Lakers are ‘doomed to get swept’ if they make the NBA playoffs – Stephen A. | First Take
Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and Molly Qerim of First Take assess the Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff hopes following their loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Max explains why his faith in LeBron James remains in tact despite the Lakers’ recent struggles, while Stephen A. sounds off on why his belief in Luke Walton’s team is seriously waning.
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Lakers were doomed ever since July 2018
lol the best comment I’ve heard all day.
This will be the 4th team lebron has left in a disaster once he leaves
LeSwept and the Loss Angeles L-Takers would be better off not making the playoffs at this point 🤣🤣🤣
LeTampon
How you gonna call us L takers tho.. Yo ass better be a Celtics fan
rozay 😂😂😂😂 y’all too creative with this shit
I’m a Laker fan but “Loss Angeles L-Takers 😆😆😆😆” that’s what we get for that piece of shit Lebum 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
Space Jam 2 will start filming earlier than expected!!! 😂😂😂
That’s why he is not balling… the Hollywood lights got to him 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Actually im defendig lebron but thats a good one😂
+Henrik Hörnke 👌
+Molly Qerim you auditioned for the porno version right?
Who’s watching that junk
The Lakers were doomed ever since they signed Delonte West’s stepson to a 4 year contract.
+Priyansh shah old Cavs teammate that slept with Lebrons mother
+Deter Detercube damnn
Oh man 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Perfect example of him being the most bashed player in the league. His family isn’t even off limits
Imma bron fan but always wait to see what this dude puts up next 😂
Lebron is a bad leader. Constant finger pointing when the lakers lose. His teammates must hate him
Why does everyone consider Lebron James
a cavalier
a miami heat
or even a laker
or even General Manager
News Flash – Lebron doesn’t manage the team
and someone in the Lakers front office has been getting a HUGE MAJOR pass for this roster and their silence during the Anthony Davis gaff
Again, lebron is a player – not the GM
Lebron James has been in LA for a year [not even a full one] not twenty years like Kobe
Yes Kobe is LA just like D Wade is Miami Heat
Neither player is better than Lebron James and no one is saying either one of them in on NBA Mount Rushmore
That, my friend, is Mr. Lebron James
All this noise…..about Lebron and last night he became the only player to be top 10 in career assists and top 5 is career scoring.
When he is done playing, he will pass Kareem and be 1 career scoring and top 5 career assists
and folks will be saying ….he ain’t Kobe
wake up folks
Lebron James is ALREADY on the Mount Rushmore of NBA Basketball.
LMAO This thread is a straight J.O.K.E.
Nerd 😂💀
+Carl Threatt what tha hell R u talking about if lebron is that good he would have his team in position they jst lost to the pelicans n grizzlies. its what he gets LeBron had no bizzness coming to the west
+Carl Threatt LeBron doesn’t play defense anymore, he’s a bad leader finger pointing at others around him, he knew what he got himself into when he signed with the Lakers instead of 6ers, he had input on the roster when Magic and Rob were trying to fill out the rest of the roster, and many people believe that he played a large role in AD wanting out of NOLA. Yeah he’s a great player but he’s no Kobe or Jordan, he doesn’t give 100% every night, and he’s not really clutch either I don’t care about stats, I can see with my own 2 eyes that he is not better.
+Carl Threatt none of that matters when you can’t lead a team. Incase you forgot, basketball isn’t an individual sport.
The Lakers we’re doomed the day they decided to go after LeBron James instead of getting Paul George
PG heard LeBron was comin to LA nd decided to stay in OKC.
Jan-Michael Vincent nah only reason he stayed in okc is cus of Westbrook and their squad is way better than the lakers
FuCkeDUp420 SiXtYNinE frfr ? This season PG isnt top 5 ?😂KD, Giannis, PG, Harden and Curry all hold the top 5 spots this year.
+Oso Arrogant at least he WILL be in the playoffs
These west teams ain’t laying down for LeHGH. LeHGH thought he was gonna coast through the season when he took his talents to Hollywood, lol he woke up to a rude awakening.
