Shannon doesn’t see Lakers making playoffs after 28-point home loss vs. Spurs | NBA | UNDISPUTED

The Los Angeles Lakers (16-17) were defeated Thursday night by a total of 28 points to rival San Antonio Spurs (13-18). This is the last game under the Staples Center name and second straight home loss for the Lakers. LeBron James and Russell Westbrook combined for 66 points and the Spurs were led by Keita Bates-Diop who scored a career high 30 points and 13 assist from Dejounte Murray. Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe discuss if this Lakers team can make the playoffs.
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Shannon doesn’t see Lakers making playoffs after 28-point home loss vs. Spurs | NBA | UNDISPUTED
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[@RBFINISHMOVE]

damn its over especially when Shannon talking like this

[@JelaniandKelileCast]

Why do they not show the video that they are critiquing???????

[@thatpart5085]

The Lakers aren’t making the playoffs? That’s literally the worst thing you can bet on at this point and time. With all their injuries, all their chemistry troubles and all their coaching troubles…THEYRE LITERALLY THE 6TH SEED IN THE PLAYOFFS WITH NO PLAY-IN AT THIS VERY MOMENT IN TIME. So the only way for them to miss the playoffs entirely? They’d have to literally start getting worst, and this Lakers team? Basically can’t get any worst. So if you think by the end of the year once they’ve added AD back and gotten more stability they’ll end up worst than they currently are without half their roster and 0 chemistry to fall off the cliff of missing the playoffs? Idk what to tell you

[@QDVSR]

why they don't put the game there talking about on the big screen when they discuss game by play i wanna see wth they are talking about not look at them watch the tv 😳

[@otisthomas9976]

Bc they don't have the rights to reshow it they Fox ESPN n NBA TV have the rights to that video content.

[@M3FortiZay]

You know it’s bad when skip is giving LeBron credit. 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheKingKamo]

Lmao right I was like these mfs switched bodies

[@rodpayne2957]

@@TheKingKamo 🤣

[@christophershanklin112]

Lol he’s Trolling 🤦‍♂️,every time Shanon talks bad about the lakers and lebron skip has to add in his at least lines

[@nickthomas6475]

He'll yeah lol

[@leonarddoeman735]

Skip has been doing it recently. But he low key is realizing LeBron's greatness

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Shannon: "Gave up 66 in the first half, just to show how bad we really are? Gave up 71 in the second half 😂😂

[@reignsupreme7686]

72 he meant to say

[@darnellwilliams8783]

@@reignsupreme7686 can you believe Leflop James Aka Legm james put this mediocre no defense playing team together 🤣🤣 dude really chose that and Westbeixk over DeRozan and Caruso

[@RecapRico]

@@darnellwilliams8783 at this point I'd take buddy hield over russ and I'd take lonzo, hart, and Bi back for AD

[@TheQuailLord467]

@@RecapRico I mean you wouldn't get a chip if you had those guys and who knows if they would've developed as well as they did in New Orleans

[@ThirdThinker]

@@RecapRico Hart and BI have yet to make noise in New Orleans. Lonzo for what it's worth has developed a great shot and has gotten more comfortable shooting the ball.

[@trillsrt8]

"Who's Isaiah guarding at 5'6?" dang Shannon that was cold 🥶 but kinda gotta point..

[@johnthonig8832]

Lol IT is 5'3"

[@LanceNoir]

@@johnthonig8832 damn imagine if IT was 6 feet instead of being 5’0”

[@mike.cdn7212]

We know he can't defend so he's got to bring that offensive production

[@keiwarrenluke1500]

😂 true

[@williedejesus4747]

The Spurs are so much better than their record shows. They're doing very well as of late. You know they are good when they have beaten a lot of great teams. Go Spurs!

[@sulwhale3171]

Lakers aren’t great thin

[@sulwhale3171]

Tho

[@aidanlovesit123]

yeah since poetl came back they are quite good defensivley

[@mukundyadav6913]

Cowboys sealed a playoff spot skip's spurs beat LeBron...man he's having a Christmas

[@Poop-qu2pk]

His new year isn’t gonna be as good because of the inevitable cowboy first round exit

[@marvink1468]

He is having a MERRY Christmas

[@mukundyadav6913]

@@Poop-qu2pk who knows man, pollard, diggs and parsons seem deadly. Only thing holding them back is Mike-Can't tell the time-Carthy

[@UnexpectedWonder]

😁😁😂😂🤣🤣😭😭

[@jayuchiha_]

@@mukundyadav6913 Dak too, dudes been struggling and going cold at the wrong time.

[@joeswar123]

Ernistene was walking with a limp this morning. With the Cowboys' playoff spot and Skip's Spurs dismantling the Lakers

[@Poop-qu2pk]

And during the session skip closed his eyes and thought about lebron the whole time

[@armashuvitz]

Bro don't put that image in my head

[@guilhermelopes54]

lol man said ernistene walking with a limp, im dead

[@famousdex1782]

@@Poop-qu2pk you were there too, huh? Getting that work put it from skip?

[@kevinp665]

@@Poop-qu2pk more like thinking about Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. with nothing but a football on

[@siphillis]

Big fan of how the Spurs helped sunset the Staples Center with back-to-back blowouts of both of its teams.

