LeBron James calls for respect for Clayton Kershaw, celebrates Dodgers World Series

LeBron James then asked if there was a “safe” way to do a parade to celebrate the Lakers and Dodgers championships.

The delirium of Los Angeles winning two championships in the same month, after the Dodgers won their first World Series in 32 years in Tuesday night’s Game 6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, caught everybody in Los Angeles including Lakers star forward LeBron James. James had cheered on the Dodgers for the whole MLB postseason and among his celebratory tweets, he congratulated Clayton Kershaw for finally breaking through to win a World Series after getting there three times in the past four years without winning it all. Of course, James knows how hard it is to break through after winning his 4th championship earlier this month in his 10th trip to the NBA Finals.

However, James also got caught up in the moment in calling for a parade as COVID cases have risen. Los Angeles officials blame celebrations after the Lakers won the title for L.A.’s latest spike in coronavirus cases and last night’s even more wild celebrations in L.A. may put more people on alert. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti said he would look into what possibilities there could be for a parade, but realistically, having a traditional parade is out of the question.

Some folks have pointed to Bad Bunny’s recent concert through the streets of New York where he was on a bus while it was broadcast on television as an example, but the aftermath of last night’s Dodgers celebration on the field drove home why the notion of having a “safe” parade with both the Dodgers and the Lakers is going to be an almost impossible endeavor without significant organization, testing and legitimate following of the rules.

Justin Turner being allowed to celebrate the World Series despite testing positive with COVID-19 as the Dodgers celebrated the title with his teammates around him is perhaps the best example as to why a parade can’t happen. Unless every player has their own individual car or vehicle with the general public not being allowed on the street, that might be the only way. And there can be no traditional gathering with fans as you would typically do at the end of the parade, where players give speeches and the like.

With players going back to home markets and cases rising all over the country, having a parade seems unlikely at best and reckless at worst.