Lakers to Hand Out 2020 Title Ring Replica on Jan. 24
The short version
- Giveaway of a 2020 NBA championship ring replica set for Jan. 24, 2027.
- Game that night is Lakers vs. Washington Wizards at home.
- Anthony Davis, a key player on the 2020 Lakers, is now on the Wizards.
- Lakers went 52-19 in 2019-20 and won the title in the Disney World bubble.
Los Angeles will distribute a replica championship ring from its 2020 NBA title run when it hosts Washington on Jan. 24, 2027.
The Los Angeles Lakers have unveiled a lineup of in-game fan promotions for the upcoming NBA season, and among them is a giveaway featuring a replica of the ring from the franchise's 2020 championship. The promotion is scheduled for Jan. 24, 2027, when the team plays host to the Washington Wizards.
The visit carries an added storyline because Anthony Davis, a central figure on that 2020 Lakers championship roster, now plays for Washington and is regarded as one of the club's top players.
That 2020 title run saw the Lakers post a 52-19 mark to finish atop the Western Conference. Once play resumed in the bubble at Walt Disney World Resort, Los Angeles beat Portland, Houston, Denver and Miami in succession to claim the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
The championship followed a turbulent 2019-20 season marked by the death of Kobe Bryant and the COVID-19 pandemic, and it came after a summer in which the Lakers landed Davis from New Orleans while retaining Kyle Kuzma and bringing back veterans Rajon Rondo, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Alex Caruso and JaVale McGee.
Written by the Matchday Live desk from reporting by Yahoo Sports.
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