“We know that when Bronny is up, Gilbert will sign him, he’ll draft him, he’ll do whatever he has to do to make LeBron happy” - Bart Scott on if the Lakers should try to convince LeBron James to return to Cleveland
“You’re asking LeBron James in March to give me NBA Finals Game 2-type performances” - Jay Williams wishes LA Lakers had a Pat Riley-like figure to convince him to lessen his minutes
“You made the mess, you clean it up” - Stephen A. Smith says LeBron James doesn’t get to sit down for the remainder as the Lakers roster is primarily his responsibility
“You shouldn’t make your player the man in charge of the whole operation” - Bomani Jones says the Lakers have given LeBron James too much power as their struggles continue
“You have to have the killer will, you have to have the supreme Jordan-esque confidence to say ‘I don’t care who you are’” - Skip Bayless on Lebron James shying away from making clutch free throws
“Positively profound evidence as to why he should not be the GOAT, he’s number 2 all-time” - Stephen A. Smith reacts to LeBron James giving up a clutch layup in the loss to the Houston Rockets
"If you're going to a retirement facility, they’re not playing basketball" - Shannon Sharpe asserts that age is the biggest factor behind LA Lakers' current woes
"The 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers officially died a miserable underwhelming death" - NBA analyst's damning assessment of LeBron James and co., as their season continues to look bleak
"You decide to pass the ball to Carmelo Anthony?" - NBA analyst on LeBron James' clutch ability compared to Michael Jordan, and expectations from him to give NBA Finals MVP-like performances
"I don't even like talking about the Lakers bro" - Kendrick Perkins lashes out at LA Lakers disappointing performances as they lose to bottom-ranked Houston Rockets
"I wasn't in a position to feel like I could have a great look" - LeBron James dissects his decision to give up a potential game-winning layup in loss to the Houston Rockets
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