- The Lakers lost 106-108 to the Nuggets in Game 5 of their first-round series
- Fans continued to criticize the mayor when she posted another Lakers tweet
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LA Mayor Karen Bass embarrassingly retracted her tweet following the Lakers’ exit in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Following the 106-108 loss that saw the Purple and Gold find themselves on the receiving end of a gentleman’s sweep against the Denver Nuggets, Bass took to Twitter with an enthusiastic tone towards their season.
“Tough season, but at least we won the season tournament,” Bass said. ‘Proud of our team @lakers.’
The Lakers won the first NBA In-Season Tournament in December. While it has added another trophy to their cause, it has nowhere as much value as the team’s 17 NBA titles.
After being criticized by fans for her tweet, Bass tried again, writing, “You left it all on the floor – thanks @lakers.” However, fans still criticized her for how bad the first post was.
LA Mayor Karen Bass embarrassingly deleted her tweet about the Lakers’ early playoff exit
Bass praised the Lakers for winning the season tournament after losing to Denver
LeBron James and Co. have now lost twice in a row to the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs
“Much better,” exclaimed one disappointed fan.
“Bro deleted the old one,” wrote another.
The Lakers have now suffered back-to-back playoff losses to the defending champions in Denver. Last year, the teams met in the Western Conference Finals before the Nuggets went on to defeat Miami for the title.
The Lakers avoided being swept by winning Game 4 108-119. However, Nikola Jokic’s 25-20 double-double and Jamal Murray’s 32-point performance proved to be Denver’s spearhead to defeat the Lakers in the closeout game.
On the other hand, LeBron James was one rebound shy of a triple-double with 30 points, 11 assists and nine boards. All the other Lakers starters were also in double figures, including a 17-point, 15-rebound performance from Anthony Davis in their losing effort.