Stephen A. & Magic address WHAT WENT WRONG for the LeBron & the Lakers 👀 | First Take

[@sheabilladeau1392]

I wish Magic was on the shows more. He has a great pace to him and is obviously very charismatic. He also is very calm and calls it how he sees it. I hope to see more of him.

[@samjon6403]

Not good analyst. I agree with his charming charisma though

[@KGaLaxY_]

Facts

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@@samjon6403 hater in the house

[@bryanjacobs9680]

@@samjon6403 this is all entertainment, half the analysts are garbage on these shows. I would rather watch and hear Magic that actually played the game and knows what he's talking about

[@samjon6403]

@@bryanjacobs9680 I only trust Reddick and leglar sometimes chuck.

[@nicksirju8717]

I like to remind people that ESPN had Lakers vs Nets in the Finals and treated teams like the Raptors as a bottom feeder team. Now, Lakers are out of the play in picture and Nets are struggling to maintain a play in spot. Meanwhile, the Raptors are in the playoff bracket after a year absence. Lesson: Star Power doesn't mean anything if you don't have a good system.

[@kingsbesttake2714]

They still have Nets coming out the East as co favorites

[@BijinMCMXC]

Raptors are not contenders stop it lol

[@Centure120]

ESPN also said it was a old home in LA and y’all love to forget that

[@kingsbesttake2714]

@@Centure120 No one forgot that but everyone wrote them off already but not the Brooklyn Nets🤨

[@pamoon_]

ESPN would love the Nets and Lakers to make the Finals because storylines generate more revenue (Bron vs. Kyrie, KD vs. Russ, etc.) But most non-Laker biased NBA fans knew this Lakers team wasn’t gonna work out since Russ can’t play off-ball and AD has had health issues since New Orleans were the Hornets So yeah…the Lakers are a loss away from missing the play-in The Nets might still be scary if they have Ben Simmons play because of his defense

[@thechurch5000]

Lakers fan since 1987...If it was still Magic's team and Westbrook said he had no expectations Magic would have pushed him out somehow via a trade or something. No way Magic Johnson would have let that one go under his watch.

[@donmegadonmega3533]

If Dr Jerry Bus was still around he’d Forsure kick Westbrick to the curve.

[@c_Durka]

Facts

[@TheOneKeyToLife]

Saying “I have no expectations” is so disrespectful lowkey lol

[@youboob6297]

Westbrook when he first came to Lakers : "i got no expectations" LeBron when he first came to Lakers: "i got nothing to prove" whats the difference again?

[@ninjaman3448]

@@TheOneKeyToLife no one should respect the lakers lmao

[@BossMajorSports]

I love the off-season piece talking about taking care of your body. Embiid is a perfect example, he was hurt all the time like AD, then he started taking it serious and now he is in good condition and balling. AD used to be looked at as a top player, now he cannot even be in that conversation

[@benroethlisberger2567]

After the bubble he stopped taking care of himself is what it looks like

[@Jason09_]

He too busy playing call of duty 😂

[@piccolo5346]

His decline has been shocking.

[@Tee-uc1bl]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BossMajorSports]

@@piccolo5346 100%! I used to look at him as a top guy, now he’s just a guy

[@politicsandbs2566]

We gone get this everyday until the season starts again

[@ElieHenry]

Unfortunately... yes Lol

[@tigerhoods7927]

Lol even when the season is over they so obsessed with the lakers

[@othellorucker8107]

Sad asl smh

[@bwp2bruce]

Lakers deserve to get bashed daily for that all-time pathetic performance.

[@ericradford2142]

Ya don’t say.

[@Parhell]

Stephen A said what I came to realize about AD. That first year in LA he was playing like he knew he could win a championship, and the hiatus before the bubble helped keep him healthy to do it. Now that he's won, the drive is completely gone, just coasting on the playing in LA lifestyle.

[@user-zc3qs7qs8e]

Word, you can read minds?

[@griffon8330]

For sure the drive not the same for AD anymore

[@bluejays6922]

Cause he won his first ring by taking the easy way out , he lost his drive now. Like dame says, AD ran away from the grind

[@TraeFittz]

Exactly. Nothing left to Prove. He’s a Champion & Future Hall of Famer.

