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Lakers' Offseason Strategy and NBA Finals Impact on Morning Shows
The Los Angeles Lakers are facing significant questions as they prepare for the upcoming season, including whether LeBron James will return. The NBA Finals telecast also affected morning show viewership, with ABC's 'Good Morning America' outperforming NBC's 'Today.'
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ESPN
Will LeBron return? How can they build around Luka? Here's what Lakers insiders are discussing as the draft and free agency approach.
2026-06-18 13:39 UTC
Variety
If there were a period in which NBC’s “Today” would cede its recent lead in overall viewership to ABC’s “Good Morning America,” it should have been last week. ABC’s telecast of the 2026 NBA Finals last week between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs w
2026-06-18 13:00 UTC