The era of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant dominating the NBA appears to be concluding. This season, the trio collectively managed only one playoff win, marking a significant shift as they watch the next generation advance deeper into the playoffs. Notably, this year's NBA conference semi-finals will be the first in two decades without any of these players, indicating a broader changing of the guard. The Lakers' recent loss further underscores this transition, with LeBron and Durant ousted in the first round, and Curry failing to make the playoffs.
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"I don't think LeBron, Steph or KD will win a championship again. Their best chance would be coming together." — @Chris_Broussard on if this is the end of an era in the NBA: https://t.co/Fo4SO03siW
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After five rounds in this Magic-Cavaliers slugfest, one thing is clear. The kids are in charge now, writes @ByJasonLloyd. Basketball is shifting again as aging stars drop out. Youth reigns ⤵️ https://t.co/s72f3tBn7t https://t.co/78RLdPIIHx
This year’s NBA conference semi-finals will be the first time in 20 years that it will not feature one of LeBron, Curry, or Durant. New column: No LeBron, no Steph — is that what the NBA needs? https://t.co/fD0yc7EZvV
OPINION: “With the ousting of LeBron James and Kevin Durant in the first round, and Stephen Curry failing to make the playoffs, this feels — decidedly, emphatically — like a changing of the NBA guard,” writes columnist Ann Killion. https://t.co/1uEOKjgFts
"The sun is setting on a two-decade run for this trinity." Shannon Sharpe believes the era of LeBron, Steph and KD dominating the NBA is over https://t.co/eWYLY7V9Ve
After nearly two decades, a much broader changing of the guard is underway. Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant? They are watching from the sidelines as the next generation of the NBA pushes deeper into the playoffs, writes @johnhollinger. https://t.co/WdAnjDnngY https://t.co/Sj782J4ucD
The NBA’s LeBron-Curry-Durant torch has passed to a new generation ⤵️ https://t.co/nrwLoEDiDc
With the Lakers' loss on Monday, the sun has just about set on the two-decade run of dominance for LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. This season, they combined for one playoff win. @johnhollinger on the passing of the torch ⤵️ https://t.co/WdAnjDnngY
The NBA’s LeBron-Curry-Durant torch has passed to a new generation https://t.co/OUU79fui3j