[@xrandomdonalds695]

AD should spend a million on his body like lebron does. He always injuried

[@williealexander7393]

Y’all still wanna compare this to the 2012-13 lakers Kobe carry them to the 7th seed in the playoffs like a true leader

[@MrGenexxx]

can't compare this to anything now. It's literally the biggest fail in nba history LOL

[@Terror832]

And sadly tore his Achilles which led to more subsequent injuries and a retirement 3 seasons later

[@friedrichschneider807]

the 12/13 lakers were a better team when you factor in availability

[@SuperIcecold94]

Comparing a different era of the nba with different players and different teams and different circumstances

[@aswanwilliam]

Kobe has quit on the Lakers too. And he was a snitch

[@matthewb-k4422]

What a lovely turn of events when Stephen A actually says something positive about Toronto 😂 Love when we’re shouted out. No one on ESPN ever wants to discuss the Raps or the City of Toronto, I get that it’s an American news outlet, no hate, just nice to hear.

[@edo12345-n]

i was thinking the same thing 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheForgottenBlackMan]

Lebronto. I still remeber when my Cavs smoked y’all for years. Remember that game 3 winner by Lebron? Yeah, Cleveland owns Lebronto Ahahaahah

[@CanadianBully]

LETS GO RAPTORS

[@manzac112]

@@TheForgottenBlackMan I don't think anybody in Toronto cares anymore cuz they got a championship.

[@aviks3698]

I agree, it really is just nice to hear!

[@joemagwood9130]

They have a worst record then the Spurs & Pelicans no Zion all year the Clippers were without Kawhi & PG and they better Jokic no Murray & MPJ they better stop with the excuses.

[@terrellbooker4019]

Thank you man. Why don't people understand this!

[@futuretimetraveller8677]

yup

[@RueRue3K]

Facts 💯

[@MR.__G]

You know with lebron there comes excessive excuses lol

[@Angel-Azrael]

Shut up Hater

[@kennethopoku226]

It sickens me that the lakers and the nets have more coverage from the media than the suns and the bucks who just made the finals last year.

[@Helloim_anthony]

It sickens you so much that you were one of the first to click and comment this 🥴

[@UnrulyRebel-hd2pl]

Then you would be a terrible tv producer 😂 everything is about Views and rating buddy, ain't nobody wanna hear about bucks even tho their a great team ain't nobody wanna hear that

[@kingfulness]

@@UnrulyRebel-hd2pl don’t know how people don’t understand this

[@DBE.S.O510]

Bad publicity is good publicity bo offense but suns and bucs don't bri g in the views good or bad for the corporate networks 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@comencme1]

I definitely understand your point but it's magic Johnson you can't have him on and not talk about the lakers

[@EGerman16]

“We know Frank Vogel is going to get fired”. Wow! I feel bad for the guy, I don’t think this team’s struggle is entirely his fault and it’s a shame that he won a championship just two seasons ago and now all of a sudden he is not fit to coach this team! Mind boggling

[@Amor1990]

The bubble was a joke

[@durriellhumphrey]

Much different team that won the chip though. 🤷🏾‍♂️ But no! He should not take the majority of the blame.

[@ParisPK]

Bro if you haven’t seen the lineups he put out and the players who have been playing well for us he put in as DNP, then you seriously don’t watch the lakers

[@phoenixc6812]

Bro did you not listen to the rest of the segment? They said they know all the blame is not only on him

[@durriellhumphrey]

@@phoenixc6812 That’s what he said. He agrees the blame is not all on Vogel. I think you misunderstood what he said. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@mca217]

I'd forgotten that Derozan wanted to come to the Lakers. If they had Derozan instead of Westbrook they'd be a playoff team for sure.

[@herbertjackson2767]

They would be one of the favorites

[@dbergkampafc]

Westbrook has not been the problem, played well recently and in other games his game is restricted like others when have to play within himself so lebron can dominate the ball and stat pad.

[@sethmarie]

Top 3 or 4 team no doubt.

[@mattpassos5689]

@@dbergkampafc they should’ve reunited demar and Kyle Lowry, trading tucker in the process

[@ParisPK]

Derozan wouldn’t play like he would in a lakers uniform.

