Controversy! Nuggets former player Porter Jr.: I can always beat the Lakers. It feels so cool to eliminate James in the playoffs

On August 22, the remarks of former Nuggets player Michael Porter Jr., caused controversy again. Porter Jr. said bluntly: I can always beat the Lakers, it is too cool to eliminate James in the playoffs.

This offseason, Porter Jr. was traded to the Nets by the Nuggets. After leaving the Nuggets, Porter Jr. completely let himself go and said a lot of controversial remarks on the show. Recently, looking back at the Nuggets' career confrontation with the Lakers, Porter Jr. said: "I used to like playing series with the Lakers, and those games were very exciting. The Lakers fan group, they always thought they could beat us, but they never did it. I always performed well in the series against the Lakers. I don't know why, but I can always beat the Lakers. I think they just don't have a suitable opponent who can squeeze through the cover and defend me."

Porter Jr. continued: "Those series against LeBron (James) feel great. He is a great person in the sports world. . To be able to compete in Los Angeles, one year we swept the Lakers, another year we beat them about 4-1 or 4-2. That's a great feeling. When you respect someone so much, it's like how I feel about LeBron, and then you can gain the upper hand in the competition with that person. To be honest, it's so cool."

So far in NBA career, Porter Jr. has played against the Lakers three times in the playoffs. In the 2019-20 season, the Nuggets lost to the Lakers 1-4 in the West Finals, and finally James and Davis led the team to win the championship; in the 2022-23 season, the Nuggets swept the Lakers 4-0 in the West Finals, and finally won the championship; in the 2023-24 season, the Nuggets eliminated the Lakers 4-1 in the first round, but this year, the Nuggets stopped in the second round and failed to defend their title.

According to statistics, Porter Jr. played 14 games against the Lakers in his regular season career, averaging 28.9 minutes per game, scoring 14.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists; he also played 14 games against the Lakers in the playoffs, averaging 32.1 minutes per game, scoring 16.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 51.2%, a three-point shooting percentage of 44.8% and a free throw shooting percentage of 77.4%.

It is also worth mentioning that Porter Jr. revealed on the show that after the transaction, Jokic sent a text message to remind him to "remember to wear a condom"; Porter Jr. revealed: "It is difficult to say goodbye to my teammates, especially Murray and Gordon, the guys who have been together for a long time, they all sent (farewell) messages in the team group. The only thing Nikola (Jokic) said was to remember to wear a condom there, which was a great farewell, and they were all like my family. But this (deal) is also a natural law in the sports world.