Russ-less Lakers fall to Blazers despite LeBron's 30 points - Skip & Shannon I NBA I UNDISPUTED

Despite 30 points from LeBron James and being huge favorites entering the game, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the undermanned Portland Trail Blazers 107-105. Russell Westbrook missed his first game of the year, officially listed out with "back tightness," but LA still managed to have 21 turnovers without him. Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe react to the Lakers' loss and explain how it happened in Portland.
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Russ-less Lakers fall to Blazers despite LeBron's 30 points - Skip & Shannon I NBA I UNDISPUTED
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[@UndisputedOnFS1]

Listen to State of the Union: sprtspod.fox/Lalas

[@sapien2291]

It's the Lakers coach he sucks so he does not run Any offensive sets or any defensive sets his defense sucks actually gets his own players tired on offense

[@tima1922]

Is it in some contract that yall have to talk about the Lakers 40% of your shows? We get it Lakers suck, and most NBA fans don't care.

[@BackPackGearsYT]

Z

[@stannville3520]

21 turnovers against Portland 😆 that sucks

[@tracysharp1361]

This shows that Russell Westbrick is not the only problem with the Lakers! Westbrook is the scapegoat! But the Lakers problems are bigger than Westbrook! 😭😤😱

[@lt7636]

When Shannon started reading the names he didn’t know 😂😂 “where did he come from?!!?”LMAOOOO

[@kennymitton3852]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DeeSeeEntertainment243]

☠️☠️☠️

[@Dre-kq6nh]

Bruhh it’s the genuine question like he don’t a single player😂😂

[@TT-kn8km]

Segment got me in tears...😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭

[@YJP23]

Dames cousin🤣🤣

[@deyfwdaniel6520]

Shannon didn't tweet the entire game. He couldn't find and excuse with Russ out 😂

[@watchmesquatch]

He was more interested in a poor doggo that lost his owner. 😅

[@domk2993]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ndjibukabengele973]

The team is a mess and Russ is also another problem as well.

[@deshaungregory1069]

I waiting on him to tweet about this game. I was dying reading how everyone was roasting the Lakers😂😂😂

[@chillzwills6523]

😆

[@nkrav7160]

Imagine your worst loss being the one day Russ sits and Bron/AD are playing vs the closest thing to a G League team 🤣🤣🤣

[@josephcheek4033]

Just sad smh

[@heqaleksir323]

when bron out and russ, ad play they won🤣🤣🤣

[@exa0247]

Hahahah they're trash

[@claudep.1926]

Lost to a tanking team without Dame and CJ, 21 turnovers. Can't blame Russ now. I hope he's out of this toxic franchise by tomorrow.

[@futuretimetraveller8677]

says it all

[@jankfoots]

I know this episode was tough for y’all because you couldn’t blame Russ

[@deusanctus8060]

hhahaah so true man..Russ is the problem obviously maybe they can blaim the hat he wore last night i dont know..

[@doesntmatter6453]

Especially Shannon. Glad Russ sat out. They can stop making him the scapegoat!

[@cannafarmer]

@@doesntmatter6453 he still sucks

[@doesntmatter6453]

@@cannafarmer 😂. Hey. 2 things can be true

[@xCallxMExJJx]

AD is the next guy up. He's supposed to be the franchise piece by now not LeBron. it's AD fault. LeBron who's "old" old should NOT be outscoring him and outrebounding AD who is taller, longer and as quick. Ad never had games like this before he married that white woman... She neutered him.

[@underpressure07140]

'Despite Lebron's 30 points' Dude stat padding to the very last second while playing zero defense

[@JWFitness1]

It's not like anyone else is scoring. If lebron didn't score who else would?

[@Ninjersey1]

Klutch sports propaganda at its finest lol the true goats would’ve had 40-50 and the win against this team regardless of their age

[@edwardfitzgerald3877]

@@Ninjersey1 You mean like Washington Wizards goat Michael Jordan only scoring 18 pts on 37% FG on November 27, 2001, when he lost to the ridiculously bad Cleveland Cavaliers that sucked worse than this Portland team? Where was Michael's 40-50 points regardless of age, uhh???

[@Ninjersey1]

@@edwardfitzgerald3877 lmao how sad you gotta be,mans did research for his queen what a good little peasant you are,and MJ was 39-40 not 37 hopped up on HGH and other PEDs which keep you young 😂

[@MXRVINBXNKZ]

@@Ninjersey1 What?

[@TuelvBeats]

"Frankie V & The Lineups" low-key sounds like a 70's soul group 🤣

[@Ex-OTIC]

This game from Lebron and a lot of his games this season are the prime example of how stats can be deceiving.

