Jalen Rose Releases Groundbreaking Statement About The Playoffs Without LeBron

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will miss the playoffs this year. Playing without LeBron changes everything. Jalen Rose talked about it, addressing LeBron’s role in the playoffs.

“I wonder what it’d look like if the first round went back to best-of-five because [six] of the eight series won’t go six games,” said Rose, an ESPN analyst. “It also has me thinking what a 1-16 seeding would look like if we combined the conferences.”

Ratings went really low, and the viewership reflects what we all know. Even Rose noticed the void.

“There is a void,” Rose said of LeBron’s absence. “It’s almost like you walk out the door to get in the car and ‘Where are my keys?’ You have to go back in the house to get them. He’s a notable, iconic, philanthropic leader. To not have him in these game it’s going to affect some people’s interest who are casual fans.”

LeBron left the Eastern Conference, and the whole picture was changed.

“Each one of those teams has aspirations to not only make it to the conference finals without LeBron James, but to reach the NBA Finals,” Rose said. “Toronto went out and got Kawhi [Leonard] knowing he can walk, Boston has Kyrie [Irving] that could possibly walk, Philly acquired [Jimmy] Butler and Tobias [Harris] and they could walk. This has set up a level of excitement and intrigue because whoever loses in this round is going to look at their season as a disappointment.”

The Golden State Warriors may have their last championship run with Kevin Durant as he may leave the team in free agency.

“The Warriors and the Rockets had a seven-game series in Houston last year and the Rockets missed 27 straight 3s in Game 7 and still had a chance to win,” Rose said. “They could have won last year. To watch those teams go at it will be great theater. I am so enthused to watch these second-round games.”

Let’s see what happens at the end of the playoffs. Who is winning this year? Will the Warriors win another title? Let’s wait and find out.