LeBron James Misses the NBA Playoffs for the First Time Since 2005

Brooklyn Nets' 111-106 defeat over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night has officially kick out LeBron James and his teammates from the NBA Playoffs. Not only will this be the Lakers' sixth consecutive year to miss the postseason, it will be the first NBA Playoffs since 2005 that LeBron won't be playing in. Along with his 14-year NBA Playoff stretch, LeBron's eight consecutive NBA Finals appearances has also been broken. Before Friday's matchup against the Nets, the Lakers still had a long sho...