[@lilmill5592]

Austin Reaves made 1 game winner and Skip been calling him their closer ever since 😂 don’t get me wrong he cold tho 💪🏽

[@MarioCindric]

He's just screwing them, we all know the limits of Reaves. Even Backstreet Boys look though compared with him.

[@tshepo1799]

He's been calling him that a while, since he started playing the full 4th quarter

[@josephjahn2239]

Honestly, I never expected them to win the championship but I am pretty shocked at how awful they are this year.

[@SamuraiFoochs]

I'm not. I've been saying since the moment they traded for Russ they'd never be any good.

[@kevinlaguna2023]

@@SamuraiFoochs it's not even Russ LeBron washed up he hasn't played defense in years

[@SamuraiFoochs]

@@kevinlaguna2023 When will Russ stans get that it's not just directly Russ that's the problem, it's what trading for him did to the team, ergo it was a bad trade and Russ is still a huge part of why they are where they are?

[@kevinlaguna2023]

@@SamuraiFoochs Russ was a bad trade I'll agree, but lebron's not a player he used to be. He really is a defensive liability. Sure he can play three or so defensive plays, but he never tried to lock someone down

[@denimjeg]

@@kevinlaguna2023 u really just said it’s lebron fault & not Russ fault…

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Skip was dying to laugh when shannon was giving his assessment 😂😂😂

[@sturner973]

Especially when Shannon brought up Bates-Diop 💀

[@joeyplaysps4]

'Lets talk about Westbrick" lol

[@xFlow777]

That Westbrook celebration moment reminded me of what kyrie said 1 game, guy dunks and gets hyped, kyrie says: "you're down 27 bruh" 😂

[@barabaaz]

will the nba just allow this show the highlight clips ... the show needs it

[@ghariiscool]

"they're not going to guard us.... Let's eat" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnthonig8832]

Pop- goat 💪🏾👍🏾

[@friendlyhobo6483]

Laker fans: It's just Pre-season. Keep that same energy when the regular season starts.

[@4ktkaram395]

Lakers in 5

[@AduKofs]

Then they said "keep that same energy when we get our chemistry going" 🥴

[@nostalgiacorner1999]

Exactly

[@RandallWI]

Lol I remember that 🤣 😂 😅 😆

[@KoTM25681]

"Keep talking about my squad, our personnel ages, the way he plays, he stays injured, we’re past our time in this league, etc etc etc. Do me one favor PLEASE!!!! And I mean PLEASE!!! Keep that same narrative ENERGY when it begins! That’s all I ask" -Lebron James

[@bsanon4796]

Say what you will about Shannon and his love for Lebron, when its time to keep it a buck, he keeps it a buck. Just listening to him, its not even anger, its disappointment. He's a very impartial fan which i respect heavily.

[@BoxesandBigRigs]

He doesn’t have a choice at this point, and he definitely haven’t always kept it a buck, and that’s a fact.

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

He’s far from impartial. It’s just now that he has no choice. He defends Lebron like it’s his own son

[@solomonhayes9642]

People in this very thread still trying to refute what OP said. “He’s still not impartial” or “he has no choice.” Yall stop it. He’s been doing this way before this season. Whenever Lebron has had a bad game or his team loses badly, Shannon has been real. He did this during the championship season too. It’s not just because they are all time trash right now. People think that because Shannon defends his favorite basketball player that he can’t be impartial. Dude has been like this for years. Stop it.

[@allaccordingtoplan5560]

@@solomonhayes9642 Cap

[@AceTheCapo823]

whenever it gets terrible to the point where a blind grandma can see what’s goin on, that when he “keeps it real”….other than that he is not real LMFAO, there’s literal compilation videos on KZbin abt Shannon flip flopping and being biased lol

[@richardkenny7555]

Bron disrespected the game by ignoring the importance of Team Chemistry, defence, floor balance, hustle etc etc.

[@lamz3567]

Did Lebron really pick this team?

[@user-dc1sk5to3m]

He disrespected the game when he became the GM of the Lakers

[@JE-ik5ee]

He should of kept that going core.

[@lakb2482]

@@lamz3567 he’s been picking his teammates lol and when it doesn’t workout it’s never his fault lmao !! Like skip says he always has a scape goat…

[@somelisterine7410]

@@lakb2482 yea well is doing the best he can in the games that he’s played and he’s done pretty well for his age and not supposed to be being the best player on the team, he probably does sign off on all trades but he’s doing what he can to make a championship team so when guys say that it doesn’t work they say he’s using his teammates as a scapegoat but when he wins they say he has all the help in the world and lebron has earned the ability to run a team the way he does he’s got the most experience in the finals and playoffs

[@teehulk15]

LeBron knows this team ain’t goin nowhere. He’s probably like, “I may as well get my buckets in and go for that scoring title while I’m still healthy” 😂

[@Sm00thMW3Gamerz]

Factsss 😂

[@theALMIGHTY987]

So he's given up & turned into a"stat stuffer"🤔, did the great MJ give up on the wizards & do that🤔......&ppl have the nerve to compare the two!