[@williebender1895]

You shouldn’t post this. Lebron fans will say you’re hating then start crying 😂

[@juangeez4519]

Im really curious did you watch the game when you commented?

[@juangeez4519]

@@williebender1895 How about you did you watch?

[@Invictus-Solaris]

@@juangeez4519 Did YOU watch the game?

[@juangeez4519]

@@Invictus-Solaris Yeah i did

[@Minyety0230]

At this point they should pick 5 people from the crowd to play for the lakers

[@chillzwills6523]

😆

[@mosessanusi]

lmfaoooo they might as well. i should play for the Lakers at this point.

[@frandybatichon91]

Lol facts 🤣

[@dunkirito8308]

@Christoph Hansen he is the goat

[@macdaddysauce5785]

Time to suit up boys we going in

[@igotclampsonhof6288]

Lakers smoking that “ 1 game wining streak” pack

[@m4lev0lentdem0nknightamv5]

😂😂😂

[@user-cr7lt5pw6d]

Smoking that Trailblazer pack 🚬

[@amsnutritionandfitness5288]

👾

[@kingisraelite3770]

1😂🤣🤣

[@gamez4408]

😂😂😂😂

[@jonesdiih6757]

They lost to a G League team, that was shameful...

[@unholydonut]

G League? More like NCAA team!

[@uzzy909]

Everyone is so quick to blame a 33 year old Russ but the real reason their not gonna win this season is because AD. At age 28 in his physical prime he just doesn’t know how to impose his will throughout the entire game and when he tries to put his max effort he ends up getting injured. Still can’t believe they put him in Top 75 over Dwight.

[@chocolatechipslime]

Dosent help that Lebron watches the other team take open 3’s

[@ChreamOhWheat]

AD at no point in his career in his prime is better than Howard in his prime The only man on that roster to send lebron home in the playoffs

[@BlackBBQChicken1998]

@@ChreamOhWheat Faxx💯💯💯

[@jk26viper29]

how about put blame to lebron. he stat padding all year.

[@bbyflip1]

AD looks satisfied with one ring I don’t see the hunger !! dude is done why play hard when he got the bag 💰😂😂😂

[@hodges503ify]

Both of them are actually mad at this lose. Love the show

[@guddagamez3754]

Skip mad because there’s no debate lol he can’t Evan make up the stuff he been pulling from the clouds about any subject. But there is literally no debate here lol.

[@michaelvl494]

You know it's bad when Shannon can't find a reason to defend Lebron and the Lakers.

[@avejaly8065]

loss*

[@AzharulTambir]

They wanna see Westbrook fail so bad

[@Zeuwamakanuwadiegwu]

👀

[@StyleOfB3YOND]

The excuses for this team have to stop.

[@AlejandroGonzalez-ks5ln]

They not excuses lol they just bad, no effort

[@quentin6669]

There is no excuses, they’re just saying how it is and it’s BAD 🤷🏻

[@StyleOfB3YOND]

Before this everyone was blaming Russ for all of their shortcomings.

[@whobitmyname]

The excuses will never stop as long as LeBron is around.

[@samuelgainey8336]

@@whobitmyname What excuses are they getting. None of these guys play a lick of defense and Lebron turns the ball over to damn much.

[@frank011uba]

Russ needs to thank his agent for his “lower back injury” idea. This game really saved his legacy.

[@TheBlackSage7]

Facts cause the media damn sure would've pinned this solely on Russ and not looked at anyone else.

[@kaekae1782]

Not really he’ll be back and it will continue

[@817fredo3]

He still misses shots off back board and turns the ball over. Who’s fault is that

[@Rell1Edits]

@@817fredo3 but clearly he not the only one that’s causing problems

[@avejaly8065]

All is far in love and h8

[@shemarlion]

“Russ was in street clothes blowing bubbles “ Shannon be killing me dawg😂😂

[@akeembishop6925]

Russ did this to show yall what the real problem is

[@DANIEL-fp2uq]

Lmao that's what I'm saying. I don't think he was actually injured. He wanted to prove a point. And he most certainly did. 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@mikester2149]

2:31 “ Ask me another one” 😂😂😭😭

[@NotoriousSSV]

Not being able to blame Russ has Shannon steaming lmao

[@xxmaskedupjayxx3006]

I’ll say it again should’ve kept the same team from last year and just run it back with everyone healthy and then added Malik and melo .

[@rickygilbert7204]

Exactly! Atleast Kuz, KCP and Caruso played defense and added Malok and Melo would've been enough.

[@portorock5227]

@@rickygilbert7204 Kuzma plays 0 defense

[@g0blin_00]

@@portorock5227 you didn’t watch games

[@shok8435]

Agreed

[@richlopez3036]

Still would've lost!!

