LeBron watched part of 2019 NBA Finals at hookah lounge

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LeBron James was locked in on the NBA playoffs last season, even though he wasn't playing.

The Los Angeles Lakers star told ESPN's Rachel Nichols on Saturday that he tuned in for every playoff game last year, including while he was vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and visiting a hookah lounge.

"There were a couple games where I was at home. There was one or two games where I was in Cabo, and there was a couple games where I was at a hookah lounge during the Finals last year," James said. "That's the truth. I wasn't smoking hookah, but I was there ... the game was on in Cabo, the game was on in my house, and at the hookah lounge.

"I watched every single minute of the games until they stopped. I actually watched every single postseason game last year."

Last year marked just the third time in James' career that he failed to reach the postseason and the first time since 2005. He's now set to make his 10th NBA Finals appearance.

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