LeBron and Lakers locked in, are the Warriors cooked? | NBA | Speak

LeBron James commented about the Los Angeles Lakers playing well, saying “it’s that time of the year”. Joy Taylor, James Jones, LeSean McCoy, and Ric Bucher ask if the Lakers are clicking at the right time, and if LeBron can still lead the Lakers to a playoff run. Plus, they discuss whether or not the Golden State Warriors dynasty is officially cooked.
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LeBron and Lakers locked in, are the Warriors cooked? | NBA | Speak
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[@brikskwadmafia6526]

when it comes to nba, slick ric saves this show. the lbj dickriders are wild af, like do you not remember watching in the 90s? or the 00s? lebum single handedly destroyed basketball being a 69 265 lb man that flops like a 58 160 lb point guard and swapped teams everytime it got hard for him. true legends stay on one MAYBE 2 teams and go through the growing pains of growing your franchise that drafted you, aka kobe and mi the TRUE killers. LONGEVITY DOES NOT EQUATE TO GREATNESS 1. mj 2. kobe 3. bird 4. magic 5. steph 6. duncan 7. shaq 8. kareem 9. wilt 10. rusell 11. lecry aka leflop aka lelazy aka lestatpad aka ledrama. longevity doesnt equate greatness swapping teams everytime you start losing doesnt equate to greatness losing 33 finals games the most all time doesnt equate to greatness losing more finals than you win doesnt equate to greatness the clutch gene does loyalty does fighting through adversity does showing up in the finals does demanding the ball in times of need does hitting shots when they count instead of dishing it everytime does whining and being a drama queen and being WEAK does not. THE STATPAD KING

[@anthonydhatton]

Next game the Lakers lose, the title of the video will be … “Are the Lakers done?” 😂

[@zaff32]

As a lifetime Lakers fan here - I can absolutely see this happening 🤣

[@3rdwsoldier]

Right!!

[@chosen199]

Exactly

[@brandonreed8863]

Lmao

[@THEREALUNCLEILL]

That's right because we run the league. 💜💛

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Ric: “I got news for ya, this ain’t last year and this ain’t last year’s team”💯

[@randylouissaint1636]

Yea cause last year he said they wouldn’t make the play in and they ended up in the WCF

[@johngiovanni6045]

​@randylouissaint1636 all it took was the cratfiest trade deadline moves of the past decade. Vando + Dlo - Westbrick

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

@@randylouissaint1636I mean they didn’t even face a healthy team until the 2nd round

[@charlesclark5415]

It doesn't has to be the same team and this isn't last year! So everything is in the air

[@samuraijack10]

lebron fans hate Ric because he doesn't glaze lebron like almost everyone in media. Ric is objective and has covered Magic and Kobe, he's no Laker hater. Plus, Ric has admit when he is wrong on certain takes, but you won't see any other analyst admit they were wrong

[@javarzshinall9396]

He glazing Steph tho

[@saynomoremedia7463]

He was hating on the Lakers last yr

[@ericwood54]

Lol he overhypes Kobe trust me he isn't objective

[@onellvanstory7648]

He hates LeBron..F that clown

[@dariusjohnson6013]

Not a bron fan. I don’t like him cause he don’t know basketball. Almost all his take are debunked like a week after saying it. Then he’ll double down like he didn’t just get embarrassed.

[@aisler123]

Rick was saying the same thing last year and the Lakers ended up in the Western Conference Finals

[@josephkool8897]

Yeah but the odds of everything falling perfectly for them to make that kind of run again isn’t likely. They’ll most likely be the 9th or 10th seed this time around and need to win possibly two road games just to get in. I Hope they make a run but doubt it this year

[@bbyflip1]

that’s why Bron was looking 👀 for rob to make a move at the trade deadline !!!

[@nephhhhhh]

@@josephkool8897first team ever to win down 3-1 in a finals, dude just does stuff that the odds are against him

[@Dozjah]

And got swept.

[@akwumba1]

​@@nephhhhhhthat's not the same team lol

[@1623ALBERTO]

Breaking news Skip is going to be a guest on Club Shay shay next week.

[@mannyzelle4631]

Slick Ric continues to hate 😭😂

[@elliottwilson2352]

Is he hating are or you a Lebronsexual

[@manofaith75]

You know it's hating when he's bragging about a team with 3 stars beating a team with 1 star.