[@LakeShowHighlights]

11:40 since Bron just had got a dunk prior to that, he wanted to pass it to THT to get the ball back on a lob to go for the home run play. that’s what happens ALOT with these lakers, they finally get a stop and it gets to their head that they HAVE to do a home run play instead of just making the simple basketball play that requires literally no skill but just to be fundamentally sound. Blazers did everything possible to let the lakers win but Lakers body language was the most “idgaf” attitude I seen all season.

[@okdokgg857]

yea blazers missed almost all their 3s in the first half. You would think lebron and AD would take advantage of that to build up a significant lead and basically put the game away in the 3rd quarter. What did AD do in the first half? Shot the ball 4 times and got 5 points. That is actually insane to me when he's going against nurkic. AD is just soft.

[@spidersense589]

Yeah, they're in Hollywood and it's like watching a bad movie that won't end, but you wanna watch it, because it has a marquee actor in it

[@michaelvl494]

@@okdokgg857 Portland fan here. Totally surprised we won as well. Nurk is usually just trying to layup or throw small chip shots at the basket, but last night he was treating AD like BBQ chicken.

[@20clemente]

There's no leadership....if the star doesn't hustle you'll never win

[@chocolatechipslime]

The lakers always play lazy

[@deyfwdaniel6520]

Always blaming Russ😂 I'm happy y'all hot to see that the Lakers are just flat out bums with Russ or without Russ they still suck!

[@vicel5683]

ye of course, because Russ is the only pg in the team, you cant win without one after all

[@domk2993]

Exactly

[@Supermariohoops24]

@@vicel5683 But y'all always tell me Lebron can play every position ESPECIALLY point guard lmaoo

[@joerents7902]

@@Supermariohoops24 facts. According to Bronnies he can defend all five positions too yet wanted no part of Giannis.

[@alfonsoterrero8840]

@@vicel5683 what about the ghost? Isn't he the most complete player of all times?

[@risingphoenix1484]

This just make the narrative that it's Russ fault is a lie..... it's the entire team....but let's make Russ the scapegoat.

[@CaliBuddzZz]

Russ makes us even worse

[@MM-do3pt]

Well last two times they played Portland with Russ and either bron or AD they won so nah without Russ it’s even less firepower been trying to tell people Russ inadequately forced shots because others around him don’t know how to get their own points except monk…. They stand around and watch so Russ and bron have to make plays AD is sometimy

[@ndjibukabengele973]

You shall shut up if you are not a Lakers fan, do you watch our games ? Russ has a lot bad games on both ends. I can count the good games that He had, like 5 only all season and the rest, a catastrophy. The team is a mess and Russ is also another problem as well.

[@busdriver6588]

With Russ Portland won by 30 points 😂

[@KeepxD]

@@busdriver6588 no with Russ they won 2 games against the Portland without Russ they lost by 30

[@easymoney2320]

People say Lebron's playing great but is he really? In a lot of these games, Bron's been out there when the game is over trying to get his 30. He's second in the league in fast break points and is losing to teams that are honestly horrible. These blazers just got beat by 25 by the MAGIC and then turn around and beat Lebron and AD. The problem's were always bigger than Russ. The media just made him the scapegoat.

[@SharpShooter700]

I've noticed lebron won't run back down the court alot

[@mysteryj7834]

LeRating trying average 30 points every game like the real GOAT Michael Jordan. LeRating usually scores 27 points per game .The difference between Jordan and LeRating is Jordan don't care about stats. He only care about wins. LeRating cares about padding his stats. 4-6 LeBum trying to overtake Kareem in career in points. If the team is struggling Jordan would put 50 a night. LeRating can't do it.

[@REDTEAMLAW]

OMG that is hilarious but the most true statement ever about the lakers.

[@iamkaynan3456]

If AD scores 28 instead of 17 they win. Period

[@iamkaynan3456]

@@mysteryj7834 jordan scored 63 and still lost. Scoring alot doesn't win games if your the only one. Thats why he was getting swept in the 1st rd 2 straight years

[@CG.13]

“Snail blazers”🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@xxmaskedupjayxx3006]

AD gets matched up with small players in the post and passes the ball instead of going up with it 🤦🏽‍♂️ , frank vogel also needs some blame because that offense , lineups and will to make adjustments is just terrible for 3 years now 🤦🏽‍♂️.

[@michaelvl494]

AD is soft, he wants to be a finesse player.

[@spidersense589]

Exactly, this whole team/organization is the blame, even the ball and towel boys terrible 😂

[@torontoenvironment9899]

Vogel ain't to blame when LeBron is forcing lineups that get him assists but no defence and no ball movement. You think it's a coincidence that every lineup has 3 smalls with the best shooting % on the team even if they're playing a big lineup?

