Despite LeBron’s best efforts, the Lakers have no identity – Stephen A. | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman of First Take react to LeBron James’ public frustration with the Los Angeles Lakers’ lack of experience and urgency. Stephen A. says that the Lakers have lost whatever identity that they once had, and Kellerman explains why LeBron is currently realizing the risk that he took by coming to Los Angeles and playing for a Western Conference team.
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*Will the Lakers make the playoffs? Will Coach Walton be the scapegoat? Who will LeBlame James point too next. Find out in the next Dragonball Z.*
+Elvedin Burnic he is not the worst defender at all.
“Will ESPN talk about LeGm all week”
+Joshua Pearsall no he wasnt dummie bosh was agv. 25 ppg and was to 10 highest scores in the league at the time but good try though
zaubercore1 he didn’t have to sign there we wanted him on the Knicks but he refused
Hayden Dumalag you dumb asf bro
Lebron always comes up with excuses smh
+G-man spoken like a true bronsexual who only cares about stats
+James I suck the refs off before games Harden how many times in your life have you written that exact comment ? ill bet you have it on copy-paste lol and we both know you aint calling anybody that in public. grow up buddy.
Lil LG he said they don’t know. 3 players on his team knows. Javale Mcghee, rondo, chandler all beat LeBron to get their rings so they know. The other guys are young but putting up numbers. It’s the defense that starts with LeBron
+G-man i just took a big dump all over lebron
Well most of them never made the playoffs so ur point?
If Lakers miss the playoffs, ESPN will crumble.
Well get ready for this jenga to crumble😂😂😂😂😂😂
Big facts lmao
+Mick lol no way in hell KD goes to the lakers
Lmaooooo
They sure will because I won’t be watching again until next year, when they get to talk about LeBron James again
ESPN swings the Lakers pendulum game by game, when they win, they’re a great team but when they lose, they become the doormat of the league.
More Lebron. When Lebron was in Cleveland Lakers did not get much air time.
so true
Exactly,
Baring Ave yeah and they were super shitty last year and bottom dwellers
We’ll get good players and good coach for him and see
Are you kidding😂😂this is lebrons best efforts ever playing no defense and putting up 27 7 7 damn and this the best player😂
Lmao I’m saying he needs to let the roll players do what they need to do,and he needs to drop 35 or more
+Jacob Wilkie EFFORT…He actually tries on and off ball. He salivates the opportunity to prove people who say he’s hidden from guarding kyrie/harden/cp3/russ, wrong. You can see it when he gets switched unto by Harden and CP3. You can see he so desperately wants to be considered a good defender.
Jacob Wilkie Steph Curry plays defense. Steph stopped LeBron a few times in the finals and made him shoot bad shot instead of going to the basket. He’s not great he’s just decent but he plays hard on defense. LeBron awful cause he’s not playing defense cause he’s saving everything for offense.
Jacob Wilkie Curry has led the league in steals one time also.
+Vaurie that’s the dumbest thing ever said smh if you believe that I feel sorry for you
All this prove that lebron James needs nothing but superstars to bail his ass out and take the credit in the process and saying lebron James is better than me is outrageous
+Wade Tembo i know lol as long as i know u know the real lol
Michael Jordan what super star he had last year ?
Michael Jordan or the first 7 years in Cleveland
1stnamebrandon this is not about the warriors, this is about making it to the playoffs. I mean there is no excuse why the Lakers can beat Kings or clippers for 8th spot at least.
You couldn’t even make your own Conference Finals until Phil and Scottie got there… lmao
LeSoft James will beat in the first Rd if it’s by GS, Denver or Ok3 so lebron good luck to ya
Jabari Reynolds What you just wrote had many errors so…
Nope ironically he’s going to beat GS and then choke in the finals again
Yes thats assuming Lakers will make the playoffs..even winning some games..will not make a difference if the orher teams in front ate winning ..NO PLAYOFFS FOR LESORRY ASS LEBRON
No he won’t unless it’s GSW
IF they make it not joking but Sac have a better chance to get the 8th spot, they have a way easier schedule.