[@buschg7106]

Came here to say that

[@Flare8124]

Says the Lakers were lucky with teams being injured last year but that's how the Warriors have 4 titles lmao played the most teams with injured stars and superstars of all time

[@mannyzelle4631]

@@Flare8124 exactly

[@darnellbrown9229]

LeBron averaging these nice statistical numbers doesn’t translate to his teams having winning records anymore

[@randylouissaint1636]

In the playoffs it does

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

@@randylouissaint1636Since when they got swept by the Nuggets

[@nccourtney6335]

With the exception of the Heat team, LBJ has almost always had to do it himself!

[@nomoney_sniper1885]

Ric looked so stupid after last years lakers prediction, he was mia from the show for a bit 😅😅😅

[@marlinmalcolm4451]

Ric Bucher had to get his yearly hate of LeBron in. 😂😂😂

[@jimmycharlotin7050]

It's not about hate you have to be reasonable now obviously LeBron is putting up decent stats but I feel LeBron james can be if he allows Austin Reaves and dlo flourish and minimize his shooting attempts LeBron got to take it easy and let D'Angelo Russell do his thing and let the offense flourish and they don't play defense

[@r_e_c130]

That's how these guys make a name for themselves.. If you notice, not one white sports commentator would hate on Brady, Luka etc. like they do LeBron. They're holding the line like they always have..

[@jimmycharlotin7050]

@r_e_c130 well tom brady is different I think they got something against him because at the time he was married to the richest model in the world and putting the patriots on his back and the allegations of cheating etc but LeBron james are more sensitive than the LGBT community because of Shannon sharpe he takes things personal if anybody talks about LeBron james that's weird

[@jml5100]

@r_e_c130 that's the dumbest comment ever. All those guys talking down LeBron are the same guys who argue MJ is the GOAT. and, wait let me check, yup, he's black. And Shady, a black guy, is the one always saying belicheck, a white guy, is a bad coach while everyone else says he's the best. Do you think that's because of skin color too? Of course not. Nobody is arguing about LeBron because of his skin color. Get a grip.

[@shaqrionX]

It's definitely about hate​@@jimmycharlotin7050

[@charlesislaw]

IF the Lakers are in the Western Conference finals again...Then the regular season is an absolute JOKE.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

They don’t even have the roster for a deep playoff run they may win one playoff series

[@sirchi8731]

Lakers win 😃

[@javarzshinall9396]

​@@user-lt1fx2he5sIdk they starters are balling

[@natashahall-baran967]

It's not a joke but lebron has the ability to turn it up like no other player

[@Dipset415]

You mean absolute rigged💯🥱

[@saynomoremedia7463]

James the best analyst on the show

[@bwp2bruce]

If you believe that, then you don't watch enough.

[@keiymosauce4039]

Two words= Clevage&Knowledge

[@harv1]

Joy just agrees with anything shady says no matter what the topic is lol he doing crazy work on joy

[@silvergold2140]

every show, wonder if they are the new couple??

[@tedlogan5628]

Bottom line is the Lakers are horrible on road games (12-20). They are the only team in the top 10 in the West with a losing record on the road. That’s not gonna win a chip. But sure ESPN…they’re totally “locked in”! 😂

[@javarzshinall9396]

Warriors are worse

[@frankiefernandez9225]

Lakers ain’t making out of the play in

[@deandrebrandon2629]

Every since I've peep this guy Ric Bucher out, he's been a Bron hater for yrs, it is what it is..

[@MeBihhhh]

I never seen the media so excited about a warriors team beating a depleted bucks team at home😂

[@MeBihhhh]

Why they only talking about one year? What about the previous years 😂

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

There’s a reason why the Lakers have been in the play in tournament scenario all season long

[@silvergold2140]

and it's name is Lebron James 4-6 in the finals

[@luvmal_]

Speak using “cooked” is crazy 😂😂😂

[@DP-fo4cm]

The world would be a much better place if governments got together and debated topics amongst each other like they do on Speak. Everyone interjects creatively although challenging and conflicting ideas keep it intensely back and forth. I love it.

[@lorenzo575]

How are we any better than last year😅. Cam,Prince,Gabe? Who do we got?

[@jml5100]

"It's not over for the Lakers. At some point we gotta go off track record... for the 9 seed team" -james Jones 😂

[@camvole8806]

Track record in the playoffs he said forget the regular season

[@jml5100]

@camvole8806 ok, track record for LeBron is typically NOT winning a championship, especially not when he doesn't get extended rest right before the playoffs

[@caper087]

That play-in tournament just makes the players care less about the regular season .. look at the teams in the play-in and check out the teams at the top 🤦‍♂️

[@bbyflip1]

Denver is still the top dog in da west !! if healthy joker nd Murray are tough !!!

