Stephen A. Smith SOUNDS OFF and calls D’Angelo Russell ‘A DISGRACE’ as Lakers fall 0-3 | First Take

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams join Molly Qerim to talk through the Los Angeles Lakers falling behind 3-0 in the series against the Denver Nuggets.
0:00 JWill’s reaction
1:3o D’Angelo Russell did what?!
2:00 Stephen A. Smith NEEDS AN ISO!
5:00 Lakers can’t close out games?
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[@raeyadmasu1590]

Someone said Malone is playing chess while Darvin is smashing together his LeBron and AD action figures and making noises with his mouth lmao

[@LeoorLeonard]

Lmao 😂💀

[@xavierb9061]

Delusional lakers fans. Darvin has made every possible adjustment. Gm fault for not signing bigger body than ad for jokic

[@yodrewchill]

Credit to the someone then !

[@blueteck2003]

😅😅😅

[@Pswayze23]

​@@xavierb9061should've taken Dwight out of taiwan

[@michaelmcneely1377]

The Nuggets are such gentlemen. They always give the Lakers a head start before they slaughter them 🤣

[@andrewmiller6225]

Makes us clippers fans so happy

[@LeonJButler]

A 7 point win isn’t a slaughter tf

[@whereyomomat9366]

@@andrewmiller6225y’all Finn lose to the Mavs 😂

[@asstasticyeager5402]

Perfectly said.

[@lookupmarlonsaycheese9477]

These games aren’t blowouts which makes it even more frustrating I’d prefer a blowout.

[@FornBridge]

“ I’m waiting” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sethhoward9300]

I went straight to the comments lol

[@TheRealMichaelP]

He was sooo mad lmfao

[@MavDaddy]

SA hilarious lol

[@alfoster09]

Insufferable, no one cares about his face. Telling them to get the highlights off the screen. What a joke.

[@cameronfowler2670]

When are we going to get a 10 minute segment about the Nuggets? They’re the most fun and dominant team in the NBA Clearly

[@sesuneiro]

We good

[@deantalamantes6190]

no offense but Jokic has some of the ugliest highlights 😂

[@cameronfowler2670]

@@deantalamantes6190 that’s cool. He’s the best player in the league by a wide margin.

[@cameronfowler2670]

@@sesuneiro 🤡 who’s “we” 🤡

[@justinmogadas6889]

@@cameronfowler2670 you def from denver with such an ignorant statement

[@bobbycole7537]

Russell was booking his cancun vacation during that huddle 😅

[@tregainsfitness4928]

Somebody said he was checking his parlays 😂 he took his own unders

[@godssonraymond8877]

He probably was 😮

[@jemje2007]

Klay is old and got injured before. Russell is inconsistent player and can’t perform in playoffs.

[@makeyzambezi459]

😂😂 nice one

[@jemje2007]

Dluo isn’t a player that can be relied in any tough matchup in playoff series.

[@gbone1812]

Klay: I scored 0 points in a close out game Dlo: My 0 points were more impressive

[@mauricethomas3179]

He got 0 with less shots that’s way more impressive lmfao😂

[@mrelove72]

Klay us a proven winner, no comparison. Nice try though. Lol!

[@thegigisup007]

Ok so we blame DLo... that's cool cause 0pts is unacceptable! But man... Who is Guarding Aaron Gordon??? How did dude manage to get over 25pts? From dunks and layups??? Who's man kept leaving him LOL No blame to Lebron???

[@amonteallen728]

lol Klay 0 not in the books Dlo 0 is 😂😂

[@nadecha5326]

They’re cousins

[@abeceedy7461]

It baffles me that no one really understands why the Lakers can't beat Denver. They have no center! AD is not a natural center. He's said he prefers power forward. But they force him to play at center. Why did they beat Denver in 2020? Dwight Howard and Javale Mcgee, two athletic defensive centers.

[@reimixo]

What about the rest? Kcp, rondo, caruso?.... You have LeBron, AD, and some nights AR... Dlo plays for the other team, the coach doesn't Coach......

[@user-vr8mv1ci6d]

It's AD'S fault Dwight Howard ain't on the team anymore. Rajon Rondo would've given points instead of a doughnut that DLO gave the Lakeshow. Heck the average Joe out there couldve scored one bucket lol.

[@reimixo]

@@user-vr8mv1ci6d how is it ad fault if he doesn't want to play center?

[@user-vr8mv1ci6d]

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[@xavierforsyth7350]

​@@user-vr8mv1ci6dlebum stan blaming everyone but his king. Typical

[@Bennett1784]

Dlo wasn't the only one who checked out. You could see that James checked out around 4-3 minutes left. James just started throwing 3 up and didn't try to run any plays. And that 20 point turn around from the game before wasn't on Dlo, that's on the hole team.

[@xq8152]

The Lakers were up in the first half. I walked away to put the kids to bed knowing when i csme back the Nuggets would be up at least 10. I was right. 😂

[@jonathanjonesii1897]

Bruh... chill😂

[@kebadiane7380]

😂😂

[@sinatraxp8622]

I ain’t even bother lmao just went to bed

[@BangABxtchEnt]

Same here, I hopped on call of duty during half time. Came back down by 9 😭😭😭

[@noleyestoad4477]

you a genius!

[@chrisyang05]

Aaron Gordon scored more points than Reaves, Hachimura and DLo combined and he probably dribbled the ball twice all night. Oh, he guarded Lebron as well.