[@o.gparamount3099]

@@theALMIGHTY987 mj had them on route to the playoffs before he got injured, similar to what happen to lebron 1st year with lakers

[@Dan42069___]

@@o.gparamount3099 except MJ was much older and 3 years removed from the game

[@BurntToast681]

@@theALMIGHTY987 you sound goofy lebron is the best basketball player to ever play… and if you can’t see it idk what else this man has to do to prove it… 6’9 260, athletic, very strong, high IQ, can(and has) guard 1-5, and the best all around player we have ever seen and he is still doing it in year 19… give that man his props he is easily the first overall pick all time EVERYTIME

[@queronetienne3175]

It ALWAYScracks me up when Shannon goes “Loo look looka this.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@edwuano7]

he sound like somebody uncle fr😂

[@amalshakur]

@@edwuano7 🤣🤣🤣☠

[@JiggaJ1979]

Lol that’s that old school dirty south talk, we do it in NC too 😂😂😂😂

[@jkeith3586]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ariz7493]

Fr tho...."SKIP!! What is THAT?!! Kills me every time

[@ApasTalaz]

can we celebrate Coach Popovich being 12 wins away from being the most winning coach in the history of the league? We're talking 1300+ won games in 25% less games than his opponents. Recognize the GOAT instead of playing out the LeBron card

[@ismaelmarcano3852]

Got to respect the Spurs organization and what they're doing in a rebuilding season with a lot of young players they're developing.

[@johnnyhustle6976]

No I actually don't

[@Blake00001]

You know things are bad when skip stops blaming lebron. He’s actually worried for Bron. I think he realises the end is near.

[@genesiscruz2000]

He's worried because he made a career out of trolling Lebron. When LBJ is gone it could also mean the end of his career 🤣.

[@mirak63]

Skip will be out of job.

[@gclay3176]

@@genesiscruz2000 skip been doing sport talk for 40+ years. I think he’ll be okay once Lebron retires

[@jeonhaerimfan7002]

He just switch from retired LeBron to Stephen Curry to criticize.

[@seriousaleks8752]

@@genesiscruz2000 Skip has already hated on Dame and Luka, so Skip is ready for when the time comes. As big a hater as Skip is, even he feels bad for Bron and Shannon. It was funny at first but even Skip feels bad at this point

[@mpop1385]

Skip: “2+2 does not equal 4” Me: questioning everything I’ve been taught 🤨

[@tikimurtaugh4919]

Its liberal logic don't think to hard or your head will explode

[@CriusXI]

@@tikimurtaugh4919 Literally has nothing to do with being a liberal.

[@tdl8472]

@@CriusXI I’m not even a liberal and I agree lol. Don’t know what that guys saying

[@poopstainhotdog1]

But liberals are actually saying this..look it up

[@brianfisher1305]

Modular arithmetic bruh

[@Weird1_ButA_Real1]

Protect Skip & Shannon at all costs. The most fun and friendly DUO team of analytics I've seen so far hilarious stuff...keep it up fellas.

[@starranko_music]

I love when Skip says for the “edification of our viewers” 😂

[@lungelobaba9942]

Russ!!! Russ!! Russ!!

[@jacobrocha99]

I love Shannon Sharpe, even when discussing his favorite team and player, he keeps it real.

[@kkent4174]

He's not a Laker fan he just likes LeBron. Man has never been Laker Nation

[@kaferrat]

Yeah...he "keeps it real" when he realize the situation is so pitiful that there's no hope for Lakers/LeBron. Just like Skip drops shade on LeBron...Shannon acts like LeBron walks on water. Until now. 😂

[@TW__________]

@@kaferrat you must have just started watching.

[@mrhoward19801]

He only keeps it’s real when it’s obvious that they’re in trouble

[@torycaswell4204]

I was thinking the same thing

[@heygringo7]

Shannon's objectivity mixed with despair about his team is very compelling. He has to tell it like it is, something that Skip could not likely do

[@o.gparamount3099]

Thats what makes skip unwatchable at times, he was fair in this segment tho

[@punksjutgbd]

It is compelling, but Shannon really isn't a Lakers fan anyway.

[@ThatCrazyPickles]

@@punksjutgbd yeah agreed he’s a lebron fan completely different but most ppl jus talk to talk

[@douglasbell2022]

This is true but they have both been pretty good lately! They are admitting defeat a lot more than they used to

[@sm6086]

They are both more intelligent than what you think.. Skip can be too much of a hater and shannon can be a bit too emotional thats it

[@ThePatman1980]

Skip Bayless is trying not to break character. He's loving all this! 🤣 Same here. Thank you, LeBron. My favorite Laker ever. You're such a mole for them. Thank you for getting ADisKnee and Westbrick.

[@jeremyellismusic]

Thank god for those 10 minute recaps the NBA does. No way I could watch a whole Lakers game at this point.

[@animesempai0]

How did the Lakers let Keita Bates-Diop drop 30 points and went 11-11 from the field?! And he was a perfect 3 from 3 taking three pointers! the Lakers are done 😂

[@kwabenadonkor1865]

That's an easy answer. Lebron was guarding him thats why.

