Phoenix Suns eliminate defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA first round
The defending Los Angeles Lakers and its star LeBron James were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs in the NBA, after losing to the Phoenix Suns 113-112, their fourth in a series of confrontations between them.
This is the fifth time in the history of the league that a champion has been eliminated at this stage during the following season, as the San Antonio Spurs (2000 and 2015), the Miami Heat (2007), and the Dallas Mavericks (2012) preceded them.
AFP