[@K124B]

yeah ppl dont give murray enough props.. dude super solid forreal

[@ppFlores0206]

to think that the gsw will be in a more favorable team among the four is difficult to digest. lebron and ad, durant,beal and booker, then kyrie and luka. i think those 3 teams have better chance of winning than them. this is i guess the most watch play in tournament ever.

[@kduece2]

Watch how the season plays out.. all the 5th through 8th seeds have to play each other over and over.. somebody has to lose

[@mcronn1002]

Rick we need context Vanderbilt/Vincent injuries really have a big impact on the Lakers. You purposely omitted that.!!

[@Spartacus4281]

One thing I know for sure is that everything ric bucher says about the lakers when it comes to okayoffs is always wrong and the exact opposite happens. It’s a pattern.

[@user-xi9ug6lp1u]

Love this show SPEAK and these 3 dudes who's yapping and talking all day but I'm sorry my eyes are stuck with that hottie Joy Taylor I'm hypnotised 😍

[@K124B]

lol just chill 😅🤣

[@ragabmfaume2727]

see i find this really dumb, how do peole think that sitting out in the middle of the season then coming back is actually better than having continuity.

[@gdtiago1]

I got Lakers losing to Nuggets in WCF (with Christian Wood healthy) if they don't face the kings without Vincent or their best defender (Vanderbilt).

[@Sipnig4l_]

And be wondering what be throwing they game off

[@markula_4040]

I looked it up. 9 of the last 13 remaining games for the Lakers are on the road where they are 12-20. That's the worst road record of every team that's going to make the playoffs and play-in. They're going to be the 10th seed where they have to win 2 straight road games just to get the 8 where they then will face Denver in the 1st round. THEY ARE DONE.

[@Banks394]

He say it ain’t last year you might as well cancel that

[@tyd7540]

Ahhh yes, the only time we talk about the Knicks. When beat a team everyone likes

[@MeBihhhh]

Welcomed to being a fan of the other 27 teams. Y’all get talked about constantly btw 🤡

[@tyd7540]

@@MeBihhhh not in this show 🤡

[@killakam8738]

Incorrect assessment of last year. It can go exactly like last year. Lebron was playing on one leg. He was rested but he was suppose to be done.....FOR THE YEAR.. and came back on one leg and lost to the Nuggets in 4 by a total of 7 or 9 pts... he not hurt right now Nobody but the Nuggets can beat then consustantly. OKC, too young. Wolves too young plus KAT high possibility of a no show. Clipper....they the clippers lol. Suns no defense and weak against physicality.

[@obektas94]

Skip Bayless light version

[@Rick-yj4nf]

Warriors got lucky AD was not there. Not worried at all

[@forkhead679]

Lakers aren't locked in . They have Lebron .

[@matthewdaniels709]

The Lakers will be lucky to even make the play in

[@bbyflip1]

ima longtime laker fan but not being at the top 4 seeds in the west is very disappointing!! they made it all the way to the finals last yr from the play in great but this is not last yr !! nd being in the play in 2 yrs in a row is not the laker way unacceptable!!

[@ericwood54]

Welcome to the lakers for the last 15 years lol

[@stacywilkerson9470]

You all know that nobody can beat the joker. I'm for the Lakers but we'll see how it goes this year

[@zzaneb9683]

Wow! This is by far one of the most laziest takes I ever heard by a pundit in a minute “Thibs played to win the game, It was just like a playoff game to them” Please just stop it. Excuses for Warriors 😕

[@Dozjah]

Shade will praise Lebron putting up nice numbers but losing. But will shade Dak for the same 💩

[@frankiefernandez9225]

Joy 🌹🌹🌹

[@jeffjohnson726]

How do you average 25 pts 8 & 7 at almost 40 yrs old

[@ericwood54]

You don't unless you are LBJ there won't be another I wish people respected that aspect

[@bigboner23]

On super efficiency too.

[@juanio7036]

Ped 😮😂

[@Jiturra01]

"science"

[@TomTom-lv8ns]

PEDs it'll all come out once he's done!