[@william-lloydgarrison]

He did everything you said, admittedly….. Lebron scored 26 tho and added Rebs and ASSTS…. What D-LO and REEVES ANNND Hachimura failed to do should be highlighted

[@chrisyang05]

@@william-lloydgarrison Lakers cannot match Nuggets from the third guy all the way to the end of the bench. Lebron+AD already average 58.7 pts/gm this series but they probably need to average 70 pts/gm to win 4 in a row, good luck with that.

[@xsjado_anon]

@@william-lloydgarrison Joker is a team player, that's why. He's a leader and cares about winning over personal accomplishments - Lakers would have won game 2 if Lebron wasn't so focused on the stories saying he vanished in the 4th Q in game 1, so instead of continuing to feed AD he tries to load up his own stat sheet, making AD go cold. AG scored 29 on like 5 dribbles, with Joker and Murray drawing so much attention that the others had space to feed, James doesn't defend, he doesn't have any gravity to give DLo and others space, and even if he did, he often just walks up, hands them the ball, then stands back and says "now do something", and is surprised that his teammates often have off nights...

[@william-lloydgarrison]

@@chrisyang05 I’m a Knicks fan first, but a fan of greatness, period. At NO TIME did I suggest they would or COULD win 4 in a row… I don’t disagree with what u said about “…from 3rd man down…”

[@aidanbogursky2581]

@@chrisyang05See you actually understand the game and it’s so refreshing cause all the casuals just wanna blame Lebron. Lebron and AD have been good this series but the role players have been straight up atrocious and gotten completely outplayed by the nuggets role players. For the Lakers to even have a small chance the lakers role players needed to be good and they have been awful so yea you’re right the lakers are just hoping Lebron and AD just go off which is just not a formula to win games against the best team in the league.

[@billyjenkins3672]

This doesn’t happen in a Kobe, Mj, or even D.Wade huddle .

[@GreenlightBze]

​@thetruthofChristwillneverbesto you clowns are comparing darvin ham to spoelstra, popivich and Phil Jackson? 🫵🏻🤡

[@abdul-qg3su]

Not true. It happened.

[@billyjenkins3672]

@@abdul-qg3su ive never seen a man eating peanuts in a nba huddle with them . A Phil Jackson, Pat Riley Kobe, mj, Wade lead team

[@billyjenkins3672]

@thetruthofChristwillneverbesto Greg P wasnt play

[@sheltondmello8031]

Were any of them even a superstar at 39?

[@EnzoTheBaker]

2:08 "I'M WAITING!" 😆

[@GIMIkeyy]

intern getting fired 😂😂😂😂

[@calvin12141214]

“I don’t need the highlights right now, I need an ISO.. right here.. IM WAITING !!!!” 😂😂😂 Relax man

[@topfloorslimey]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@sbeaber]

Man. Can he get any more arrogant? Answer: no.

[@x_____________]

@@sbeaber chill bro it's entertainment

[@stunnerkumah]

Nah he the boss fr

[@LuisTorres-uq1sm]

😂

[@Clara_linking]

Lebron got back cut by Gordon for at least 10 of his points - but yeah let’s blame D-Lo for everything

[@fredooogoated8335]

That wasn’t the only reason they loss tho d Lo with the 0 points 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thegigisup007]

Man this was exactly my point... Lakers were scoring enough to be in the game ! But not stopping a guy who literally does not shoot 3s or even reg shots (all dunks and layups) was the real reason they lost ! They blame everyone else, but the 1 guy that kept losing him on the baseline

[@BrandonJones-wt1op]

Bro Dlo had 0points are we really talking

[@am_morley_3086]

Thank you, We need to start talking about how bad Lebron is at off-ball defense at this point in his career. I’ve seen him give up easy back cuts countless times this series because he’s caught ball watching and then after almost each given up bucket he’ll point at someone else and get upset with his teammates that the bucket happened 😂

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Lebron can do no wrong. Everyones fault but Lebrons.

[@darthf698]

I'm sick and tired of blaming everyone but LeBron

[@kickzandpunchez9823]

How is it lebron fault tho? Lebron ain’t 25, so u can’t expect the same thing out him. Nuggets just a superior team

[@kauffamn1016]

Lebronze the leader . His body language and mentality says it all . Excuses

[@tyg4328]

The guy averaging 26 pts 7 plus asts & rebounds it’s his fault?

[@kauffamn1016]

@@tyg4328 yeah it’s his fault . He’s a supposed savant , and self proclaimed goat right ? He’s the leader of his team . So if they get swept , he’s the reason . Poor leadership .

[@CarolynRay-ef2fd]

I agree that’s a every year they blame Westbrook one year now Dlo lol Labrum just old and needs to retire those old legs got to many miles on the and it’s showing will somebody tell the truth

[@redfoxx1417]

Never heard people blame Derek Fisher or gasol for the lakers losing. Sports coverage today is politics and sensationalism

[@lets_play_a_game268]

Saw a segment on ESPN today that said “PURPLE & FOLD”😂😂😂

[@beerang904]

That's wild 🤣

[@uniqwiab8679]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LefontLeeFilms]

😅😭🫠

[@Youngchris97.]

Bruh 💀

[@ericradford2142]

What else is new?

[@adventurek2066]

Denver chemistry is on another level. The first 5 of Nuggets are just perfect fit. Jokic,Murray,Gordon,Porter and KCP.

[@martyleija1394]

And that 's cuz the Nuggets haven't played great as we know they can and yet someone posted a video saying that lebron showed up to practice 7 hours earlier before the game and yet Lebron makes a comment "it's just basketball

[@JayCity10]

I wish Bruce Brown was still there. But he chose the money over potential dynasty aspirations.