[@imgood3549]

Nice analysis, they literally just said that in the video

[@lilj3t979]

1. Joe budden podcast 2. shannon n skip

[@SkydaddyZozo]

@@lilj3t979 literally my life rn lol

[@jamestaylor1949]

Question is, who tf is Diop? We finna lose to every team this season lmfaooo. Pistons was the only team we've beaten twice

[@JoeSmoe1]

" You got guy's that had ZERO points that were +16" im dead 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@raymoon439]

Feel for Unk 😂

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

Facts

[@lightupanother420]

Go spurs go spurs nation spurs deserve lil more credit for a team that's rebuilding 💪🏽✊🏼💯🔥💲👍🏼

[@bluejaysforever3627]

Letting Alex Caruso go was a huge mistake

[@RJ30000]

Remember when Lebron said “Keep that same energy”?💀😂

[@theALMIGHTY987]

LeBron looks old & so did the great MJ in DC, but the difference is at least the great MJ tried to inspire them......is lebron?🤔

[@tylerbernard4368]

@@theALMIGHTY987 what

[@theALMIGHTY987]

@@tylerbernard4368 Is an old lebron still an inspirational leader like the great MJ was in DC? Both were out of their prime but lebron can't even inspire them, the great MJ tried!

[@frankiethefrog1752]

@@theALMIGHTY987 ??? You have problems…

[@theALMIGHTY987]

@@frankiethefrog1752 With what?

[@crisbarron2044]

0 for 0 rings, damn skip is heartless.

[@MarioCindric]

It's good mocking, but Skip should get off from that joke, everybody knows that Westbrook is wearing that 0 in memorial for his highschool friend who died. He deserves all other jokes and mocking, but not this one.

[@jadengrant6063]

@@MarioCindric oh damn

[@jeffyeager1997]

@@MarioCindric I didnt know and it is what it is. People die everyday.

[@MarioCindric]

@@jeffyeager1997 Not the young ones. Marry Christmas to you.

[@jeffyeager1997]

@@MarioCindric Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@tshepo1799]

"He might score 40 and they'd still loss" *Nets game LeBron scores 39 and they lose Well damn

[@foreveracapitalist1930]

Skip doing the Russ turnover blooper commentary be cracking me up 😂…. Skip: “Russ what is the game telling you to do”?….no Russ….think Russ…..”…😭😭😭

[@balling936]

LMFAO they been having a field day with Russ’s quote “i let the game dictate what i do”

[@LeoxSevered]

Russ, russ, what's the game saying right now 😂😂

[@johnthonig8832]

Brick graduated 2nd highest in his class. There were only 2 students

[@xdarkxskullzx]

@@johnthonig8832 Funny, considering he’s actually a 4.0 graduate.

[@ricardovazquez1840]

@@xdarkxskullzx is that GPA or PPG???

[@xdarkxskullzx]

@@ricardovazquez1840 GPA

[@ADS0791]

I get it, it’s about the Lakers but Spurs deserve some credit, they’re playing much better this month. Look at their point differential, they’re much better than their record, just a slow start + brutal schedule

[@tanjianforever]

Hardest schedule in the NBA

[@dxtremecaliber]

i give Spurs a credit but man like come on man losing to Spurs? Come on man

[@mikebazan1]

@@dxtremecaliber spurs have beaten bucks, warriors at home, and lost to suns by single digits. They are better than their record shows

[@Mean.Devil77787]

They not making playoffs

[@OGGOAT23]

Spurs beat my Dubs

[@desmondponnet9809]

Skip so funny.. He just said "let's eat" 😂

[@pol44r]

You gotta give credit to pop's system: highest turnover to assist ratio First in assist,4th in least turnovers

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

You know skip is low-key disappointed with the Lakers and hates what's going on.

[@clipsedrag13]

i really believe this

[@underpressure07140]

He can't debate with Shannon when Shannon himself is shitting on the Lakers

[@loststoryproductions]

Yep, if the Lakers are bad, that means they can't keep talking about them being bad all year, they gotta get creative soon on new topics.

[@darnellwilliams8783]

@@loststoryproductions if the lakers are the worst team in the league 4 hall of fames and barely 500 inches this on Leflop james though he wanted all thses non defense guys here this is what happens when you choose big names over Qulaity guys like Caruso

[@user-lp7cf9wq5x]

@@darnellwilliams8783 LeGoat*

[@onetwo8847]

You know what sucks...? In 20-30 years time, a bunch of kids who never watched him play are gonna look back at old Westbrook stats, only look at points rebounds asissts (no advanced metrics) and probably try and argue that he is one of the absolute greatest players of all time lol. I'd take a 36 year old Chris Paul, with a sprained wrist and ankle, straight after being awoken from a drunken stupor, over Russ as my PG.

[@Bleax]

Except Russ had the best plus minus of the starters and had 30 on 60% shooting.. stop being a bandwagon hater and actually watch the games. You can’t blame Russ when the bench is out scored by more than 50

[@onetwo8847]

@@Bleax Bro come on now... He's averaging 20, 8, 8 and yet only has a PER of 16... a negative obpm, dbpm and bpm, AND a vorp close to absolute zero. Do you have any idea how unfathomable that is? He's also played 12 full games more than Lebron already but somehow only has half the total win shares.. His advanced stats have been getting worse and worse each year and are at the point now of being historically inefficient for a player who averages the type of numbers he does

[@molotov7772]

No, you have footage of how he played unlike the legends of the 60s and even 50s. Those things will never go away. Everyone will know he is a statpadding turnover machine and a borderline fraud who tricked everyone and should never have won that mvp for averaging useless triple doubles and be in nba top 75. Plus if he were to be ranked among best pgs of all time, he would be last place. Cp3 would be inside top 5.