[@Ninjersey1]

Yeah blame everyone but Lebrons trash defense lol 6 turnovers and 30 on 22 shots

[@Zeuwamakanuwadiegwu]

👀

[@Tonio5100]

When LeBron was out all we heard was "this the AD we need" "AD playing like a monster" LeBron comes back "what's up with AD he looks timid"

[@MrGenexxx]

LeToxic makes everybody worse 💯 I truly admire those players who managed to win titles with him

[@tdup191]

BUT Bron makes players "better" tho 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Beno_nolove]

@@MrGenexxx y’all obsessed with LeBron more then his fans

[@regiginang3672]

The truth is Lebron makes role players better, but makes other superstars worse.

[@tdup191]

@@Beno_nolove lol the truth often hurts you groupies feelings

[@NuVisionaryMedia]

Anybody else see that rebound at the end we SHOULD HAVE WENT FOR?! Get that rebound, call TO, and you got 7+ seconds to work with to tie the game!! That really had me wildin.. they just stood there and watched it fall. Smh. Broke my heart.

[@justynwilson2915]

Can’t even cap russ prolly woulda got that board but then woulda threw a turnover

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

@@justynwilson2915 Russ plays too fast for lakers, most of his passes are wild and it works with young and fast players… he made the same passes in washing but difference is wizards have young players haha

[@mikekull7183]

@@The-Heart-Will-Testify very true!

[@jspi04]

@@justynwilson2915 🤣🤣🤣

[@clampzzz]

Shannon has no excuses now 😭

[@clampzzz]

It’s hard for Shannon to find a scapegoat now that Russ didn’t play lmaooo

[@BobbyJOnline]

Shannon JUST said, “Lebron and AD.. This loss is on you!!” Maybe you didn’t watch the video.

[@clampzzz]

@@BobbyJOnline crazy how he blamed Russ the whole season and six if he doesn’t play the lakers would be way much better yet they lost to a g league blazers team. Why didn’t he mention that? He didn’t admit he was wrong bout that.

[@Roberrt16]

@@clampzzz So we are just gonna act like Russ wasn't playing terrible too? There are a LOT of problems with this team, but he is still the obvious biggest problem.

[@tenryuublackrose2176]

@@BobbyJOnline he clearly didn’t watch the video, was just waiting to post his comment didn’t even hear how Shannon tore into lebron and ad

[@ichirosuzuki2252]

@@clampzzz you act like if the Lakers had $44 million of assets besides russ, like 3-4 good role players, the situation would be different. The team is woeful, and their bench is awful

[@bobbykotick2642]

it took for russ sitting out a game for yall to finally see that lebron, gives no effort and is horrible on defense.

[@wagesofsin623]

"Who the heck is CJ Elleby?" 🤣🤣🤣

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

The crazy part is the Lakers got blown out with lebron and AD playing and Russ was out

[@omargonzalez-gv5qg]

They played horrible but blown out ? they didn’t get blown out lol

[@bobbykotick2642]

now lebron fans are blamimg AD lol, it's always somebody else's fault.

[@staticshock6476]

Imagine relying on someone in year 19 to win a ring

[@eazystackz1008]

@@staticshock6476 imagine picking your own team with 4 top 75 players of all time and still losing to the blazers g league team

[@staticshock6476]

@@eazystackz1008 oh so were doing that Lakers have a 37 year old year 19 best player a player who has been shooting 40 and 25 percent from the field and AD a injury prone big who has a .500 playoff record and been swept by the blazers without lebron so in other words they're trash just like they should be. Lmao

[@fortress7493]

@@staticshock6476 with or without lebron lakers ARE LITERAL trash. and guess what? lebron has HEAVY influence on picking these team after getting bounced out by the suns last year in 1st round.

[@toxicjutz1168]

@@staticshock6476 lebrontrads when Lakers win "LeBron year 19 still dominating." also Brontards when Lakers lose "Bron is old." 🤣🤣🤣 Y'all lebron fangirls are the dumbest fan base in sports history

[@mikester2149]

0:48 “ AD was there I couldn’t tell if he was there” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@chrishuber8930]

Proof Russ isn't the problem. Westbrook needs to handle the ball whwn all three are on court. If lebron played as a power forward traditionally they could turn it around.

[@bansheeofinisheerin]

Westbrick is a huge problem but the main problem is they have 6-7 guys starting or playing heavy rotation minutes that would be racking up DNP-CD’s on just about any other team. Avery Bradley got cut from the Warriors and is starting. Stanley Johnson got cut from the Raptors yet he’s a top player on this team. Those two and THT, Reaves, Dwight, Ariza would barely be getting minutes on any other team, but they’re the Lakers main guys. That’s the problem. Should have traded Kuz, Trezz and KCP for some better rotational players instead of Russ’s bloated contract and awful shooting and ball-handling.