[@Edison.m3806]

We know the starting 5 😂😂

[@MrOBJECTIVETRUTH]

Sure Denver is good, but Miami beat them twice. Lakers are just trash…. Can’t even beat them once!!! Denver is great! But u can’t even beat them once!

[@rodleyeriffe9149]

​@@JayCity10You know he has regrets. Everytime he comes back to Denver... he feels the love and misses it.

[@GodfreyTheCreator]

Crazy how before the season, everyone was talking up Reaves as the third option, but everyone blaming Dlo

[@xelaju8]

Russel behaving like that, just goes to show the lack of leadership LeBron has. Plz let's not make excuses.

[@7sixreese]

Everybody LeBron has played with has spoken highly of him as a leader. Even the analysts that hate him the most. You can’t lead guys to want to be focused. You have to WANT to be focused. But sure you know what it takes to lead in the NBA..

[@xelaju8]

@@7sixreese At this point it does not matter what anybody says. What it matters is facts.

[@7sixreese]

@@xelaju8 and what’s the facts? The Lakers just can’t beat the reigning champs who have a soon to be 3x MVP in his prime ? Nvm like you said nothing anybody says matters right not even us 😂

[@derekduram4514]

Dude D’lo is a grown man this has nothing to do with LeBron

[@Silentpixel2024]

​@@7sixreeseit shows lack of discipline of course his teammates would loved him. Jordan and Kobe was hated because they hold their teammates accountable lol that's the difference between them

[@EaglesMeth7]

“You miss 100% of the shots you dont take!” DLO & Klay: 😳

[@normanhopsonjr6555]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mrmillennium2697]

I'd trade DLo for Tobias Harris then release Tobias Harris

[@isiahbraun8704]

Nah they took em they just missed badly

[@estalineking]

Klay is one of the top 3-5 best shooters ever to play the game .what is dlo tho🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Silentpixel2024]

​@@mrmillennium2697you lakers fans wanted everyone. It doesn't matter if the other teams wanted your players or not hahaha delusional

[@gbone1812]

Dlo now understands how Russell Westbrook felt playing in with the Lakers

[@Itsjustlikemagic]

Difference is that Russ gave it his all in LA. He just plays too recklessly and cannot shoot. D-Lo doesn’t always plays with full effort and cares more about social media than basketball. He’s another diva like BS!

[@UnoTheUno]

Westbrook actually showed up and performed, Dlo not so much

[@robertmeadows2450]

Don’t you ever mention Dlo in the same sentence as a hall of fame player ever again.

[@_ktal93]

Bro, he had ZERO points.

[@DJ_-]

He was there before Russ so that doesn't make sense

[@jadenvsphilly9098]

Stephen A. Was like I'm waiting 😂😂😂😂

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Great show.👍

[@handsomehippy731]

"I'M WAITING!" SAS Wildin.. He's probably rude to his staff and everyone else

[@goose7732]

Such a diva fr 🤣🤣🤣

[@Jezebel568]

💀

[@zerimar26]

It's the Stephen A syndrome. He thinks he's somebody important because he gives his opinions on sports. 😂😂

[@beans2605]

He thinks he’s at home with his KZbin staff. These people can snap their fingers and get you off the air overnight. Chill w/ the attitude. A DLO topic ain’t worth all this.

[@Kgotso25]

Kills me everytime when he does this😂😂

[@octoberlife]

That man Steven a said IM WAITING!!!! 😂😂😂 EGO THROUGH THE ROOF

[@doeboy9685]

I was on the flo😂😂😂

[@Kingta17]

I meant SAS on a flight from Houston to New York. He definitely comes off as arrogant, but idk it might be a new York thing.

[@ptyboxing4938]

Dude is a pos narcassist..

[@derreachristopher6862]

I swear dat was funny ASF 😂

[@baiteme]

Hes ESPNs biggest personality so I'm not surprised lol

[@giant1779]

"I'm waiting" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sasalakzo9288]

Cmon guys, we should appreciate the times we are living in, because your Le goat is making history before our very eyes ....

[@RomnysGonzalez]

WHY ARE WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE LAKERS INSTEAD OF THE NUGGETS GREATNESS? Every single video is from the Lakers perspective

[@TheHuskyK9]

Because everyone is expecting the Lakers to lose and LA is the biggest market in sports. Try to keep up.

[@tmill6422]

@@TheHuskyK9they cry the same tune every year idk how they don’t get tired of it

[@zzoopp2]

Because nobody cares about the nuggets

[@lemmypop1300]

@@TheHuskyK9 In all of the sports or just basketball? Cause if we look at all of the sports Real Madrid makes Lakers look like some backwater village club. And talking about cities and sports markets London has beaten LA too with Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham.

[@floydd4779]

Because who cares about the city of Denver 😂😂😂

[@Dryltd]

"rules are different for LeBron James" That's the problem! JWill. Rules are different and they are still losing.

[@sainttrunks1982]

i know right

[@nicholaswillis1781]

Right. Why should LeBron get passes while everyone else gets the Heat. LeBron is apart of the team and he needs to get the Heat as well. Secondly, the Lakers wanted to get rid of D-Lo for a whole straight year. That man feels like they ain’t checking for him so why check for them. Lastly, when the Nuggets sweep the Lakers the debate will finally be dead with LeBron being the GOAT.

[@yamenashraf2495]

Dlo reminds me of Dembele in Barcelona, same sickness.

[@deandreclem9605]

Back to back sweeps

[@Ao-goat]

"I dont need highlights, i need an iso, IM WAITING" LMFAO 😂

[@JohnWickjr]

He's such an entitled dbag.