[@onetwo8847]

@@molotov7772 I'd like to hope you're right, but i don't see it. Obviously plenty and maybe the vast majority of people are gonna be sensible enough to see all of that. My point wasn't about a conesus tho, it was more just about there being a significant number of dumb kids in the future who will just look at the most surface level of stats and come to this bad conclusion. That Is somthing that just feels like its gonna undoubtedly happen to me

[@darnellwilliams8783]

two two westrock is ball dominant he wont win a ring

[@ugkmoni]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"RUSS, whats the game telling you too do"

[@tonytslawncareoffloridal.l8959]

Skip no he's damn loving it look at him with that smirk on his face 0:38 🤔

[@Will_kid_cortez]

Spurs are heading into the right direction, excited for the future of the franchise

[@ernieestrada193]

🇨🇱🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆go spurs go

[@tanjianforever]

Yes sir. We are the 10th seed now. And only 1.5 games from 9th, and 3 away from 6th. Also we have blown out a few good teams now.

[@Will_kid_cortez]

@@tanjianforever just hope they don't do something dumb and trade these guys. That is awesome, let's hope they can get a chance with the play in

[@tylerwhitney3443]

Pure Team Ball

[@tanjianforever]

@@tylerwhitney3443 it's definitely been alot of team ball. Also a massive increase in pace, and going back to more ball movement and pick and rolls.

[@haywood0457]

Most of us knew when the trade happened it wasn’t going to work. But 15 games into the season it was confirmed. The very reason you got RW happened and couldn’t be 500 now it’s happening without AD. Not all on RW but he doesn’t help in the way they need.

[@ohtaylor5]

I'm a Knicks fan. Still, the RW trade boggled my mind. There were so many other options that were available: Kyle Lowery, Demar Derozan, Buddy Hield, Patty Mills. Plus, it wasn't like the Lakers were that far off last year. They just couldn't stay healthy. I expected the Lakers to tweak the roster not to totally over-haul it. Then they get the worst fit imaginable at point guard which sucks up all the cap space and to make matters worse they fill up much of the remainder of the roster with over-the-hill veterans (which makes them atrocious defensively). If I didn't know better, I'd think James Dolan was now running the Lakers. Go Knicks!

[@Invictus-Solaris]

Most of the Lakers fans didn’t know when the trade happened. They thought the exact opposite actually. That they would win it all this year. If you think I’m lying, check the comment sections on a lot of those videos from that time. Now Lakers fans will be lucky to even end up in the playoffs. 🤣

[@dododump3144]

@@Invictus-Solaris they will most definitely make the playoffs. Right now they’re 1 game below .500 and they’re the 6th seed

[@user-le9ou9ed9z]

@@dododump3144 yes they will prob make it the west is top heavy right now the top 3 seeds in the west are already confirmed

[@leonardoyi3183]

@@dododump3144 they are sixth with a 16-17 record, but their record will get worst right now with AD injured. This team problems goes beyond westbrook. No one plays defense, including lebron. AD was supposed to be the man for the lakers, the number 1 scoring option, and he has dissapoint. There's not too much 3 point shooting either...

[@MrJRDOT1]

Skip is about to be singing, “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” for this entire holiday season.😂😂😂😂😂

[@dylanochoa5787]

Skip stop saying “my spurs” bruh. You only a fan when we winning ( which ain’t much these days). But just cheer for your bandwagon teams like usual. Carry on.

[@yeahaight1163]

To a certain extent I don’t feel bad for lebron because he wanted Westbrook. But honestly Westbrook hasn’t been that bad. I feel bad because he’s playin so well but role players aren’t doing a damn thing. But it’s also hard to feel bad because this is what happens when 3 players take up all the money. It was a double edged sword.

[@huntersartin]

You dont feel bad for him cuz he wanted westbrook but westbrook hasn't been that bad? huh?

[@KennyakaTI]

Westbrook hasn't been horrible but he doesn't exactly help the lakers either. His defense is terrible and he turns the ball over a lot. Lakers won the title because of their defense and they pretty much got rid of all of it.

[@youtubewatcher4955]

@@huntersartin He had 30 on 60%. The second best on the damn team.

[@CavsFanDallasFanSinceFebruary]

@@youtubewatcher4955 Lol, he got all his points when they were getting blown out.

[@kimtaphorn9175]

He wanted Westbrook, cause LBJ know that he isn't anymore the I go to finals guy, but with Westbrook all the blame would go to Westbrook and lbj can play bad but made points to get his 40k+ without blame

[@jdelgado216]

You can struggle on offense and still get the W if you play defense, Lakers are struggling with both

[@maaduece5132]

Offense might be ugly but they are getting enough points to win games , the whole team couldn't guard a parked car right now

[@denimjeg]

Yea that’s what they’ve been doing the last 2 season & it worked when they’re healthy

[@Numbaffoe]

Yet every time shannon says they're are bad basketball team bad basketball bad basketball I laugh so hard. it's just so funny 🤣

[@shemariwarren3627]

If the lakers were in the east they’d be a 12-13th seed rn ☠️

[@shemariwarren3627]

@Shawn Brown it’s to show that the west only have a handful of good teams this year meanwhile the east is a battle field.