Should of said le coast
+Cory Fessenden And your a** is the same way, take retarded guy’s d*** out your mouth and stop hating with him you pathetic fool.
No overrated Raptors or depleted Celtics teams to coast through this season, though he is having trouble even leading a young talented team to an 8th seed that might only need a .500 record to get. Pretty sad when you’re battling with the likes of the Spurs, Wolves, Clippers, and Kings to make the postseason. Welcome to the West, and even though it’s by far the weakest it’s been in many years he still is having fits trying to get his team a winning record, and Ingram and Kuzma are legit players he should be glad to have playing with him.
go talk to a female
Hanley Taylor bruh your a dumbass I swear
Lebron is the most overrated player of all time
I’m one of the biggest LeBron hater there is. I don’t agree with you. He’s up there
ItzSpeed ok what about this I got Strahigt facts for you wen lebron first played them in the finals he went up against them with no Kyrie or Kevin love the next year cavs won the year after that 🐍 Durant came the year after that lebron with a bunch of no names in the finals again in the year after that cousins signed too them Bro steph da luckiest offensive superstar I ever seen I’m not go hurt his feelings on defense don’t never guard da best team point guards so if you guarding the sorriest player on defense shouldn’t your offense be amazing lol 😂 you should barely be tired out there playing
Lmaooo I can’t wait to return to this comment
No less than Dirk Nowitzki got in LeFraud’s head and beat him. He’s a paper champion.
Come on bro im not a lebron fan at all but Lebron is one of the all time greats, nowhere near kobe, bird, jordan greatness but he is up there with the GOAT players. He is getting old, still plays good for a 34 year old, people gotta give him some slack in my opinion, i mean not like he’s the prime lebron that we are used to anymore.
I understand, we all hate lebron cause he was so great that he fucked all of our favourite teams up year in year out, coming from a Blazers fan, but at some point we just gotta appreciate greatness and stop hatin.
Lebron isn’t even a top 5 player in the NBA right now
stop smoking crack
PG
Giannis
Harden
KD
Curry
Kawahi
Lebron
Kyrie
Doncinc
In that order
Apex Reign Gianna’s has been slightly better than Paul this season but Bruh did u really just put Luka in da Top 10 already? Come on now so disrespectful
Michael Jordan Top 5 did season
1. Giannis
2. PG
3. Harden
4. Steph
5. KD
Kawhi leonard if he played more, he’d b over James Harden
1. Giannis
2. KD
3. Kawhi
4. Curry
5. Harden
6. PG
7. Jokic
8. Embiid
9. Doncic
10. LEBRON
Lebron will never win another championship in his career again
unless he somehow goes back to the east 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
wrong
+J.Magic25 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣bet me then
Championship??? How about just making the playoffs
He will when he finishes his career in golden state
Kuzma and Ingram need more help.
Yeah they need help learning how to play defense
Nahtee They all need to 🤣
lmao
Lol it’s actually true…..lebron is playing defense like he has a shit diaper in his pants
I see what you did there…. 😂🤦♂️
LeHelp is in the west, he ain’t stiff arming Kyle Lowry and Terry Rozier in the paint to cakewalk to the Finals. 😂😂😂😂
3rd in the West didn’t mean shit at that very early point in the season, way too small of a sample size, and you don’t hear anyone making those arguments for the Clippers who held a top spot in the West for a much longer period of time ‘without’ a superstar, because it did not matter at all at those point in time. Not just the Clippers either, the Grizzlies, Kings, Mavs, Pels, and Spurs all looked good at certain point early in the season, but look at where they all are now when a majority of the season has been played.
Should have joined the Rockets
😂😂😂😂😂 Facts
+J Money 3-7 since he been back right “ohh it’s his groin” the nigga still averaging like 26 8 8 through that stretch.