[@lodeci]

Bro this is why I watch FT , SAS hilarious

[@rudeboyz31]

That is so distasteful

[@sesuneiro]

​@@rudeboyz31grow a pair

[@lodeci]

@@rudeboyz31 I’m here to tell you right now… WE DONT CARE…

[@ryandiggs5227]

Most of Aaron Gordon’s points came against Lebron “It’s just basketball” James

[@melvinhhcp3615]

Facts. Lol

[@yahiaali4059]

Aaron gordon wasn’t doing anything crazy just cutting to the basket lebron just always ball watching. That’s how u know he’s getting old

[@LeoorLeonard]

You guys are 1d1ots expecting the oldest guy in the league to score 30 a night and play excellent defence too, who has ever done that, use your tw0 bra1n c3lls

[@meayers7]

The lack of pride, this man had the nerve to be pissed he didn’t get a DPOTY award 😂😂😂 can’t make this ish up

[@lucjanredulla]

LeBron is old bro, that's how Denver play in the whole year. Aaron Gordon is just too good in cutting to the basket. Everyone knows LeBron is lazy defender

[@L0VEJ0NES]

So no one is going to call out Hachimura for only scoring 3 and 5 points in the last two games??

[@o751106]

They not calling no plays for DLo. He gets the scraps. If he’s not included in the play by play, how can he get a rhythm?

[@AnuThePoet9]

Rs I’m wondering the same thing. He plays best with the ball in his hands. Not standing still in the corner. But whatever, I feel bad for him. The ad dlo pick n roll has been money all season n they didn’t do it once last night shi insane

[@lucianodadon7822]

They to busy pandering to that old man ​@@AnuThePoet9

[@bokim2505]

Agreed. He played only 24 mins in G3. He went 0-7 and 6 of them were from the 3 PT line. He needed easier baskets & more mins to get back into rhythm.

[@chingaeland3311]

The “ I don’t need highlights, I need iso” is a tough line

[@leir2005]

Stephen A putting on his executive producer hat

[@diamondhickspharmd2808]

That was hard

[@backh00d]

Never got a ISO on the court so this counts in his mind

[@eus8964]

Y’all are easy to impress. It’s not a bar- it’s pathetic and childish coming from a 60-year old. The ego on this dude!

[@dieselprime33]

​@@eus8964 I couldn't agree more. Pathetic

[@Forsecondbreakfast]

Unc went into hiding this morning 😂

[@TheGamerGuy9]

Facts 😂💯

[@robertmeadows2450]

He’s only on First Take on Monday’s and Tuesday’s though. Exception being when SAS can’t host, he sometimes lets Unc host.

[@desmondjefferson2127]

🤣😂🤣 Because SAS would have asked him, did Micheal Jordan ever lose like this, with this pathetic scoring in at least 4 different playoff runs??? 😂🤣😂🤣

[@therealtonyt2538]

Lies watch nightcap

[@cleekmaker00]

@@therealtonyt2538 Unc and Ocho talkin' last night after the game. Lotta stuff on their plate with the NFL Draft and all but Unc talked about it.

[@darrylcoleman9233]

The Nuggets about to give the Lakers a 4piece spicy with sweet & sour sauce😂

[@jerrellsimpson3945]

2:09 lol Stephen A hate when the producers are late changing the shot 😂

[@415boxing3]

D’Angelo Russell was going to be the medias scapegoat even if this series went seven

[@rohw0016]

Nah, MFer was same in MN. That’s why we got him TF out here. Half the time I didn’t know he was on our team. He’s a cancer to a cohesive team.

[@david-ug4qc]

Frfr they always target somebody to vilify it was Anthony Davis ,darvin

[@415boxing3]

@@rohw0016 if D’Angelo Russell was the same in Minnesota, then why did LeBron James want the Lakers to trade for him? The Lakers others play with no rhythm because LeBron James constantly has the ball in his hands while they just standing in their spots waiting to shoot a three-pointer How are you supposed to get into any type of rhythm when you constantly just standing in one spot and there’s no movement with the Lakers offense, TF out of here

[@drgta6]

He went 0-0-0, so it's too easy to blame him...

[@jeffsamuels2539]

Lmao 📠 they keep calling him the starting PG. Does Bron know he’s the starting pg, cause LeUsage Rate always dominating the ball

[@mac_94]

Stop it! Y’all said the lakers were contenders and won the offseason. This is not only D Lo’s fault.

[@solidsnake8331]

Hiw are they contenders when they're barely in the playoffs?

[@mac_94]

@@solidsnake8331 I don’t think they were contenders. I’m restating what the media said

[@RR-in7do]

​They said they were contenders at the beginning of the season

[@randalljr17]

The man had zero points. A basket a quarter would’ve won them the game. He isn’t the only reason bc LeBron needs to chill a little on hero ball and the Lakers can protect the ball better but DLo was pathetic last night

[@user-sx5fn8yo5s]

​@@solidsnake8331you lebron twerkers said boy stop playing

[@theblip4748]

This series is the prefect example of what happens when a team gives up on their coach that man can’t even convince that team to play a highschool basketball team at this point blow it up

[@jonnytang9949]

D-Zero shows up all the time, he played hard before trade deadline so Lakers wouldn’t ship him

[@willemdee]

I saw a whole lot of “Lakers in 6” before the game started💀💀💀

[@yourenotthatguy6295]

Those are the delusional Lakers fans.

