Why LeBron's struggles in LA shouldn't evoke MJ's time in DC originally appeared on nbcsportswashington.com LeBron James missing the playoffs with the Lakers is not Michael Jordan playing for the Wizards. That's the spin from some corners of the NBA community needing a history lesson or those looking for rationale as to how Los Angeles inexplicably did not qualify for the postseason in the first season with the four-time MVP. After years of being able to nearly guarantee himself in Eastern Conference finals, it was hard to understand James' reasoning - at least when looking at his purely from a playoff potential stance - this off-season for a Lakers team not immediately capable of dethroning...