Lakers News And Rumors Recap: Kobe Backs BODYARMOR After Game 1 Issues

Russell Valenzuela
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During Game 1 of the NBA Finals, LeBron James left the game late in the fourth quarter due to severe cramps. With the air-conditioning system in San Antonio broken, the temperature inside the AT&T Center was borderline unbearable. Although he didn’t directly reference James or his cramps, Kobe Bryant took advantage of the situation to back his sponsor, BODYARMOR.

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In response to Thursday night’s events, Bryant took to his Instagram and promoted the drink he invested in. Instead of being forced to drink whatever the league requires, Bryant believes players should be able to use whatever they wish. BODYARMOR prides itself as being the athlete’s drink and boasts an All-Star lineup of endorsers across multiple sports.

While Bryant continues to prepare himself for life after basketball through his business investments, the Lakers continue to figure out how they want to build the team for Bryant’s final years and the period after his retirement. With the team struggling in recent years, the Miami Heat have overtaken the Lakers as the NBA’s most popular team among fans according to an ESPN poll.

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Lakers News

Heat Overtake Lakers In ESPN Poll – ESPN LA

Smush Parker Says Kobe Bryant Refused To Talk To Him – LA Times

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Tabs Tim Duncan As His Favorite Current NBA Player – LA Daily News

Max On Felger & Mazz: Celtics Never Turned Up Heat On Lakers In 1984 – CBS Boston

Leuzinger Alum Jerry Evans Jr. Makes Most Of Lakers Workout – FOX Sports West

NBA News

Spurs: AC Back Up And Running – ESPN

LeBron James, Erik Spoelstra Talk ‘Cramp-Gate’, Recovery And Game 2 Adjustments – Bleacher Report

Gatorade Apologizes To LeBron James, Who Doesn’t Sound Ready To Accept – Pro Basketball Talk

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Reports: Jazz To Hire Hawks Assistant Quin Snyder As Coach – Sports Illustrated

Sources: 7-Foot-3 Prospect To Travel To U.S. To Work Out For NBA Teams – Yahoo! Sports
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Russell Valenzuela graduated from UC Irvine and writes for Lakers Nation. As a Laker fan since childhood, he follows and tracks statistics for a variety of sports.
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