[@dayus_pita]

To think lakers in 6 not even 7 but 6 , the audacity

[@jetsettech8804]

I only saw one and that was nick wright. No one with common sense thought the Lakers were going to win this series.

[@metalpharaoh3025]

⁠@@jetsettech880450% of lakers fans must not have common sense then

[@juanthompson8016]

Straight facts 💯. No Diddy 😂😂​@@yourenotthatguy6295

[@mitchellcooper1475]

D Lo look so unbothered being on that phone😂😂😂

[@davidcanada1801]

😭😭😭😭

[@SEELAYTRAY777]

Why should he care they didn't want him there in the first place and seven times his three-pointers have had to save them why don't we ask the shooting guard and the small forward

[@SuperRobertoClemente]

He was texting his mom: I'm in trouble! Get me outta here! 🤣

[@KyFiGz]

Every time dlo shot he was lucky to graze the net. Dudes buns

[@BigMac156]

"I need an ISO.. I'M WAITING" This guy is so full of himself

[@moonskeetz]

D.Lo? LOL Looks like Stephen A smith missed the video of Russell on the bench checked out and is trying to catch up @1:22

[@reyesrn1935]

Yea 0 points is unacceptable. That being said, blaming a player that only took 7 shots is crazy! Rui only 4 shot attempts (Shot 50%), Dinwiddie only 8 shot attempts, Gabe Vincent only 4 shot attempts (Shot 50%) and prince only 8 shot attempts and they All played 20+ minutes! Lakers need to get everyone involved! A Role Player shouldn't be getting Most of the blame!

[@spleep2180]

But Jeanie has a crush on Darvin Ham so its hard to change the nonexistent system

[@memebobs9011]

He took 13 shots, 0/6 FG and 0/7 3pt

[@kalinbyrd9906]

Agreed 💯 They talking about D lo like he's a All Star who they brought in as trio smh

[@vanjones1749]

Exactly what I’m saying, example is Embid who playing on almost one leg did what he had to do to win and scored 50pts. Lebron or AD is gonna have to have that type of game to beat the nuggets. Enough blaming the role players every game

[@vanjones1749]

@@kalinbyrd9906exactly

[@austingreen1274]

It’s like Aaron Gordon said, “it’s not about them, it’s about us.”

[@deucetrey4202]

2:15 *”IM WAITING”* 😂😂😂😂 SAS😂😂😂

[@alex4863]

For me it’s kinda ironic, cause back in the day when we were having conversations amongst best bigs between Jokic,Embiid, KAT,and Giannis. I was saying Jokic,Giannis,KAT,and Embiid amongst talent wise(people thought I was insane to put Embiid to last) and was saying Lebron should team with Jokic n Murray when he was gonna move from Cleveland. Now it turns out to be his biggest Achilles now, wow really astonishing to me.

[@Odhran2017]

Never blame lebron it's insane he let gordon get 30 on him and was 1 of 6 from 3 but let's blame the role player like he's a superstar as usual lmao

[@TommyCruz-ec9xv]

Stop it, dlo having possessions and actually contributing would’ve had a whole different outcome. Maybe less ball possession for Gordon? Blame the problem in hand, it’s domino effect from there.

[@philemonx]

FACTS

[@zacheryseymour7297]

@@TommyCruz-ec9xv lebron played 10 minutes in the 3rd quarter took 2 shots and made 1 shot, the lakers had a 5pt lead when the 3rd quarter started. How much of that was DLo fault? Stop making excuses for Lebum James when he comes up short because that’s what happened and then he statpadded in the 4th quarter to make his stats look a little better so he can avoid the blame

[@jps0583]

@@zacheryseymour7297 so when he scores in the 4th he is stat padding but when he doesn’t score in the 3rd he’s trash🤣🤣🤣I’ve watched basketball for 30+ years and Lebron is the only star I’ve seen where ppl say he should get all the blame despite a teammate going 0-7 like DLO just did🤣🤣u Lebron haters r hilarious

[@tigerhoods7927]

lol that’s not apart of their narrative 😂

[@AlexGonzalez-mq4im]

Just a suggestion, They should stop planning big things when Denver is in town.

[@crowdsurf]

So good😂

[@davidstevenson9368]

Pretty much

[@jpezy901]

Seems like that would have been the first good idea someone in PR dept should have had

[@jonthomson9262]

Denver is now a "scheduled loss" for the lakers.

[@Brian-bq8tj]

Nah cause at the end of the day 17 chips are better than 1. Hopefully jokic can win you 16 more in a row then we can talk about Denver 😂

[@mckaybrown7949]

Love that he brought up the late great Jerry Sloan

[@k.nosponsor]

Moe Nah what was he doing not in the huddle though 😂😂

[@deaddropholiday]

D-Lo being on his phone is the least of the Lakers concerns.

[@reimixo]

Yeah, 0 points is worse, the coach, lack of One tbh, even worse...... Needing AD to guard everybody is another.....

[@nine9_abyss]

Not surprised. Just look at the team captain. You would know why

[@goofy_xf6223]

@@reimixothe biggest problem on the lakers is LeBron. He has to get his stats and that’s the mission first and foremost. Winning is secondary

[@rjjohn2241]

@@goofy_xf6223100% accurate

[@spunkdragon2018]

@@goofy_xf6223 This guy gets it

[@robertmeadows2450]

Props to AD this series and this whole season. He’s been doing his job.

[@melvinhhcp3615]

Agreed!!!

