Lakers Prepare for Life Without LeBron, Build Hope Around Doncic
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The NBA season starts in six days.
The Los Angeles Lakers are getting ready for a new season.
For many years, LeBron James was the team's big star.
Now, the Lakers must think about life without him.
The team has a new roster. This means new players.
The Lakers want this new team to fly higher.
This means they want to play better than before.
Luka Doncic is now an important player for the Lakers.
Some people already talk about the Lakers winning the title.
A title means they win the whole league.
People think three facts could help the Lakers do well.
Fans want to see if Doncic can lead the team.
The season will show if the new plan works.
Everyone is excited to see what happens next.
Vocabulary15 words
- NBA
- a big group of basketball teams in America
- Lakers
- a famous basketball team from Los Angeles
- roster
- the list of players on a team
- title
- winning the whole competition
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- star
- a very famous and good player
- fans
- people who love and watch a team
- plan
- an idea about what to do
- team
- a group of people who play a sport together
- new
- not old; just made or started
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- important
- very needed or special
- win
- to be the best and finish first
- think
- to use your mind about something
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1. Six 2. Luka Doncic 3. Winning the title
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The NBA season starts in _____ days.
The Los Angeles Lakers are getting ready for a new _____.
For many years, LeBron James was the team's big _____.
Now, the Lakers must think about life without _____.
The team has a new _____.
The Lakers want this new team to fly _____.
Luka Doncic is now an important _____ for the Lakers.
Some people already talk about the Lakers winning the _____.
People think three _____ could help the Lakers do well.
Fans want to see if Doncic can _____ the team.
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