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Three big news in one night! James won an alternative MVP, Gordon s injury update, and the Lakers new reinforcement plan

3:57pm, 19 May 2025【Basketball】

On May 18, the NBA playoffs are in full swing, and three major news came outside the court the past night. Lakers star James won another honor and was elected as the MVP of "Shaqtin ' A Fool" this season; the Nuggets' starting lineman Gordon's injury was updated, and G7 was upgraded to play was doubtful; the Lakers have a new reinforcement plan, and the US media has provided a three-party deal to get Goverd from the Mavericks.

O'Neal's classic program "Shaqtin ' A Fool" selected the MVP for the 2024-25 season, and Lakers star James was successfully elected. This is a bit surprising, but it is understandable that the highlights were given from the show. James has also appeared many funny scenes this season. There were free throws without three free throws, some were unable to score empty baskets under the basket, and some were directly thrown to the bottom edge of the rebound, etc. This is also the reason why he was successfully elected.

For James, I don’t know if he should be happy or unhappy to win this award, after all, this is not a good honor. The Lakers, where James is located this season, achieved third place in the Western Conference in the regular season. Unfortunately, they lost to the Timberwolves 1-4 in the first round of the playoffs, ending their journey this season early. James has not yet confirmed his future, and he has the player options in his hands this summer.

Nuggets and Thunder series reached a tiebreak, but in the G6 game, Nuggets player Gordon suffered a hamstring injury, and the previous injury update was a small probability of playing. But after a day of training, Gordon's condition has been upgraded and has become a doubtful state of fighting, which means it is possible to play. Gordon's importance to the team is self-evident. He has staged a great show twice in this playoffs. He is not ruthless at critical moments. Once he cannot play, the possibility of the Nuggets making a comeback is still very low.

The Lakers were eliminated early in the first round. They also wanted to make some reinforcements this summer. Their primary goal is the inside. After sending Anthony Davis away, only Hayes can be used in the inside. The US media Sports Illustrated also provides the latest reinforcement plan, which can complete a three-party transaction with the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers, giving out Cleber, Kneckett, a first-round pick and a first-round exchange right, obtain Gafford, and the Mavericks can obtain Simmons of the Trail Blazers. This can make the Lakers' inside a good supplement, and Gafford and Doncic are also old acquaintances and have a good understanding.