Los Angeles Lakers: Nick Wright Believes LeBron James Doesn’t Fear the Denver Nuggets

Los Angeles Lakers Star LeBron James is Not Afraid of the Nuggets, per Nick Wright

It’s fair to presume before the Play-in Tournament that the Lakers would not want to be on such an early collision course against the powerful Nuggets, who are undefeated in three games this season versus Los Angeles. But in the eyes of known LeBron James fan Nick Wright of FOX Sports, the four-time league Most Valuable Player are not fearing the reigning champs.

You know who I know doesn’t think the Lakers should avoid Denver? LeBron James. You know who I know? I shouldn’t say I know this part, but I have real reason to believe agrees with me that playing them now is better than playing them in a month? LeBron James. And you know who is, to add to Bruce’s point, they’re even hotter than the overall record suggests, because they’re 9-1 in their last 10 where LeBron and AD both play. You throw out the game that AD played, but went out immediately when he got hit in the face. LeBron is playing some of the best basketball of his season as of late.

The Lakers and the Nuggets have developed some sort of rivalry after meeting in a couple of series the last few seasons; the Lakers defeated Denver in the Western Conference Finals in 2020, four games to one; the Nuggets got their payback three years later when they swept Los Angeles in the West Finals.