The Los Angeles Lakers finished the 2024-25 season with a 6-6 record, averaging 109.3 points per game without LeBron James. Even 43 points from Luka Dončić couldn’t lift them past the Golden State Warriors, who opened the new season with a 119-109 victory on Tuesday.

Still, a certain WNBA legend believes LeBron’s presence could make a difference for the Lakers in the future, despite recent results suggesting otherwise. Now, back on the hardwood against the Timberwolves—LeBron-less once again—it seems that prediction might finally be showing some truth.

The Lakers came out on top with a 128-110 win against the Timberwolves, proving Candace Parker’ s prediction might hold true. During the game, she had said, “Potentially, this could, in the long run, end up being great for the Lakers

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