[@akwl0l812]

Can you really say from one game that Russ isn’t a problem?

[@danieltatum4220]

Yep put AD as the center and Russ as PG Malik Monk SG and Lebron James either SF or PF on the high or low post and he can still be the point guard just like how Jokic is LBJ don’t have to handle the ball to be the true PG just get the ball in the post read the defence and facilitate or score, This is why I miss Kobe because Lebron loves dancing around the 3 point line and Kobe don’t care who bringing up the ball he’s getting to his spots and demanding for the ball, This is the difference between dancing around the court rather than picking your spots

[@itzruss8242]

Absolutely Not💀

[@kaekae1782]

He still is a huge problem. Lol. Just because there are other problems don’t mean he’s mot a problem all of a sudden. You just want attention 😂

[@clampzzz]

Who y’all gonna blame now that Russ wasn’t playing ? 😂

[@flavioa6351]

If Russ was playing this would be a 20 point loss

[@reginaldwilliams6241]

ANTHONY DAVIS is to blame...he played more minutes (41) than anyone in both teams and had 17 points and 7 rebound..he's garbage, soft, and needs to be gone asaoo

[@suntansuperman26]

This is so hilarious. Every time a LeBron led team falters they gotta find someone to blame, it’s quite amazing

[@adriandantedanosos4146]

@@flavioa6351 good one!!!! If AD didn't play they'll win by 20. 17 pts is terrible man

[@HM2FLY]

They’re clearly saying this loss is on Lebron and AD.. did u watch the video?

[@MoTownMoe]

Once I heard about LA losing to Portland, I was already thinking about what Shannon and Skip had to say about this.

[@williebender1895]

NO NO NO SHANNON. KEEP THE ENERGY LIKE YIU HAD YESTERDAY PLEASE DO.

[@thomassankara1391]

Giannis Antetokounmpo really set the new trend. Superteams are broken now that both KD and Bron tried to get too fancy. Homegrown built teams are back to running the NBA, and the only relevance these failed superteams have is media.

[@joerents7902]

Giannis the real King exposed the league's enchantment with super teams that are full of divas and are entitled.

[@jonathanmiller291]

the bucks aren't homegrown

[@SUPREMELEGEND]

Fraudianis is a no skill joke and will never win anything again. He's trash, everyone knows it, his shoes are rotting in the bottom of Walmart bargain bins.

[@GINGOLOGUNGA]

"I guess he's kind of a distant cousin" LMAO that statement is so subtly hilarious. Such a clever sneak diss I couldn't stop laughing for some reason

[@clubbertlang3557]

Lakers will be lucky to make the play-in now 💯💯💯

[@756PRODUCTIONS1]

If we do make it we get swept by phoenix suns lakers need to get it together

[@nbagoats4819]

Lebron's 4th missed playoffs for his career. 😭😭

[@Zeuwamakanuwadiegwu]

👀

[@LuisCruz-zh1yx]

Lebron really scored 25…he scored 5 meaningless points at the end. He cherry-picked a layup and took a three when it was time to just hold the ball and wait for the time to expire. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Ninjersey1]

@Michael Martin nah he’s bush league,get off your knees peasant

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Last night we found out Russ ain't the only problem

[@jstric3525]

“idc who else they have me, you jenny... the camera guy” 🤣🤣🤣

[@aricanderson367]

I bet they going blame Russ...

[@NotebookLives]

Shannon said: "No Dame, No CJ. And a bunch a guys that's just happy to...they just happy." 😂😂😂

[@markflores6104]

It just shows that it wasn't Russ faults the Lakers are strugling. It's just that they are lossing due to lack of defense and consistency.

[@Zeuwamakanuwadiegwu]

👀

[@spartanrealah2121]

LeBron since getting 25-30 points hasn't been playing any type of defense he's literally saving all his energy for offense & most of these Lakers L's his defensive effort could've helped

[@spartanrealah2121]

@@xxmaskedupjayxx3006 We all no AD isn't aggressive & I honestly believed he struggled because Russ wasn't there people 🤡 Russ for missing layups but his missed layups have been very easy put backs for AD because Russ is drawing 2-3 defenders at the rim

[@spartanrealah2121]

@@huntersartin I'm not asking him to sit down on guys like he use to that's crazy but in that drop coverage scheme EVERY TEAM IS DOING NOW😪 he is suppose to challenge the 4's & 5's he's checking up top but they often get open 3pt shots or easy drives on him

[@dapperdon5428]

@@huntersartin he dnt even try u can’t compare 😂😂

[@staticshock6476]

...he's 37.