[@thugnif1cent]

Except game 2 4th quarter lol

[@denisako6493]

​@@thugnif1centthey didn't play through him LeSwept try to be the hero

[@kaferrat]

Forget regular season. AD has had pretty much no impact in 2nd halves of this series. 😑🤣

[@kingovharts]

Amazing he stayed upright this year.

[@MyAb111]

If he’s not scoring, and he’s not playing defense, why in he even in the game??? He should’ve been sitting at the end of the bench for the last 3 quarters.

[@tylerthegiraffe]

SAS calling for his iso was hilarious

[@kratos2105]

Gordon was destroying Bron playing volleyball every time bron shot lmaoo

[@philw8080]

Only guy better than Gordon is a healthy Kawhi. He's super underrated both ends of the court, but then again, most guys on the Nuggets not named Jokic are all underrated. As of right now, I'll take Gordon over Kawhi just on health alone. Denver is killing iso basketball, so Kawhi having the iso edge over Gordon means absolutely nothing when you can have a teammate like Jokic AND Murray. Gordon+Jokic+MPJ are just destroying the boards, the three together averages like 40RPG it's insane.

[@kratos2105]

@@philw8080 bro u eating Gordon shaft atp there are plenty players better than Gordon although he isn’t a scrub

[@philw8080]

@@kratos2105 tell me who? Tatum? lol. Name one SF, should be easy. Only guy I can think of is maybe Jimmy Butler. Tatum just a stat padder.

[@SoggySlopster]

lebron's attitude ruins every single game. head shaking, complaining, shrugging at a teammates mistakes. you're up 5 complaining, then you don't get back on defense, turn the ball over, and then all of a sudden you're down by 10. absolutely ridiculous. the body language is if I dont win Ima blame you and I cannot be wrong. Incoming all the lakers fans asking people to count their rings and how Lebron is no1 best ever. This way we all can blame DLO again Hurray!

[@jps0583]

When did Lebron blame his teammates? I swear u Lebron haters just make up things to be mad about🤣🤣Lebron the only star I’ve seen in my 30 years watching basketball where we can clearly see other players like dlo not play well and u still wanna put all the blame on Lebron🤣🤣u Lebron haters r hilarious🤣

[@philemonx]

@@jps0583his entire career he tells us how he’s the best and his supporting cast, and during the post game he threw them under the bus. It’s lebrons fault he bout to be the first superstar to get swept back to back

[@SOURJDADDY]

@@jps0583it was in the postgame. Unfortunately bronsexuals like yourself like to call everyone haters when we fairly criticize LeBron

[@jps0583]

@@philemonx MJ got swept back to back and so did shaq so no he’s not about to be the first superstar swept back to back🤣🤣and when did he throw his teammates under the bus? Like I said u Lebron haters just fabricate arguments just to argue🤣

[@butterfreeman]

@@jps0583ignore this clown I’ve seen this copy n pasted in other videos

[@masseyanthony74]

Stephen A on Russell: Me and you were sitting on the set he scored as many points as us 😂

[@DXSRRR]

NAH airballing a wide open fadeaway in the paint is CRAZY

[@Mario-ll7lf]

AD is playing with "I am not the reason we will get swept energy."

[@Bran-Da-Don]

😂😂😂 So is LeBron. They know they won't get blamed for this when it's over.

[@jelanibrown3733]

It was DLO last year. Jokic/AD is always gonna be a marquee matchup. DLO plays horribly against every elite guard in the NBA, no exception.

[@JustinHarris305]

And he’s not wrong

[@nadecha5326]

They put up enough points to not get blame

[@kingkyrie5140]

What’s this weird obsession with posting people’s tweets as comments

[@igotclampsonhof6288]

DLO chose the wrong game to do his best klay thompson impression

[@rnfl2435]

Yeah but klays a 4 time champion and dlos a nobody

[@user-sx5fn8yo5s]

But but but lebron needs help😂😂

[@benjaminsmith2287]

Terrible comment. DLo can't stand in Klay's shadow. And Klay is an old player now.

[@AdmiralXolo]

​@@benjaminsmith2287Funny how a few bad games make people forget how lethal D'lo has been. He's just having a bad series. SAS just talking out of his, Dlo is the bordrrline 2nd best player on the Lakers

[@nadecha5326]

@@benjaminsmith2287Steph is older too but still carrying the team

[@Regularguy92]

AD at the 4 Dwight or McGee type bigs rotate at the 5, 3 and D wings. Pelinka this is the formula, Darvin this is the formula. Guaranteed your not getting swept if you didn’t tweak that template from 2020.

[@brandonlill1261]

I thought ham had everyone checked in and paying attention to details? Was AD right? Because it looks like a starter isnt in the huddle

[@armonbell2535]

AD, LeBron, and AR all scored over 20 points. Nobody else on the team scored over 10… This is the third game where there has been no second-half adjustments… that’s extremely telling

[@pb7even]

You shouldn’t even count AR 20 most of those points were in Garbage Time, he was bad for a majority of that game.

[@yahiaali4059]

Dlo should score at least 10 points he just always folds when u need him most. Plus he’s a cone on defence

[@Thrashippie]

Ar played good literally one game and it was decent not good stop over hyping him his not it he was way better last year

[@pokemaster211]

The problem with the lakers is they only have 2 legit starting 5 players. The other 3 are bench players at best and the rest of the bench shouldnt even be on the team

[@K12127]

@@yahiaali4059seems like they all fold under pressure

[@Princeofluv11]

The good part about this is when the lakers are out the playoffs it’s finally go open up this show to talk about other teams more. I wanna hear more about the younger upcoming stars on other teams.

