JaVale McGee Wins a Third NBA Championship With the Lakers

Vegan center JaVale McGee is an NBA champion for the third time after the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 106-93 in Game 6 of the Finals inside the Orlando bubble on Sunday, October 11.

The win gives the Lakers their 17th title, level with the Boston Celtics for the most in league history. LeBron James was named Finals MVP after a triple-double of 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, with Anthony Davis adding 19 points and 15 rebounds.

For McGee, it's a third ring in four seasons after back-to-back titles with Golden State in 2017 and 2018, and a first in purple and gold. The Lakers led by 28 points at half-time, 64-36, the second-largest half-time lead in Finals history.

McGee made the switch in 2016 and is in no doubt about what it has done for his game. When he signed with plant-based protein brand Vega last year, he told VegNews:

Following a plant-based diet has led to an enormous improvement in my performance as an athlete.

He doesn't do things by halves, either. "When I do things, I just fully commit to it. I feel like there is no point in half-assing," he told GQ in 2018.

We covered McGee when he won his second straight championship with Golden State. He isn't the only plant-based star in the league: Chris Paul went plant-based after working on The Game Changers and was named to his 10th All-Star Game this year.

Three rings and counting. Powered by plants.