@GRussel_30]

I'm not a LeBron fan and also not a Lakers supporter... But it really makes sense. It's what they did before the pandemic. With all the crazy restrictions and health issues, NBA organizations would rather put qualifying teams in the bubble than to take a hazardous risk of putting all the teams and players participating in non-bearing games.

[@FuruHataNinzaburo-w8z]

Honestly the 2020 championship is really high quality. 2021/2022 seems to be the real seasons where players didn't get enough rest so the injuries and the level of play deteriorated.

[@JeffersonSteelflexx]

As a Chinese man, I am always wong

[@RayMetell]

To me its impossible to put an asterisk next to the bubble, this was literally an equal playing field, no distractions, no nothing. Pure hoops

[@mvndials]

We were all wong and we didn't even know it.

[@slader350]

imo i dont think the clipper point is fair, the only time they have been healthy was in an environment they didnt want to be in, everything after that was an example of bad luck more than anything

[@jeremiahsalvadorjuarez553]

im a mavs fan so that was lukas first super big year. It was fun and i think its aged well for us

[@ivblizzard3616]

those who say bubble dont count are just sore LeBron haters

[@vulcanraven9701]

It doesn't count because it was missing a lot of stars due to injuries or other reasons.

[@justincarreras7753]

@@vulcanraven9701Stars get injured. By your logic no title is valid because every season a team is missing a star player. 😂

[@mk3tsi]

​@@vulcanraven9701you have time to delete this comment 😂😂

[@ivblizzard3616]

@@vulcanraven9701 warriors 2015 counts? Just answer that

[@vulcanraven9701]

@ivblizzard3616 nope. That title shouldn't belong to anyone. Warriors were choking frauds before KD. Cavs were only relevant because Adam Silver gave them a bunch of Lotteries to invent a big 3 there. 2014 is the last REAL title in that decade.

[@nintendogamer4703]

Bubble Lakers had a roster filled with old heads. Stuck to their fundamentals, played well and hard on D, it translated well to the bubble situation - mentally and tactically they were better than everyone else.

[@ANDRE1mang]

Great video as always bro. Lakers winning the championship in 2020 was valid. The bubble was a different environment even off the court when they were all just locked in their hotel rooms.

[@billjones8950]

Am I the only one who enjoys sports when they aren’t on? I get so excited for nfl and nba during their offseasons only to watch opening night and not a single gane after

[@diroxgrl]

If this was real basketball what happened to all the one hit wonders that did all star performances and then nothing after COVID.

[@Historicutuber]

Great video man. Yeah bubble has been legit to me from day one

[@jomelledominguez8465]

Bro I swear I’m still so mad how they let go KCP and Bruce brown for nothing. They literally had a dynasty in the making and let it all go away.

[@TheDaneCookOf]

I didn’t watch a second of the bubble, haven’t even watched highlights, that’s was partially due to being in a crazy lock down in my city and being over media as a whole. But you can’t put it on the same level as a regular nba season (but you obviously count it as a championship, since it happened) road games are tough, you have to travel. Not to mention a huge part of the season was cancelled and that ads to the slog that is trying to win… I believe either the lakers or clippers were winning that year if all things were normal. But what happened is not the same even if the result might have been the same.

[@InoTushki]

I ain’t never been this early before 😅

[@paulhargreaves4161]

Nice perspective you gave me a lot to think about

[@DatMartianChris]

i was wong 😭

[@rohangupte3545]

NFL season going on , NBA Season coming soon , More Swishout Content . We are so back

[@future62]

Man I dont even wanna think about 2020 again

[@t-bonemendez9938]

I was wong about you, Sish.

[@_raulhimself]

Bubble playoff were pretty fun too.

[@deantehaynes4624]

Great video

[@cjvaye99]

"clippers gonna clippers" 😂

[@Sokhele]

It’s so funny when they say Bron got time off like EVERYONE didn’t get the same time off😭😭

[@loentertainmentt.v.kingoft5727]

The lakers are sooo dumb they should have kept that team

[@malrulesall9669]

I’m saying

[@MegaMjjordan]

Regardless if this came out or not the NBA bubble was certified *_BALL_* purest of the pure. Was like an open gym run but with the same steaks. Fans are cool but the atmosphere of the opponent, the ball and the court was better than anything in life sports wise

[@carboy101]

The Bubble will never be respected. No fans being allowed makes it less significant

[@joelman1989]

Literally makes no sense

[@lrkcm373]

The Heat beating an injured Bucks team twice doesn’t validate them. However beating Boston does.

[@TimetototallywatchCinema]

The bubble was 100% pure beautiful basketball it’s just unfortunate no fans could see it in person cause it is hard to go back and just watch sometimes fr. But the best team and player won no debate.

[@juan_pablo_lmao]

naw yall bron fans just always think its only you being penalized im 100 percent sure jimmy,giannes, & joel would also be scrutinized especially cause of the way they are now especially giannes🤦🏼‍♀️

[@mk3tsi]

Learn how to write lil man

[@Abyssiondubs]

I wong, you wong, we all wong. Wongology

[@RENZconzin]

The Bubble gave everyone a chance to heal up, so everyone is fresh for that playoffs.

[@yunqinjay9803]

Wong is everywhere 😂😂