To beat the Warriors, win Game 3 and take a 2-1 lead in the second round of the NBA playoffs, the Lakers didn’t just have to overcome the defending champs, a passive start from LeBron James and two of the greatest shooters of all time.
They also had to overcome the worst free giveaway t-shirts I’ve ever seen:
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— Daniel Starkand (@DStarkand) May 6, 2023
I get what the vision was here: All four California teams made the playoffs, and the Lakers and Warriors are the last two still duking it out.