[@screwheadtx3658]

Bron needs to hang it up and let the young boys have the light already

[@spurstilidie4637]

Unfortunately somehow someway they will still talk about Lebron & the Lakers smh

[@Really........]

All they will talk about is what will be next from Bronze and his son.

[@b.r3228]

They'll still somehow fit in the Lakers with the Olympics and off season moves and adding every free agent plus Steph curry to the roster.

[@shahidmufti795]

they'll probably talk about LeBron's next door neighbor and AD's favorite hair stylist..

[@GabesVibes]

Stephan A: he scored as much as we did on the bench 😅 (talking about D’lo)

[@sokof6001]

I’ve been a therapist for over 30 years in San Diego, California, The Nuggets fans have PTSD from the Lakers championships after championships after champions x17 Championships to be exact. 😂

[@OGGOAT23]

Imagine media blaming Luke Longley or someone for Bulls struggles.bboyyy the standards

[@knowmekingsquad9898]

So we comparing LUKE LONGLEY impact to D'Angelo Russell 😂😂

[@kainenocturnal2935]

You still have time to delete this comment brodie...wild comparison

[@dustierbottoms]

He’s not wrong…check the Kobe/shaq or Kobe/Pau lakers and see what kind of help they had. Their 3rd and 4th options only contributed about 10ppg. I never heard anyone crying or pinning the blame on fish or artist or Rick fox.

[@desmondjefferson2127]

THANK YOU!!

[@tahmiddewan5480]

@@dustierbottoms 10 points is more than 0 points (D'Lo) FYI.

[@Actlikemjsmith]

This DLo thing has gotten blown out of proportion. The game was over and they all knew it. This is a scaoegoat for the fact Darvin Ham has lost the locker room. This is not about DLo 😂

[@JohnWickjr]

Darvin Ham? This is on LeCon not leading his team. Everyone knows that he's the de facto coach. LeCon routinely drags azz and doesn't defend and occasionally blocks a shot from behind because he knows that Sportscenter loves that. His body language also speaks volumes. Whenever the Nuggets would score, he slumped his shoulders and had his head down. Zero heart.

[@FrankCruzFilms]

When are you guys gonna realize there is no coaching a LeBron lead team. LeBron just goes out there and dictates everything. The Lakers have no system at all and that’s Lebrons fault no one else’s.

[@darrelldaniels9425]

​@@FrankCruzFilms how it LeBron he not the Coach

[@robertwalker7193]

Bruh as a starting point guard … you shouldn’t put up 0 points… that’s something bench players do

[@LouiHimDuncan]

DLO scores 8 points they win lmao 😂 let alone 30

[@z.kramer6027]

i feel so sorry for Dlo man. great player who gets blamed for his team not being championship lvl. all the slander is obviously effecting his mind and it's a shame because he's a great auxiliary player and who knows what he could become in the future.

[@thetruth3459]

Everybody was all wet when dlo was on a heater for a month or two 🤣 where those people at now 😂

[@user-ke6ck6jp3e]

Coaching is not a problem, Dlo is not a problem, total absence of leadership on the floor is the PROBLEM

[@SilentMovements305]

And that ladies n gentlemen is lebron ramon james But like they said rukes are different for lebron james

[@kennyjdm4912]

D'Angelo Russel has already checked out of the series . I be surprise if Russell if still on the Lakers next season .

[@RR-in7do]

I'll be surprised if he's with them the next game. 😂😂

[@eeeyooohoh]

lol hes not even following the lakers on IG

[@roddyboethius1722]

If the glove don't fit, you must a quit

[@RR-in7do]

@@roddyboethius1722 "acquit" bro. 😂

[@roddyboethius1722]

@@RR-in7do accident on purpose 😂

[@janetstorm7881]

It's always ironic and even humorous for Stephen A. Smith to call other people a disgrace! This is why I love watching Charles, Kenny and Shaq on their show rather than ESPN First Take.

[@onielbailey845]

The race is not far the swift but who can endure to the end

[@tyson2496]

As a Nuggets fan, I can't begin to describe how elated it makes me feel to see Stephen A. cry about the Fakers. The Denver Nuggets are the Lakers' DADDY!!

[@desireerdawson933]

SAS isn't crying literally. He's just appalled by what the Lakers are letting the Nuggets do to theim. AGAIN!

[@xavierforsyth7350]

17>1

[@brandonmauer20]

So when D-Lo has a good game (game 2) and Lebron could’ve hit a wide open 3 to win the game, still it’s D-Lo’s fault they are 0-3. When Lakers had double digit leads every game, I sn’t that when we say “Superstars” close the games?? Always moving the goal posts when he brings in ratings.

[@ZXSM]

Lebron had a whole red carpet of space too.😂

[@randalljr17]

It was a poor choice by LeBron in game but no NBA starter should ever have zero points. He’s soft and should’ve done better. A basket a quarter would’ve won them the game

[@stanleygeorge7153]

The Lakers can't play defense. Is that simple.

[@CarlosGutierrez-qw6pr]

How was Dlo in game 1?

[@brandonmauer20]

@@randalljr17 I agree, he’s not playing well, but to say he’s the problem when they’ve held double digit leads just isn’t true. Your best players bring home wins and besides some stay padding, Lebron and AD haven’t shown up in 4th quarters to control the game and bring it home.

[@air-run3984]

D lo played in Mn, when he got traded to LA we were like, sucks to be them.