[@underpressure07140]

@@huntersartin Tim Duncan was all defensive 2nd team at the age of 36 and 38, so you're wrong

[@danthaman2388]

Lmao Shannon ain’t being a comedian now that he can’t make fun of Russ 😂😂. I don’t even wanna hear these excuses bc the way Skip & Shannon have made it seem…just get rid of Russ and this team will start winning. Yet no Russ and they lost to the Blazers without CJ or Dame 🤣🤣🤣. The way the media has been killing Russ they should have been a whole new team last night…how did they have all those TOs I thought that was Russ? Where was the defense? Where was the energy? Russ is so demoralizing playing without him should have ignited them right? This loss just goes to show how terrible this TEAM is.

[@KeepxD]

With Russ they won 2 games against the Portland but without him they lost by 30 😭💀

[@kaekae1782]

They’ve said they are bad without Russ everyday. He just is the main contributor to every singe one of the problems. They still better without him.

[@hasankhiar6868]

PREACH PREACH fr. These delusional fans out here fell for the narrative that its all russ fault fr 🤣

[@Zeuwamakanuwadiegwu]

👀

[@111Mfreeman]

This was a humiliating defeat, simple as that

[@CYMotorsport]

It’s almost like a team that doesn’t move much on either side, atleast slower, had a compensating spark plug that forced action but had no other choice at times . Pace of play slows, rebounding slows, outlets slow…Thus when said spark plug is missing, another fills the role and it shows in their play. Russ was hiding a symptom of the Lakers. He isn’t the disease. Been saying this for months.

[@Peprteta]

What do you expect, the team is old ASF, dinosaur team.

[@kaekae1782]

@@Peprteta most of it is effort and they have players who have egos who’s definitely not going to change. They just ball watch and stand. (Bron, Westbrook, Melo. Ariza Bradley are old I’ll give you that. But when Bron doesn’t play defense, all everyone can do is just try to switch until the other team gets by them due to him just standing in place. And they have little guards. Team defense is trash

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

@@Peprteta Russ style is bad for old and slow team, on wizards, it was fun with the young players

[@ChreamOhWheat]

Russ would be a perfect fit in some areas with the bucks

[@nortelorenza.2903]

@@The-Heart-Will-Testify Fax

[@sm0othdude]

“westbrookian” is hilarious😂😂

[@timroberts5316]

Russ was never the problem lmao I’ve been saying it’s AD

[@faizondavis6342]

Y’all noticed how they didn’t go in on AD like they did russ.

[@videoorgy]

They literally said this loss is on LeBron and AD ...

[@Ki-xr9th]

Ad have 5 blocks 6 assists And shot 71%

[@OhNoMrKoolaidMan]

@@Ki-xr9th and lost to Portland lol

[@MrHangSwang]

@@Ki-xr9th he only took 11 shots so throw that 71% out the window

[@derekduram9177]

You clearly didn’t watch this video

[@danthaman2388]

Shannon & Skip so delusional they really thought just removing Russ was gone = a Lakers win by 20+ 😂😂 just goes to show these guys are entertainers not sports analyst.

[@GregoryFergusson]

I assure you, Skip doesn't think that lol the team wasn't losing because Russ was playing, the team was losing because Russ' acquisition made the whole team imbalanced. They blew up the team and created a mess expecting Lebron to always be the PG.

[@kinggoose2744]

They don’t watch games they just pick parts certain parts of the game and just watch the box scores lol

[@Zeuwamakanuwadiegwu]

👀

[@sheesh3214]

THE SNAIL BLAZZERS 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Skipppppp

[@Medyo]

While I agree to some points raised about Lakers' play, how about give the Blazers some credit as well?

[@s-pracing8514]

Lol Russ now has a case to say he's been carrying this team

[@sweetolives2467]

Lol

[@Zeuwamakanuwadiegwu]

👀

[@patrickholub9698]

Love it when Shannon gets real and gives it to them! Want to see more of that!!!

[@thecedc1]

LeBron is not the goat! They made Russ the scapegoat, but the whole team is just BAD!🤷🏾‍♂️

[@JWFitness1]

Did Jordan dominate when he was on the Wizards?

[@Ninjersey1]

@@JWFitness1 he was 38-40 on bad knees giving 75% effort on a trash team unlike LeHGH who’s on PEDs with a talented team who he can’t make work in a no defense top heavy league with a lot of GLeague teams in it

[@JWFitness1]

@@Ninjersey1 I didn't know it was lebron's job to make these grown men work. Isn't that what coaches are for? So it's lebron's fault AD gets hurt every week and plays below his potential?

