“I don’t need to see any basketball to know that’s not good enough, neither does LeBron James” - NBA analyst says the LA Lakers need to make drastic moves to get away from play-in territory
LA Lakers News Roundup: NBA insider believes LeBron James is in pole position to own an NBA team, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar backs the new Lakers documentary on Hulu, and more - August 11, 2022
“Those 4, 5 boxes were aimed at Westbrook” - Colin Cowherd believes LeBron James' meeting with Darvin Ham and Rob Pelinka was a "wake-up call" for Russell Westbrook
“The last time they did, they smoked everybody” - Max Kellerman questions the potential of a healthy LeBron James and a healthy 8x All-Star for the Lakers
"LeBron pretending he didn't want his a** traded", "Truly excellent how even Laker propaganda is so transparently delusional" - Fans react to Russell Westbrook's expected role with the Lakers in 2022
“Jordan don’t get those rings without Pippen… Jordan couldn’t do some things better than LeBron” - Jason Williams picks LeBron James ahead of Michael Jordan in the GOAT debate
“It is KD who has total control over whether LeBron gets what he wants most this offseason” - NBA analyst says LeBron James and Kevin Durant are engaged in a proxy war, cites the nuclear option in Kyrie Irving
“Bulls found future Hall of Fame teammates like Scottie Pippen just as Jordan was at his peak, LeBron had no choice but to wander” - NBA analyst questions if LeBron James should become a mercenary and leave LA
“Those who say Jordan is the GOAT have knocked LeBron for not matching MJ’s competitive spirit” - NBA analyst believes no amount of Klutch marketing can influence LeBron James’ legacy more than winning
“Lakers feel like the country store, the kids are running it” - NBA analyst believes the LA Lakers have become "Dallas Cowboys-ish," says they feel small in Los Angeles
"His main objectives are to hold everyone accountable and foster an atmosphere of selflessness" - NBA analyst reports on LA Lakers head coach Darvin Ham's productive meeting with LeBron James
“LeBron played 37 minutes at 37" "Iverson was playing 43 minutes” - Gilbert Arenas believes players have to train their body to play above 38 minutes a game like LeBron James
"Every resource possible to compete for a championship each year he’s with the organization" - NBA insider reveals Rob Pelinka's promise to LeBron James as extension talks continue
“You look at Kareem and Michael, neither one of them ever had anything close to the 2011 Finals” - Nick Wright says LeBron James’ performance is the only argument against him being the GOAT
“You want to keep the Lakers’ feet to the fire on potentially acquiring Kyrie” - Nick Wright believes LeBron James has no reason to re-sign with Los Angeles right now
“One of the keys for LeBron to be able to do that is taking the punishment” - Nick Wright says 3x All-Star’s stylistical equivalent is LeBron James, believes he needs the extra weight to deal with punishment
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