[@user-zc3bl1hg2u]

They aren’t 3 peating

[@SynpaiSaiyan]

Slick Rick 😂 but seriously why is everyone bringing up the lakers ? They’re washed I get it RATINGS! But we all kno the lakers and/or warriors ain’t goin far

[@jabobo45]

We just have to see. You probably said that last last year. Hopefully this time they won't prove you wrong

[@Holafromtheville]

You asked a question just to answer it lol obviously ratings lakers are the most popular team in the nba

[@universe-ie2mk]

We talking bout a 9th seed who was a play in team last year and lucked up to make the confrence finals only to get swept by a team that wasnt gonna give them a break. I mean what we talking bout😂😂

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

@@jabobo45Last year they didn’t face any healthy team until they got to Warriors who played small ball then they met their match against the Nuggets

[@Dipset415]

Warriors actually have a better shot💯

[@djchinchillachillaentertai5976]

More of Joy!!!😍💕🤩

[@Sandman1027]

Ms.Taylor Ms.Taylor

[@deliliankramo7520]

Bruh Slick is acting like the Warriors are the 2nd or 4th seed so they can concede games. Bruh they are 10th!! So the Knicks wanted that game more than the Warriors? So the Lakers have no chance but the Warriors do? Bruh

[@ssj4cap]

Just remember before the play in garbage the Lakers would have missed the playoffs.

[@ericwood54]

If they don't get 8th

[@universe-ie2mk]

Guys, no. Its over for the lakers until lebron is gone. A win here and there cant mean they are gonna make a playoff run thats like saying oh the pistons beat thr spurs last night can they slide into the play in. Absolutely not they already lost like 55 games. 😂😂😂

[@kduece2]

Ric is definitely a Jordan fan

[@BDAPink]

Ric just going to ignore Vando was healthy last season vs this year

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

And they still got swept by the Nuggets

[@BDAPink]

@@user-lt1fx2he5s and the Nuggets are not a better team than they were last season.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

@@BDAPink Wanna bet? Because they’re tied for the number 2 seed with the Timberwolves

[@Flare8124]

@@user-lt1fx2he5s People need to stop acting like the Nuggets are an all time team or something LeBron playing the worst of his career in the playoffs was still competing and it took Murray and Jokic hitting crazy fadaway 3's.. Nuggets are just lucky they don't have to face a younger LeBron (2020 LeBron even smoked them) or the GSW dynasty lol

[@aldrinphillips5697]

SLICKRY RIC IS A LAKERS HATER.

[@aldrinphillips5697]

But its the same Slick Ric that didn't believe the lakers would of came out of the play-in last either...Ric is a lakers hater period.

[@CallofDutySucks]

Can we please talk about other teams?!!!

[@billeh60]

I’m sure your favorite team has podcasters or analysts dedicated to talking only about them

[@CallofDutySucks]

cant seem to find one in ESPN you simp.@@billeh60

[@silvergold2140]

Not Until The Off Season

[@robertshirley3422]

Lebron has had glossy stats his whole career..but never led team domination. Same thing here; during Lakers six seasons with Lebron (400+ games), they are only 20 games over .500. With Lebron, the Lakers will always be a mediocre team. One guy, plus a bit of AD does not beat elite teams. Celtics are 40 games over .500!!! And no way can the Lakers challenge Denver or Minnesota.

[@Frost_0916]

ric butcher funny af he alwayas tryna hate on bron 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tarrancesutton4391]

Lol 😂 slick love the warriors but hate the lakers.

[@msharp138]

Lolol...Long story short...All defensive wing players are out...duh

[@fjcruiser6831]

Ric is Lebron haters😂 If Lakers are fully healthy their standing will be difference😅😂regular season is different during playoffs😅😊Talking about Lebron and AD are playing more games this season, but didn"t say about the other players are injured. Vando, Vincent, Wood and Reddish.

[@gabrielwatson9703]

I’m really tired of the media with this they did last year bs, like 1st off they made a blockbuster trade with like 30 games left in the regular season so yes the rest of the league was trying to figure out this new team they went of a win streak going into the playoffs then they faced a grizzlies and gsw team who had one player punch his teammate and another that rather b at a gun range than in the playoffs. So that’s y they went deep . If it was legit they wouldn’t of got swept by the nuggets they would at least won 1 game .