[@believerrrrr]

@@Ninjersey1 PEDs? 💀

[@bigfattony007]

@@JWFitness1 Jordan was averaging 25 before hurting his knees. He improved their winning from 19 to 37, almost doubted the season before!!!

[@davodhashimi3809]

So who will the lakers fans blame now since westbrook didn’t play and they still lost

[@binilgn5941]

That is 44 million of salary that could have been spent elsewhere. The rest of the team is two stars and a bunch of g league players

[@larrylindgren9484]

@@binilgn5941 Cool blame Russ. Way to go! Couldn't be LeBaby ok'ed every person on the roster that had no chance of ever working. That didn't have anything to do with it. But it's easier to Blame Russ even if he didn't play. Weak dude very weak. You keep thinking this terrible roster would work even if Russ wasn't there.

[@stephenmason1377]

Point is LAKER are trash having WESTBRICK makes it worst. 😩🤦🏾‍♂️

[@sokolsokolowski3411]

@@larrylindgren9484 dude russ is just 33% the rest is team that plays no d like the other guy said 44 million salary u can get 5 good players for that so...

[@chillzwills6523]

Now they're trying to get Rob fired 😆 🤣

[@Nighthawk-8050]

Lakers are not going anywhere even if they trade Westbrook. After the season it's time to clean house the LeBron general manager experiment is a failure.

[@lightsout827]

No Russ and they still hd 21 turnovers and played no defense. Who's the scapegoat now? AD didn't take a shot in the fourth. I would trade Davis because you can get 2 great pieces for him. Lost to. Bunch of backups.

[@jk26viper29]

better trade lebron this summer. build around AD, keep westbroke.

[@MMM-ng6gi]

NBA is trash! players have way too much power. if players don't get their way, they fake injuries or turn into drama queens. look at J Harden - was in Houston (played with howard, paul and westbrook and all got traded away) then he wanted out of houston and was excited to go to Nets and less than 60 games played he wanted out of Brooklyn too. that hamstring will miraculously improve in 24 hours.

[@jk26viper29]

@@MMM-ng6gi lebron started all this things and to much money given to this players.. more money this players have more power they can have.. who cares about losing job when they already have 100M or 200M in the bank.

[@Zeuwamakanuwadiegwu]

👀

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Lebron stays stat padding during the Lakers losses

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

The Lakers have players that can't defend a parked car

[@araznazarian9236]

Shannon: “Dennis Smith has been on half of the NBA teams and he’s only on his 5th season.” 💀💀💀💀

[@TheDavid771]

Skip and Shannon have suchvgreat chemestry

[@itsADmyguy]

It’s hard being a die hard Lakers fan right now. This season reminds me of the team with Robert Sacre, Jeremy Lin, Wesley Johnson, and Xavier Henry. Painful times then and painful now.

[@NSV610]

This prolly worse considering all the names on the floor. On paper and at one point was considered title contenders. The same squad is struggling to make the playoffs. LeBron just too nice of a guy. Easy to tell the difference between him and Kobe. Clear as day.

[@yuch1102]

God damn that team was trash

[@theworkethic]

F the lakers. Trash team that doesn’t develop players just tries to buy their way to championships.

[@dantern6168]

About time Shannon started being objective on this team.

[@TT-kn8km]

2:25 calling the names 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sharifnasser7635]

Thats not how this works 😂 yeah u removed russ but we still dont have the 500 guys we gave up. Even those guys won games without ad and bron

[@Invictus-Solaris]

As I said before… Russ or no Russ, they are still a thrash team. They just tend to lose more with Russ playing. The Lakers lost to the Blazers who are missing just about everyone. 🤣

[@juangeez4519]

Russ only missed 1 game this whole season and you knew they sucked without him nice dude.

[@tylerobliterate]

I mean they haven't won without russ

[@danthaman2388]

“Then tend to lose more with Russ playing” as shown last night they lose no matter who is playing. And Russ has only missed 1 game so that’s just a re re statement.

[@MM-do3pt]

The last two times they played blazers Russ played and they won two straight with Russ and AD or bron leading in productivity

[@OFFICIALKB2FLY]

You A 🤡. They’re 0-1 Without Russ, and 0-3 If You Count The Games He Got Benched

[@spurs_7798]

LeBron is statpadding all game long. Dude is not even top 20 anymore.

[@aspectv3943]

Scoring is stat padding now do you even know what it means???💀

[@ItsBlazeVibes]

@@aspectv3943 he's not very smart.

[@Christappedin]

u don’t watch basketball

[@erroneouse1929]

@@aspectv3943 is scoring a stat that can be recorded on a pad?