+wiley schmitt Lakers had a 7-9 record vs teams above .500 Before Injury
This Lakers team is worse than that Cavs squad last year and lebron has been falling off especially on defense
Boss Dame bro what🤣🤣 if LeBron let’s people walk over him why didn’t he just give up when gsw was up 3-1??
The cavs actually had some depth.. this Lakers team has a bunch of young players with no experience
Naw the Laker are a great young team instead of Lebron Leading he literally just fits in🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️
+Boss Dame Go to the hospital absolute and complete retard that you are.
The year Lebron James called himself the GOAT is the year he’s gonna miss the playoffs 😂😂😂 you can’t make this stuff up hahaha
by the way the lakers defense has been a lot worse since Lebrons been back
fuck the ravens
Nigga lebron got hurt.If he didn’t get hurt he would’ve had a playoff spot
He is the GOAT and will not only make the playoffs but the WCF also lool dumbass. Get wrecked.
+Joey D. Dont be so gullible. Lakers had 7-9 record vs teams above .500 before injury. Enough w/ excuse that lbj got hurt. Their schedule waa easier before injury playing teams like MEM, PHX DAL 2x each. bottom fed.
LeBron fell off the cliff
+DUBBLEOO SpaceAge He’s 34, coming off an injury that caused him to miss a fucking 4th of the season. Of course his energy won’t be at 100%. He isn’t a damn cyborg. He has to choose when and where to use his energy. And since the Lakers offense is fucking dog shit, he has to score a lot. No one else can.
Bruce Wayne The stats are misleading
+Saint Aubyn Explain you’re stupid ass logic. Don’t just toss a random statement.
Lil Wayne Carter FACTS queen James is just stat padding at this point praying that 20 years down the line people forget about these laker years and the stat geeks rub on their little dicks over the numbers
+Dj Dogdick You just went full retard. Never go full retard.
Lonzo is 49-49 in his career with the Lakers but without him they are 13-30
Lonzo lol 😂 GTFOH.
+Tivo Kenevil stop being a casual Lonzo hater
Very interesting
That says something about Lonzo Ball. That kid is quiet and can’t shoot. But he brings something to the team that we need; DEFENSE. Not to mention he is extremely smart on offense, if he could shoot he’d be an all star.
+Cole Lutz So true the only thing he gotta work on is getting stronger and his offensive game
The West is a different monster. The Leastern conference made this bum soft
+hector cervantes not only that, but they had the top 3 or top 5 easiest schedule in the league up to that point.. so 4th seed didn’t mean jack shit.
+hector cervantes buddy got wrecked
+speedyfeint not only that, but half the teams were beat up! Houston was missing CP3, Curry missed a handful of games, Westbrook missed some games, McCollum has been hurt, Denver had like half the team injured etc.
hector cervantes that’s what I said it was way earlier in the season lmao like the first 20 games when teams were just figuring out who to play in what situation
+hector cervantes BIG FACTS!
Right about now I’ll take torn Achilles Kobe Bryant over lebron James and I’m so serious about that
Facts
+Skip 2 My Lou fuck lebum. Real laker fans didn’t want that piece of shit in the first place
Anime Fan SALLLLTYYY 😂😂😂
Fodder scum lmao.
I started a petition to trade Lebron James…it’s time to do what’s best for business…
http://chng.it/6BPKDQzNmf
LeSexual stans: But Lebron made 8 straight finals😭GOAT🐐
(Lebron goes west to a more talented team than Cleveland even with injuries and ends up 10th in the west)
Damn that’s goat behavior
Bruh, he got injured. They were 4th in the west before it. Your argument has no validity.
He got injured
Zach Rumney you guys do know that was barley 20 games of the season your point is also in valid
+Macanthony Onyirimba What evidence do you have that would suggest that they would drastically drop from 4th all the way to 11th if Bron didn’t get injured? That’s an extremely counter-intuitive way of thinking.
+Zach Rumney Cut out the bs. LA had 7-9 record vs +.500 teams before injury. Bottom fed🤣
Delonte West’s stepson has time to work on that album with 2Chainz when the playoffs come around.