LeBron James, Lakers celebrate NBA title win with Isiah Thomas’ champagne; MJ fans angered

Los Angeles Lakers celebrated ir 17th NBA Championship triumph on Sunday after defeating Miami Heat 106-93 in Game 6 of NBA Finals. However, celebrations from LeBron James and co. have seemed to cause unrest among fans of Chicago Bulls legend, Michael Jordan. A number of fans on social media have been anyed with Lakers, who celebrated ir NBA Championship triumph with champagne uncorked from a brand owned by Isiah Thomas, Jordan's arch-nemesis.

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LeBron James and Lakers celebrate with Isiah Thomas' champagne

LA Lakers clinched NBA Championship in Game 6 of NBA Finals after beating Miami Heat 106-93 on Sunday night. Lakers put in a dominant display and took a 64-36 lead at halftime, easing towards a comfortable win at final buzzer. However, many fans saw Lakers celebrating ir win with Isiah Thomas' champagne, leaving MJ fans quite upset. 

Prior to NBA Finals Game 6, reports had claimed that Lakers would be using Isiah Thomas' champagne to celebrate ir triumph. Frank Vogel's side remained true to ir word and a number of Lakers stars were seen sipping Isiah Thomas' Cherulin 1788 champagne. This seemed to upset several MJ fans, who were bemused with Lakers celebrating ir title win with Thomas' champagne. 

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Why were fans angry over Lakers celebrating with Isiah Thomas' champagne? Isiah Thomas and MJ rivalry

Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas has had a longstanding beef with Michael Jordan leading back to intense physical playoff battles between Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls. two NBA icons have never seen eye-to-eye throughout 80s and likely never will in near future. In Michael Jordan's Last Dance documentary, it was revealed that Pistons and Bulls players opted against shaking each ors' hands after ir games as well. 

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Earlier this week, Isiah Thomas claimed that Lakers superstar LeBron James would go down as greatest player in NBA history, topping greats including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan. Many fans believed that Thomas' comments on LeBron were aimed as a diss towards six-time NBA Champion Michael Jordan. LeBron James won fourth NBA title of his career on Sunday. 

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