[@dxtremecaliber]

nah the 2018 Cavs was in the finals so 4th-6th seed East is weaker than the West

[@flexinja1166]

@@dxtremecaliber East > West as of now.

[@shemariwarren3627]

@@dxtremecaliber that was 2018… stop living in the past the east is now stacked

[@goldenstatewarriors9418]

​@@shemariwarren3627 The Eastern Conference as a whole has played 477 games, won 235 and lost 242. That means they have won 49.3% of their games. The Western Conference as a whole has played 479 games, won 243 and lost 236. That means they have won 50.7% of their games. The West is winning at a higher rate than the East. In addition there are only 2 teams with a win % above .800. The Suns (26-5, .839) and the Warriors (26-6, .813). Both of them are in the Western Conference. The top of the Eastern Conference is the Brooklyn Nets (21-9, .700). In fact, the Nets 21-9 record that lands them the #1 seed in the East lands them the #4 seed in the West, behind the Suns, Warriors, and Jazz (22-9, .710). The two worst teams in the West are the Oklahoma City Thunder (11-20, .355) and the Houston Rockets (10-23, .303). The two worst teams in the East are the Orlando Magic (7-26, .212) and the Detroit Pistons (5-26, .161). Everyone says the Eastern Conference is so much tougher... but I dont see it. Theyre about equal, in fact the west is slightly better. Statistically, the West is better.

[@alabamawyatt5490]

here is the worlds tiniest violin playing for LBJ and his quest to catch both Kareem and Jordan.

[@tmacc28]

😂

[@tmacc28]

Chilllllll

[@sailorboikev5864]

Skip kills me when he says “what’s the game telling you to do” lol

[@user-cx9gq2ud6t]

How does in and out of the lineup make you miss your free throws and choosing not to defend?

[@KEsko-gx8hm]

Man I watched this game all the way through, and every shot that left the spurs hand looked good, EVEN THE MISSES

[@CaptureKing247]

"If you could correct one thing what would it be?" Stop letting Lebron be the GM

[@xaevius5319]

Exactly.

[@elvisrolon1862]

Lebron not the GM lol it’s palinka but ok lol , if you wanna say lebron gives his opinion cool but the final say goes by the GM Not lebron .

[@P.vrvllel]

@@elvisrolon1862 dude you know that LeKaren's influence is bigger than Pelinka's

[@figo007tv]

Hater. Lebron have 9 rings though.

[@jandanielbondad5176]

@@figo007tv 5? Do you even know to count bro?

[@AudioAlcove]

Shannon is a very unbiased sports journalist

[@georgebowman1060]

It would be nice to put the plays that they are talking about on the screen for us to see.

[@ongogablogian]

Lakers are the 6th seed despite being under .500, they'll make the playoffs

[@kevben706]

Yeah because other teams are injured so that's what's saving them

[@taurusteelpan]

And a pretty soft schedule.

[@jps0583]

@@kevben706 the lakers r injured too….

[@ongogablogian]

@@kevben706 not gonna dispute that but they're not doing so well health wise either. Not even a Laker fan but it's hard to see a team with that much talent (albeit being old af) fail to make it in a weakened western conference

[@kwabenadonkor1865]

Bruh looking at their upcoming games that 16-17 could be 18-22 real quick. Go look at the schedule

[@doctorsam5771]

I personally want them to make it and go against my Warriors, God it'll be a massacre

[@kwabenadonkor1865]

U want that easy match up lol

[@mudathirumar9902]

No problem I would love that matcup as a Laker fan

[@ilIIam1]

Be careful what you wish for.

[@sinferious]

As bad as they look I wouldn't want that match up in the first

[@williamkatsiii7936]

@@ilIIam1 Everybody knows they would get blasted. A terrible three point shooting and defending team versus a top of the line three point shooting and defending team. Recipe for a gentleman's sweep

[@NotTheWheel]

Man Lebron was right to blame the team he had last year for not getting past the first round of the playoffs. His handpicked squad is doing a much better job not even making it to the playoffs this year. A noticeable improvement.

[@MortalJoviality]

I'm loving every bit of this

[@urbaindelva7869]

The Lakers should ask Pop to teach them how to play like an actual basketball team.

[@Therockstarway]

Lebron scored 36 points but allowed his man to score on him every time he touched it! Lebron doesn’t play defense ! He gave up 30 points to a bench player 😂

[@darnellwilliams8783]

I never took the majers setiuue

[@theALMIGHTY987]

The great MJ in DC or lebron w/the Lakers🤔?

[@at2130]

@@theALMIGHTY987 MJ anytime

[@theALMIGHTY987]

@@at2130 Even on the back end of his career the great MJ was still able to inspire the young wizards! LeBron looks like he's just out there getting his saying I'm not the reason we're losing!

[@Teffy2105]

Bron stop playing defense awhile ago, he saves his energy to try to score. Gets hit on back door cuts a lot.

[@ipayyoutube9252]

I remember when The Lakers were good. It was when Kobe was still on the team.