LeCoachkiller is breaking under the pressure of missing the playoffs
Well is LeGM would’ve done his job this season would be going better.
Daniel Clark
No, if he woulda not got injured lol
+The Notorious Michael Jackson Shakur Prime Infinite who’s to say they don’t drop off after LeGM fails at trading the team away and then ruins the chemistry. LeBusdriver still LePushes them under LeBus
Megas XLR….nice 👍🏾
“I came to the Western conference for Hollywood not the Lakers!!”
– LeBron
I saw you on other related videos and you’re full of shit. Stop commenting useless information and bullshit.
Agreed. Talk shows, movie productions, starring in movies. That’s his real gig. He doesn’t have time chasing rings and risky his health doing so. He has moved on to other great things. It’s time for Lakers to move on too.
Most original comment ever.
True statement?
plot twist: lakers trade Lebron for AD
They should have, he has about a week left on his career
+Kawhi Leonard’s Laugh no he does not.
And still lose one player dont fix lakers problems. Utilizing these players to their max abilities and add depth not get a players who looking for 200 mill max contract. Then they cant get quality players to add depth.
rob feld roided? Sounds like another weak white man
Pelicans say no.
As a Lakers fan I’m tired of ESPN talking about them everyday
You just hate lebron
Same ESPN needs to get a life
+Beats by Son of Nel i know i cant stand that selfish prick
LebrESPN and LeFOX Sports only talk about that these days. It’s like the Kardashians of Sports Talk Shows.
G shit lmao lebron is such a cancer to teams bro and now I know why
LeBlame James is very difficult to play with.
Not really
When LeHelp win he start saying me me me me me
When he lose he start saying They they they they
Funny thing how the media protects him, when IT was speaking facts and got traded last season all the shows were telling him to shut up> But LeTameper get as usual gets a pass after saying that he will carry the team to the playoffs. Praising his team mates than trying to trade them what did you think they will do after he stabbed them in the back.
monte star um there grown ass men making millions how about man up and stop being weak minded print that
L
+Keith Dennis There is a different between weak minded and being stabbed in the back and loss trust in your leader. People always talk about millions and how these guys shouldn’t feel. The young guys are playing well and ingurm stepped up, LeHelp is the one who doesn’t play defense and misses open lay ups. But blame the young guys who are playing well defensively without LeToxic.
Yeah, they were a 4 seed before Lebron went down. But also at the time the 10th seed was only 2 games back.
+Chris Fulton They lost by like 40 with bron to Indy
+Chris Fulton They got blown out by 40 by Pacers without their star with Lebron, lost to Hawks with Lebron, c’mon man, no excuses, he is part of problem as well
Richie Rich and the thunder have lost to kings pelicans without ad and lebron was getting back with those hawks and pacers game then u forgot to mention the Celtics win and the clippers win and the rockets win. After the break don’t act like the lakers haven’t had good moments they are just out of sink right now
Are you implying if Lebron didn’t get injured they would still be out the playoffs?
Lakers don’t go 6-12 or something with Lebron playing we all know that
Stephen “the Lakers would make the WCF” A. Smith.
+Keith Dennis Wow you have like 23 excuses in one comment bruh gg.
The Lakers are trash this year,plain simple.SAC will make the playoffs this year and thats just FACTS
Zachariah-Bin Yisrayl
Dey lost Rondo & Lonzo tho dummy
Nico TheSituation77 that’s your dumbass facts u probably wake everyday saying man I wish I hade Lebron’s money but u can’t so u ride his dick and yes there is a side for the haters
+Keith Dennis So,you not jealous of LeBron and his 3 billion dollars huh?
What a lad.Your team is just trash.
10th seed.Next year will see,maybe they can make the 5th seed.
Nico TheSituation77 I know why don’t Max call him out on that?
I never seen a 10th seed team get so much coverage after all star break
I am Negan right but he’s LeBron but he’s unhealthy
+Bryce F losers don’t deserve coverage though.
Nah. WWE is atrocious right now. At least the NBA is entertaining. +rob feld
Ikr, pacers are balling and at the top 3 of the East but no one knows because LeSpn needs espn to get some help.