[@spurs_7798]

@@ItsBlazeVibes are you mad little bronsexual?

[@mgoodwi1]

2:46 "Where did he come from?" LOL🤣

[@teddylamar3190]

When Shannon started calling out names and skip knew every single one!!🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 mane said ask me another one !!!

[@at2130]

LeBron just needs 2 more All-Stars

[@everythingloveurlife4904]

I kno right😂…he could use another hall of Famer just to be sure. Pathetic

[@ndjibukabengele973]

He only needed one in 2020 and they won the championship.

[@tdup191]

@@ndjibukabengele973 AD carried him to tht chip which is why Lakers got bounced in first round last year with AD getting hurt 😂

[@everythingloveurlife4904]

@@ndjibukabengele973 nobody cares about that “bubble” chip. Seriously only Bron fans . Some laker fans don’t even respect it 🤣

[@ndjibukabengele973]

@@everythingloveurlife4904 Let me school you since your basketball IQ is below average. The lower seeds teams benefited from playing in the bubble because the high ranked teams like the Lakers and others didn't get that chance in the playoffs to play on their home court and you and I know that having a home court advantage helps you win. Your crowd can get you going but in the bubble all the teams were equals, no home court advantage. Who cares if other dumb Lakers fans and you don't consider the bubble. It was mentally challenging for all the players.

[@bobbykotick2642]

keep that same narrative energy lol

[@msecho4st]

I love the chemistry between these two🔥🔥🔥❤️

[@cordairotucker6005]

Wow it’s going to snow in Hawaii never thought I’ll see Shannon put the blame on Lebron

[@_andresss07]

This must be Skips favorite year

[@LakersNinersFan]

LeBum had 6 turnovers, blew layups and had the worst +/- …but yall want to blame Russ as the problem. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@burneraccount1592]

Would have lost be 20 if Russ played

[@DarthB213]

And refused to defend

[@LakersNinersFan]

@@burneraccount1592 Is that some weird moral victory? You still lost to as gutted team and it was Lebron that was the turnover machine this time. So since Russ get's blamed when he plays like Lebron did, guess this was Lebron's fault then.

[@LakersNinersFan]

@@DarthB213 100%!!! It's pathetic how little effort he puts in on the defensive end. He's already quit though. His statement after the Bucks game proves it. Now he's just stat stuffing to try and catch Kareem because he knows he'll never catch Jordan.

[@AlejandroGonzalez-ks5ln]

@@LakersNinersFan tht had 9 to lol he was the turn over machine but yes bad game from lebron

[@kevinp665]

Remember when some people thought AD was a better big than Embiid and Giannis, especially after they won the bubbleship?

[@codimo87]

Lol Skip Loves It when Shannon Calls Lebron out….Eyes lit up!! 😂😂

[@JordanRA]

What an absolute disaster of a team 😂

[@Bloodlust2053]

Blows me away that there’s this many segments about an awful team. If this wasn’t a team with LeBron on it then they wouldn’t even make the news cycle smh. Can only listen to these guys talking about how awful the lakers are so many times before it gets annoying

[@mysteryj7834]

LeRatings that's why. Jordan is the real GOAT.

[@timmcdonald9873]

As a suns fan I'd rather hear about this tbh. Lakers were cocky before the season, so this is entertaining to me

[@tenryuublackrose2176]

Then don’t watch it’s just that simple.

[@byronyadao5550]

LAKERS fans say: RUSS: "Don't shoot!" VOGEL: "Don't coach!" LEBRON: "Don't form a team ever!"

[@darnellbrown2905]

Skip Bayless: Ask me another one🐐

[@user-cx9gq2ud6t]

Huh I thought all the problems are from Russ? So you telling me LeStatpadder padded his stats and they still lost?

[@gab3reacts914]

Don’t y’all love when they agree on a take Lol

[@BT405]

Skip really thought he did somethin with "snail blazers"

[@joesanthosh5315]

I love how Shannon holds Bron accountable whereas Nick Wright never does lol

[@jamesguglielmucci2001]

Those names sounded like the Lakers Lost to a G-League team 😔

[@onidtubes]

Imagine losing to a Aldridge-less blazers.

[@cherryboom724]

At this point, the Laker should just give 10 day contracts to fans in the stands LOL

[@neonberry4427]

nah is russ to blame for this one ?

[@joerents7902]

The Lebron bias narrative of " iTs rUsS fAuLt " has been exposed after losing to the worst Blazer team of All-time 🥴

[@chavonmackey57]

Russ was proving a point! 👉🏾 Unfortunately you have to do it sometimes 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@60trailblazer]

Hahaha I was looking forward to this segment. It didnt disapoint Lol