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LeBron James, Anthony Davis shine again as Lakers close out Blazers in Game 5


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Summary

Now is not the time to dissect Anthony Davis (43 points) and James (36) becoming the first Lakers duo in 10 years to each score 30 points in a playoff game, even if coach Frank Vogel called them "the two best players in the world." Now is the time for James to spend the majority of his postgame press conference speaking about more worldly matters."Hopefully the past couple of days is a change for the greater good and future," James said. He added, "I'm not here to judge or categorize what Milwaukee did." But though the Bucks then spent three hours in the locker room talking to state leaders about passing police reform and offering justice for Blake and his family, the team had admitted the protest happened more by spontaneity and less on any strategy.So when NBA players from all 13 remaining playoff teams met on Wednesday night, James lost patience."My mind began to figure out what is the plan going forward. I’m not a guy that doesn’t have a plan and then is not ready to act on it."So, the Lakers left Thursday’s meeting with James indicating they did not want to resume the NBA playoffs. Even if it would cost the NBA and its players a significant amount of money for this season and next.UNION LEADERSHIP:Players "always unified" during protest discussionsEAST FAVORITE:Bucks keep focus on social change after closeout winLUKA MANIA:Fans buzzing worldwide from USA to Slovenia to SpainStill, those in NBA circles believe James made that move mostly to maximize leverage with the league’s governors."I pick my battles," James said. Then, James took a vocal role in sharing his hopes that the NBA’s commitment toward addressing systemic racism went beyond the approval of kneeling during the national anthem, wearing  social justice messages on jerseys and donating $300 million over the next 10 years for a foundation aimed to help the Black community."They took it very seriously," James said.

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