Lakers News: Ex-Reserve Big Man Frustrated About This Element Of 2020 Title Run

What could've been.

Though celebrated at the time in its own right, your Los Angeles Lakers' 2020 NBA championship was still one of the most, if not the most, unusually-acquired rings in the league's history, given the circumstances surrounding the pandemic. 

Missing the opportunity to properly commemorate the achievement like all other champions before them, one former Laker big man cited one key detail missing from the crowning victory of the famed bubble run. 

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Morris, who played a key reserve role in the frontcourt behind stars Lebron James and Anthony Davis, shares the same sentiment as many of his teammates who were upset at the fact that a parade was impossible due to health and safety concerns at the time. 

Due to the pandemic, many people lost their livelihoods and some their lives and while it's understandable that the players who sacrificed so much to win it all would want it, a parade at the time simply wasn't feasible. 

The only two remaining players on that 2020 roster, the superstar duo of James and Davis want their redemption and a true parade to celebrate in 2024. 

Revamped and retooled, Rob Pelinka's moves to energize the team at the 2023 trade deadline have been reinforced by bringing back some heroes from the Western Conference Finals run and other pieces from other places to shore up some depth. 

Arguably the best roster since that bubble season in 2020, the purple and gold can only hope that health permits this year after being ravaged by both injuries and poor chemistry for 2021 and 2022 in their title defense attempts. 

Whether or not they can see it through for an opportunity Morris never got remains to be seen, but in what could be James' last dance, he and the rest of LA's roster will definitely try in 2024. 

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