The 10th seed didn’t have the best player previous years
Plus yall would get mad if they didn’t talk about the losses
Yall mad no matter what
The 3-6 mafia got their excuses ready as usual. As long LeCunt keeps padding stats, they won’t see getting L’s as an issue.
+Keith Dennis Na Dwade was not carried by Bron he was best player vs dallas in 2011, in finals vs okc 22.5ppg, 6 rebounds, 5 asst and 2013 vs spurs 20ppg 4 assists that’s not getting carried he had knee issues but still contributed at a all star level. In 2014 he had a bad year tho especially with knee and spurs wanted revenge. Ray Allen did hit biggest shot in game 6 and so did Kyrie in game 7. Kyrie was young on a bad cavs team. Lebron had help.
tyrone parker Dwayne Wade numbers where slipping and during the regular season wade would miss multiple games making James carry a huge load and Ray Allen hit a shot in game 6 there was a overtime and a game 7 AND lebron brought the heat back in the first place in that game 6 y’all forget those details and kyire Irving is a shot maker then what happened the next year game 3 nba finals kyire goes 0 for 7 from 3 and what did love do so are u sure his teammates showed up
+Keith Dennis right you are talking about regular season I agree wade missed games he was injured. His numbers also declined not only because he was getting older but because LeBron is ball dominant and so was Wade. Wade sacrificed the most because LeBron can’t play off ball. Ray Allen saved the entire Heat in game 6. In game 7 LeBron, wade, bosh, mike Miller, battier all stepped up. Kyrie was great in the finals but Kevin Love was not that good but he had help. Not many players have had more help than Lebron. People have to stop discrediting his teamates that he won with.
tyrone parker yea his teammates when he wins have done great but there has been a lot of times where his teammates do not show up especially his role players but everyone needs help it’s super hard to win championships
Also don’t forget Adam Silver with his timely stimulus package
In 2013 a 34 yr old Kobe led a group full of AARP members to the playoffs.. he gave it his all till his body gave in
No excuses for Lebron especially since Max says he’s just as good as 2 KD’s COMBINED
+TheKiid810 isn’t he better than MJ? Isn’t he better than KD and Curry combined? You bronsexuals speak so highly about him so he better make the playoffs.
+Nyle Winston already have your excuses ready i see? Typical bronsexual move that’s why MJ will always be ontop
+Kyle Sanders he’s back now isn’t he? 5 straight wins and he’s back in the playoffs you can’t tell me Mr BEST PLAY ON THE PLANET can’t get 5 wins? MJ>LeBron. Btw… when lebron had them 4th they were literally 2 losses from the 10th seed but nice try though
James I suck the refs off before games Harden based on your profile pic and name, youre not meant to be taken seriously. You LeBron haters are something else man.
Anthony Celestin fuck yea because Kobe came in clutch daily and lebitch is a bitch
Last week: “Lakers can beat anyone in the West”
Today: “Lakers have no identity”
Media having a rollercoaster ride with changing their narratives every week LOL 😂😂😂
“Media having a rollercoaster ride with changing their narratives every week ”
Uhh, they’re supposed to change their narrative every week. They’re not supposed to have a horse in the race, so to speak. I don’t get why this is hard for people to understand.
Bruskieez they both can be true there teams who have talent with no identity look at the Celtics. I do think they can beat anyone if they get in the playoffs the problem is there so far behind
LeMaxKellerman got the excuses on deck already.
Tarantula Guy Aaron Rodgers and LeBron James is all he thinks about
Goddamn goofy.. This like your 5th Lebron hating comment on this video.
+Lil LG with a guy like that. 5 hate comments is not even close as enough.
You are in every LeBron vid. You must be a fan.
When Lebron wins he can win with anyone. When he losses, he needs more help.
Both things can be true
Seba Rivera does he not need more help? 🤔
I have ZERO problem with LeBron calling out his teammates because he is right! This team is showing ZERO heart and resiliency. I played his interview and broke it down on my channel today.
It’s actually the opposite people are blaming the losses on him saying he doesn’t play defense and turns the ball over and doesn’t lead like kobe
+Sports with Nick you right. Look how the his team players were playing in Cleveland