[@jesserochford7278]

As a Nuggets fan of 30 years, this is so much fun to watch play out. 😂😅

[@ProphSZN]

Bro said Austin Reaves showed up ? He actually just reads the box score lmao. Reaves was 4/13 with 2 mins left. He made 4 straight baskets in garbage time so it looked like he balled out 😂

[@reimixo]

Thank you.... Reaves been Trash... Dlo is dlo... Ham is not a coach..... Ad has to guard 1-5.... This team is hot trash.... They seem good because they have 2 top 10 players.... But this ain't the 90s... Now it's 5v5 fr....

[@reimixo]

But honestly, a competent coach could do something... Atleast call a timeout... Tell dlo to not shoot 20x or since he can't do anything on offense get out of here....

[@chan13153]

@@reimixo facts lebron had no help. It's literally 1v5 out there.

[@ProphSZN]

@@chan13153 ad hands down outplayed lebron every game so how can it be 1v5 for him

[@Silentpixel2024]

They show up when Lebron is gone because his presence is affecting his teammates negatively. Lakers beat Boston and Bucks without Lebron. They play beautiful basketball without Lebron

[@emagik12]

Like Charles Barkley said it always someone else's fault when they lose 😆

[@jerrelscott418]

“I’m waiting 💅” Sassy A. Smith 😂😂

[@Zerotrigger77]

How about calling out the so called leader of the team for giving up on the floor and saying "It's just basketball" in his postgame interview, rather than constantly calling out the roleplayers.

[@Michael-ku4ot]

“Wolves got fleeced for DLo !” 🤣🤣

[@vikenmanjikian4607]

D’lo being made the scapegoat again… the team blaming him when they know what he’s about, he needs to be featured in the offense to be effective, so if you don’t feature him and he plays bad, that’s on the team

[@dgips455]

thank u

[@snypes-nj7oi]

The biggest take away is actually the fact that nikola actually makes others better and others get better when they leave bron shadow look at how love Wade and bosh etc declined playing with the goat and what they was,before then look at ingram hart etc after bron

[@knowEgo]

We knew the DLo blame was coming lol. Anytime you have the name Russell you’re getting blamed 😂😂😂

[@mr3000sr]

Naw anytime you score 0 points chump lol telling that bs

[@lwshamilton44]

Are you trying to say the blame is not justified? He had 0 points. ZERO POINTS. IN A PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL GAME.

[@knowEgo]

@@lwshamilton44 I blame Dlo for have zero points- you can’t be a starter; on any level…high school, college etc. and not score any points as a starter! But I don’t blame him for the loss….the lakers got crushed on the rebounds and that’s not on him as a guard, Arron Gordon had a playoff career high 29 points and that’s Lebron’s assignment - Hachimura had 5 points and got lit up by MPJ in the third quarter! So although DLo played horrible he wasn’t the reason they lost!

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

@@knowEgo This is why you NEVER play with LeBron! When you win, "It's because of LeBron". When he loses, you get 100% of the blame

[@xavierforsyth7350]

​@@EduardoOliveira-zx9juTHANK YOU. THAT IS SO TRUE.

[@SpaceGhost92]

After the national media talked up Lebron and the lakers and some even said they are real contenders, boy is it sweet to watch them get swept again 😂😂😂

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

Nuggets consistently out-hustled Lakers for offensive rebounds: Game 1: Nuggets 15, Lakers 6 Game 2: Nuggets 9, Lakers 4 Game 3: Nuggets 14, Lakers 8

[@ethiopiantube6474]

I love it . I hate lebron

[@ballnshyt5437]

@@ethiopiantube6474 off course you do lol

[@pepegachamp684]

​@@ethiopiantube6474ofc u do. He is everything and more than ull ever be so its omly natural😅

[@tootrill5622]

@@pepegachamp684happiness is relative you imbecile… jokes on you really

[@somizerminecraft3017]

"He scored as much point as us"😂😂😂😂

[@ClipVerse1304]

Ad was missing in 4th quarter why

[@tonychaaya3330]

No one wants to talk about Lebrons contract being the reason for Lakers being mid at best

[@gugy68]

And Jeannie probably will pay him the max if he wants to stay.

[@yourenotthatguy6295]

He deserves it

[@LeoorLeonard]

He deserves every penny and so does ad, and Vanderbilt. Dlo doesn’t, Reeves doesn’t, rui doesn’t.

[@carlosdcpcg]

😂😂😂 LA wants Stars Tho. They've never built. They Don't know how.

[@tonychaaya3330]

@@LeoorLeonard if he wants to win, he needs to take less, he is old and gasses out, its just facts.

[@attinger117]

We all knew D-Lo was going to take the heat today lol. This is literally who D-Lo is as a player. One night he will give you 30, the next 0. He’s not a starter, he would be a good 6th man.

[@mellarx1277]

This Denver Nuggets team reminds me of the LA Lakers of Kobe/Shaq/Horry/Fox/Fisher. Snickers on opponents early leads then just swats them opponents with a yeah right attitude. How apropos - the roles have reversed, the snickers of the legendary Lakers coming back to bite them.

[@Si-yq7uc]

Why this page never on my homepage ?

[@senorreggaeton]

2:14-2:16. " I'm WAITING." Now Stephen A is going off on the cameraman too lol

[@GodsSoldier376]

Yeah that was dirty

[@brentclemons7951]

He didn’t need to do all that

[@senorreggaeton]

@@GodsSoldier376 I agree. Also, the sad thing about it is that on top of the abuse from SAS, ESPN will probably punish the cameraman to rub salt in the wound.

[@senorreggaeton]

@@brentclemons7951 yeah it was a bit too much for sure.

[@GodsSoldier376]

@@senorreggaeton fax 📠