This will come as no surprise, with the global coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world. Here’s the LA Times reporting:
The Lakers captured the franchise’s 17th NBA championship on Sunday night with a Game 6 victory over the Miami Heat, but plans for the team to celebrate the title in Los Angeles have not materialized.
The coronavirus pandemic, which has led state and county health officials to ban large gatherings of people, has seen to that.
No victory parade is planned through the streets of L.A., and no public team celebration in downtown will be held anytime soon.
There had been rumors of a possible virtual parade and party, but the Lakers have not released any information on the likelihood of that taking place.
An Internet-based celebration is obviously what makes sense for today’s times. The team could get together, but if they’re going to do that then logically it should be done immediately, while the team is still safe and all together in the Disney NBA bubble. But chances are, after spending months in the bubble, Lakers players probably just want to head home.
We’ll just assume that a virtual celebration will materialize sometime soon.