[@jaylenwatson1876]

Man I wish they showed us the highlights too

[@jemaldavis7994]

I now 100% believe Russ was brought to be scapegoat of this season. Lebron is not stupid, he knew what kind of player Russ is, but still lobbied for him. Russ sometimes haven’t been helping himself, but this season is not entirely on him.

[@Xjovan809XD]

Scapegoat for what tho? Westbrook is literally playing great besides his turnovers and lebron is lebron honestly AD is gonna take all the blame this year he hasn’t played to his potential numbers aren’t everything his numbers says he’s good but when u watch him it’s 90% bad 10% good

[@23kingdaze]

No!! That also makes no sense

[@TyRanT_SoLDieR]

Maybe LeBron's basketball IQ is not as high as people thought.

[@playoffp7452]

@@Xjovan809XD AD trash

[@holden6104]

Russ is scoring at a high efficiency. He turns the ball over, but so do Rondo and Bron and nobody says anything. The problem is everybody besides Bron and Russ is straight up trash.

[@KazzyOfficial]

Lebron, trade yourself brother. You're not taking these geezers anywhere this year

[@mileshall9235]

😅😅😅

[@tomm5516]

he signed off for these players to be on the lakers.

[@kwabenadonkor1865]

He aint no spring chicken himself he's a geezer too

[@JCHR74]

Nope, he made this and he got his bubble ring as his reward by trading away all the youth and now he has to steep in his decision while the groundswell eats him up. I hope he is at peace with getting 4 rings because it looks like this is it for him. He might play still at the elite level but no team is gonna want the "lebron" problem and completely break up their teams for him. It's over. He had a amazing career.

[@darnellwilliams8783]

@@JCHR74 facts bubble ring thata what Legm games does best is team hop for another ring fide had a big 3 in Miami and still got outplayed by Jason Terry

[@justjoy8355]

Not Unc calling out IT and his 5’6 hahaha. 💀😂😂

[@jth8612]

Ole skipper !! Long time no see my friend . Always had love for you man , JH

[@rambooo2534]

LeBron is one of my favorite players ever but I don’t feel sorry for him one bit he hand picked every player on the roster, the Lakers wanted Buddy Hield, Bron wanted Westbrook he made this bed now he gotta lay in it 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@niganeo1251]

Facts can’t blame Westbrook he’s actually playing well by his standards. But he is who he is lebron should have known it was a bad fit

[@jaydenwilliams4922]

I don’t think lebron hand picked this roster , i think lebron and the lakers thought they weren’t getting buddy so they settle for a “big name” in Westbrook and didn’t realize that there lineup had no shooters so they settled for any shooter available. No one can convince me that lebron James hand picked Kent bazemore ,Wayne Ellington, deandre Jordan but didn’t want Alex Caruso

[@niganeo1251]

@@jaydenwilliams4922 they already had a deal for buddy hield, but lakers backed out last second for westbrick

[@SuperIcecold94]

Y’all was in the rooms and meetings ? Did lebron tell you that ?

[@saturnteatree]

Exactly lol lebron fan here too

[@stebbiej]

I got a 100 bucks say they will b talkin about the lakers eventhough they won't b in the playoffs

[@lakersin556]

I got $100 that you will listen to every segment.

[@tubenachos]

Skip "You know it and I know it" Bayless 😂😂😂

[@ricardovalentin2410]

The worst part is when they say let's look at this highlight and the cameraman doesn't show us what they're looking at😒😒😒😒. He ain't doing his job

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Still can't believe they won the title and then blew the team up. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[@joes.2647]

LeBron’s “grass is always greener” attitude and impatience has worked against him.

[@ernestomata5552]

It was a bubble year is the only reason why they won it. Half the players did want to be in the bubble.

[@kratospot1344]

@@ernestomata5552 imagine making that type of dough and complaining about the bubble 🤣 Babies 👶

[@TheRbruin10]

Bubble Champions with a Mickey Mouse ring 😆

[@rjante2236]

I don't wanna be that guy, but the bubble allowed AD to rest and not get hurt. LeBron deserved the ring, can't say the same for AD.

[@kcams358]

Skip is having too good of a time in this segment 😂

[@mike.cdn7212]

His Spurs just beat LeBron and the Lakers, this is his moment 😂

[@RoseCurry5]

While shannon is miserable 🤣

[@henryowilson]

Can you imagine what would be happening if Lebron was in Cleveland with the current squad. Eastern Conference favorites!

[@martindominguez1518]

He should trade himself back lol

[@rjante2236]

He'd trade half of them for some overrated veterans

[@officialglo.boi.j_yt6385]

Mannnnn skip trips me out when he be like “WHOOPS” 😂🤣

[@chartist_123]

I need the crew to like show us the plays for us at home whenever Shannon and skip describe these plays lol we want to see them too

[@MarioCindric]

You have it at other videos, just go at Undisputed channel.

[@saka543]

They show it on tv but I think the nfl/nba have rules against posting clips on KZbin for certain channels.

[@the1kamikaze]

*LeExcuses* by Lakers "fans" "It's only preseason" "Chemistry issues" "Trade Russ" "Fire Vogel" _____(etc.)