[@RyanLBrown9396]

All of this aside, I will NEVER forgive the lakers for not bringing Demar home

[@bobbyshaw2419]

Thanks from Chicago 😂

[@christie8532]

@@bobbyshaw2419 😂😂

[@adilhoxha5443]

If Demar didn’t go to Chicago he would’ve ended up on the clippers not the lakers

[@09lowkey]

Nahhh, I think we could all agree that Demar would've been caught up in the side show that is the Lakers this season. If he wasn't averaging 25 then they would've been using him as a scapegoat like everyone else not named Lebron James.

[@heartbr8krebel702]

@@bobbyshaw2419 OFN 😭😂

[@donovanj8840]

Every time I watch AD play, I admire Karl Malone even more. The only games he missed was due to suspension for busting Isiah Thomas open.

[@dentaldoc489]

Name ONE defensive play Lebron made in the 4th quarter against the pelicans? Not his fault cause he has to do so much? What did he do but shoot 3 pointers? What did he do but stand under the basket in case the pelicans missed their shot? Don’t just look at box score, watch the game. You will see he does nothing but shoot the ball

[@barrysmythe6941]

The team is bad

[@Bobby_Digital37]

💯agree!!! Lebron plays zero defense, hasn’t in years 😳

[@bollocksnlilies]

So. You need a 37 yo put up 35, run the offense, break the defense a n d play defense for more than four key possessions all game and still play most games? Name one player who did all this at this age. AD should be leading this team. LeBron should be putting up 25, running the offense through feeding AD like he did in 2020. The offense and defense shouldn't be hanging on one guy who has the most minutes in the league. And it's pretty sad people don't see that. How can someone run for 38 minutes, score by driving again and again and then play more defense than a couple of blocks at this age? I'm 33 and I know how the body ages and takes a while to recover.

[@bluesrockfan36]

@@bollocksnlilies No. We need that 37 year old to stop statpadding. Play 30 minutes, not 40. Get 20 points and DEFEND not 35 while giving up 60 points.

[@matthewlws86]

Yeah team is bad with lack of talent period end of statement. Next segment? What we doing here there’s so many other NBA stories worth talking about than this bad team……

[@RyanLBrown9396]

What went wrong ? They traded good role players in favor of over the hill names cause selling tickets replaced winning championships

[@jeremyjones2485]

Lmaoo those players were on the team and they didn’t win nothing last season. Those role players weren’t all that good. The only mistake they made is choosing Westbrook over Derozan other than that the Lakers did nothing wrong. This team not gonna win a championship regardless of whether those players stayed or even if AD was healthy this just isn’t a championship roster.

[@bwp2bruce]

Greatest failure in the history of the Lakers

[@tjleaf3141]

Gotta be 16

[@MrGenexxx]

nba history

[@adamrichard7311]

More of an injury thing

[@elementsk8erq]

@@adamrichard7311 nah more of a Westbrook thing

[@datsapaddlin]

Jerry West would disagree.

[@miguelitoaniceto5882]

I like when Molly doesn’t talk and just sits there and looks good. 😂

[@Theyaintme_cb6]

I’m just happy Molly was quiet for the whole segment

[@ericradford2142]

Me too. I don’t care for Molly Kardashierm one darn bit.

[@blkmind4u]

For sho

[@transformer301]

Stephen A hit the nail on the head with that last point!! 🤣

[@goblue193]

If the Lakers didn’t play in LA, no one would be talking about this dumpster fire of a team

[@baseballpimp1910]

Been waiting for this comment. This team doesn't deserve a single headline but ESPN still wants to shove this irrelevant trash down our throats. I knew the minute they traded for Westbrook that they might struggle this year but I didn't think it would get THIS bad. Either way ESPN gives more air time to the Lakers than a Suns team that has a chance at winning 66 games this year. The Lakers at their best this year wouldn't have been close to that.

[@dwadeisthegoat2020]

That's not true any team with that elite talent would be criticized

[@Rebel-eq7ul]

Accountability, something Lebron has never had

[@tahjzus837]

Sad fact

[@KingB015]

Lebrons held accountable and pointed at every season

[@Rebel-eq7ul]

@@KingB015 no he’s not, there’s so much effort from his fans and the media to no hold him accountable.