[@deepaksharma0072]

Rick is literally the worst in talking ball. I have no idea how he got a career I talking ball. It’s crazy

[@SouthStarTrill92]

TBVNKS effect

[@justins.2429]

Slick Rick- The ultimate Laker Hater

[@samuraijack10]

Ric covered the careers of Magic and Kobe, he's far from a Lakers hater

[@Dipset415]

@@samuraijack10bingo magic and Kobe had heart he doesn’t respect Lebron like most real hoopers don’t 💯

[@m3xicanstandoff]

The fact mccoy can have a job as an analyst when he is garbage means anything in life is possible

[@renardjohnson8166]

Shady talking about basketball 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@JoeBangaz215]

I swear I’m tired of mfs being more worried about lebrons age then him

[@projectchantalson831]

Why keep bringing that guy back ? He doesn't know what is talking about. He is into his feelings too much.

[@phatkatthompkins9lettergan42]

I RATHER THE LAKER'S ▶️▶️ DENVER N THE 1ST ROUND STRAIGHT 🆙

[@prodbyDUTCHOFGOTHAM]

But i thought this eras nunbers are inflated, when luka, sga go off everybody says its ez to get stats now. When lebron does it, its legit lol

[@ericwood54]

They are saying it's impressive at 40 SGA and Luka are young...

[@blakelonning7676]

The Lakers are absolute trash! Shady is an absolute 🤡🤣 Lebron is no King just stop it!

[@seanlewis6387]

Rick has never picked a Lebron team to win a single series 😂

[@babylove1821]

He won betting against LeBron 60% in the Finals!

[@SphinxMen1906]

I think we are forgetting that Lebron is old…he saw it last year that man ran out of gas, it’s hard to ask that of him again a year later.

[@rcbrown22]

Ric should be brought back ... James needs to go 😂😂

[@titant06]

I think shady is so funny because how can you be a warriors fan and lakers fan? Makes no sense. Lol

[@chhinchhem3816]

Lakers down 0-3 to any team in the west, Joy will say Lakers will win.

[@BunBloCK26]

Ric Puker says Lakers are finished but has a million and one excuses for the Warriors who been objectively worse than the Lakers this season smgdh. I now got a reason to change the channel now that this no talented hack is back smdh.

[@RobertRatliff]

Lakers are toast

[@andoversandlot8491]

Bro they won that one game 😂

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Without Rudy Gobert

[@vickysteven6211]

Rick is such a hater Rob Parker is the king and he’s second in command! Lol “warriors beat lakers” yeah forgot to mentioned AD got poked in the eye, Lakers got stolen with the Lebron 3 and the warriors with a 40 second possession and able to setup the defense in the last 2 minutes 100 times while the clock kept being frozen! Smh! Gotta be better than that to be on TV Rick. Lol😂

[@josebayoulou9326]

When you ask the king hater to appreciate what the king does

[@Manu-fn3po]

Get rick outta here. I realize he plays a role but it gets boring.

[@ericsellers1143]

lol lakers might end up in the western conference fr lol Gabe and Vando coming back…….

[@bradfordmitchell3135]

Where did you hear that? I heard that Vincent and wood are done and it's 50-50 about Vanderbilt

[@ericsellers1143]

@@bradfordmitchell3135 every outlet has them coming back idk where you getting your info

[@ericsellers1143]

@@bradfordmitchell3135 even if you just google lakers injury they tell you they coming back.

[@willliam1420]

Slick wasting his time with this bunch. Hope he's being paid very well to endure them

[@IG9611]

Bucher is and has always been the biggest hater in NBA talk...🤨

[@rcbrown22]

Not 😂😂

[@Rickiwitdasticki]

The Lakers are gonna lose to the nuggets in whatever round they play them in

[@vivekgupta3929]

Love how everyone makes excuses for laker and Lebron wins😂

[@ericwood54]

They excuse the wins?

[@donmeatley4740]

See I remember. The refs with record foul getting them to the playoffs. Plz stop the bs

[@dariusjohnson6013]

Yea I know it that time of year that speak becomes the worst show more then it already is when Ric is on🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Gevorg45]

Ric needs to go

[@rcbrown22]

Wrong... he needs to stay. James needs to go 😂😂

[@user-mh6yh3lh8w]

Lets do an entire segment on 2 teams that have absolutely no shot at the title... because the NBA is trash

[@juanio7036]

Locked in? They beat and underman team 😂 watch them get their arse handed to them next game

[@aldrinphillips5697]

RIC IS A LAKERS HATER.

[@rcbrown22]

Not 😂😂

[@kennethstone4590]

Lakers look worn down!!! Lakers win 3 in a row!!!

[@deandean2010]

Rick you don’t watch the games stop the cap

[@mostmost1]

Get a new saying parrots.

[@nephhhhhh]

lebrons #1 hater on set