[@someshsaharan5813]

You're right. Every Laker player is ball dominant. Russ, Carmelo, IT wants to stay in the league so yup, etc etc. Won't work this way

[@CSIme]

And it remains true....Chemistry issues, and they are old n washed except Lebron. Remove some players, add some young players, and they start winning games.

[@someshsaharan5813]

@@CSIme resolve the issues. Develop the chemistry, if players like Russ and LeBron and AD and Melo who are top 20 players in the nba won't patch up, ion think young guys gonna help anyway. Chemistry is built, doesn't come along with trades.

[@heic1971]

“Lebron need more help”

[@SweetjamesjonesII]

Spurs have been a different team the last 8 or so games… they’re only gonna get better as the season goes on with their young legs as these old team start falling apart

[@amc1140]

Skip rooted for the Clippers in 2021 to compensate for being so wrong about them in 2020😂

[@tinktink360]

When the Lakers signed Westbrook instead of Buddy I accepted the fact that they were gonna suck. I’m completely indifferent to the situation and I’m currently rooting for the Hornets!

[@kckc7140]

Russ is miles better than hield, stop listening to the media who has nothing but hate for Russ, this team has bigger issues than Russ

[@tinktink360]

@@kckc7140 he’s not a better shooter and he’s a turnover machine. And it’s not the media I formed my opinion in that matter. I never thought he work with Bron and AD, which looks like I was correct because you could’ve more players rather than cash in on Westbrook.

[@kckc7140]

@@tinktink360 Luka doncic is avg more turnovers than Russ, James harden is avg more turnovers than Russ, nobody calls those guys a turnover machine in the Media, matter of fact they are praised as great passers, it's obvious media has it out for Russ and they are doing their best to get him out of la because they don't like him, he had 30 points on 60% against the Spurs and somehow media is blaming him for the loss, meanwhile the bench got outscored 70-17 but nobody saying nothing about that, dude ur a sheep, form ur own damn opinion and quit listening to people

[@jdelgado216]

@@kckc7140 he's not better talent wise but Buddy was a much better fit

[@user-de8iu5xt1h]

Buddy Hield is a negative defender and having a horrible season, adding him to this team instead of Russ would make this team even worse stop listening to the media and watch basketball games

[@swolegod7724]

I thought Bron made his teammates better?

[@cruzzz5738]

He doesn’t, it’s all a myth

[@kwabenadonkor1865]

@Aborigine Jules CP3 made Phoenix better and he's old as well.

[@kwabenadonkor1865]

@Aborigine Jules where were thay before cp3? Its about the leadership bruh. Remember Cp3 in okc with that young squad? Bron traded all the lakers young squad away cause he couldn't make it work. Cp3 would have made it work with this lakers team. If Bron was in Phoenix he would have been traded all them young guys in his first year there.

[@kwabenadonkor1865]

@Aborigine Jules exactly cp3 has made his teammates better. Booker missed a lot of games this years yet cp3 was still winning with them. Stop making excuses for Bron. It was always a myth that Bron made his teammates better.

[@kwabenadonkor1865]

@Aborigine Jules so Miami was trash? What about the cavs? I can definitely tell u aint been a Bron fan long enough. U just called a superteam trash smh. The excuses never stops with y'all

[@joncolunga673]

People talk this guy up so much...imagine him trying to score the way he does in the 90s era. Dudes weren't afraid to throw hands up back then, especially the bigs who defended the paint.

[@Tone1792_]

I love the Westbrook bloopers 😂😂

[@nandan2084]

15:17 The "Oh lord" by Shannon tells you all you need to know about Lakers troubles 😂😂

[@Avmuhammad64]

😂😂😂

[@The_0G_Chad]

To all the Skip haters… Is he not being completely fair and rational? I’ve noticed this pattern when LeBron does poorly or his teams do poorly skip goes way easier on him. He could say LeBron‘s an idiot for allowing him to trade Caruso and Lonzo ball. Get Caruso and ball and some of the other guys like Kyle Kuzma were there they could still win a championship. I made so much money betting against the Lakers this year before the season. If they don’t make the playoffs I win 100 to 1

[@darnellwilliams8783]

I love skip hea not a lebron cheerleader

[@torrisdavison524]

“Who’s Isaiah Thompson guarding at 5’6” 😂😂

[@TeamBoxCutta]

does anyone else notice how surprised Skip is every time Shannon doesn't just support the team he was going for without objectivity.. Skip really thinks just making stuff up to support a team without objectivity is ACTUALLY what reporters are supposed to do!.. LOL what a bum

[@andrewmauney3082]

He Westbricked the free throw 🤣🤣🤣

[@wwefan2895]

Lakers official podcast looking nice as always

[@AlexAlex22023]

Lakers make bench warmers look like MVP Candidates 💪🏽

[@theconnected7234]

Skip needs a megamix reel of LeBron and Russ bloopers on the Lakers for Xmas

[@karnige5804]

lakers have the hardest schedule now. they aren’t making it. it’s over

[@syedtaher9461]

They've had easy as well at the starting.

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Skip loving every min of Shannon saying all this 😂😂

[@Juju00462]

We all luv it

[@kevbiggz1928]

Skip is loving this lol and Shannon doesn’t even notice skip is like this inside 😈

[@rollingrebel6728]

Was just waiting for skip to say he could have went of for 30!lmao🤦🏾‍♂️