[@dannygray4898]

Magic was the best PG of all time, and clearly THE greatest Laker of all time. Legend!

[@nick-yr7wu]

Not all time that’s curry but Magic is 2nd for sure

[@ncxbeats]

@@nick-yr7wu No way . Best shooter of all time yea, but PG? no way not yet atleast

[@z-mane1438]

@@nick-yr7wu curry ain’t even above IT lol

[@demonkingbadger6689]

@@nick-yr7wu no. Magic, Oscar, probably the original IT then Curry.

[@nick-yr7wu]

@@demonkingbadger6689 OK oldhead lol

[@kasperrieberg3495]

I don’t care if everybody is healthy next season, this team doesn’t play defense

[@jmcgee39]

They should sign you and you can play defense and get them to do the same.

[@barrysmythe6941]

If we had all of these shows back in 2000. The Jordan Wizards would've been talked about just as much no matter what the record was.

[@codychavarria6088]

Yeah the difference is rejordan retiring and coming back lebron is never left there should be no reason at all Lebron needs to really work on his leadership and making his team better and Become one. And realizing each player's characteristics way characteristics what they are good at and using it to their advantage. 1920 years in the league this should have been already in the booksI'm wrong The one major thing that he did was so proclaim himself the goat the goats do not run out on a sore ankle or whatever it is they keep playing Jordan when the wizardsHe would be draining his knees in the middle of games and going out and play he was injured he was still scoring assistant making 51 point games 40 point gamesI'm one of the worst teams playing at that point. Jordan's purpose was not for a championship yeah maybe it's a win but to give these younger guys confidence to better themselves which they did

[@barrysmythe6941]

@@codychavarria6088 you wrote a bunch of opinions. And showed your true hate when you mentioned him saying he feels like the goat. That has nothing to do with anything. We are talking about media coverage. And If you are the face of the league it should be obvious they are going to talk about you good or bad. Jordan would've been talked about everyday every hour even on a losing team.

[@MR.__G]

You’re comparing lebron stacking up another superteam once again & being the 2nd favorites to win the title to jordan coming back from a 3 year retirement & going to the worst team in the league.. there was absolutely not expectations for the wizards. Fans were just happy to see Jordan again. This was such a stupid take

[@terrencedaniels7482]

LOL what?? The Jordan Wizards didn't have Westbrook and AD you can't be serious

[@MR.__G]

@@terrencedaniels7482 delusional lebron stans. Can’t expect nothing but idiotic takes

[@1Joseph25]

Vogel misused Russ for the whole year, had him in the corner spotting up and then now Russ finally gets to handle the ball more and is balling but its too late

[@youngcity4241]

Lebron and Russ don’t play well together

[@johnlinks]

This is not a Vogel problem even though he's not a good coach. This is a roster construction issue

[@tdup191]

Lol tht what happens to stars tht play with Bron for ex Love, Bosh etc

[@rohangupte3545]

Even when Russ had the ball he still was a turnover machine

[@mattpassos5689]

@@rohangupte3545 every player gets turnovers he just has to limit it to 3 a game

[@AKFieldsTV]

My lord, PLEASE stop talking about the Lakers 😭

[@ericradford2142]

Unfortunately they won’t listen.

[@BigLove91]

I'm sorry my friend 17 time champions historic franchise They will talk about the lakers and this team

[@kareemmichael9644]

Don’t watch then

[@AKFieldsTV]

@@kareemmichael9644 oh geez, why didn't I think of that!? Of course. If only I would've thought of such a genius idea. Thank you

[@kareemmichael9644]

@@AKFieldsTV Then stop complaining about it’s that simple no one want to hear your cry

[@baltonraven4507]

Funny how AD, K Love and C Bosh were BEASTS before LeBron and his "me me me" offense takes over.

[@xxmaskedupjayxx3006]

Ad is still a beast when healthy but oh wait , that’s rare , Kevin love was a shell of himself and in Miami it was lebron , wade and bosh somebody had to sacrifice they points and it was him and he STILL AVERAGED 18 but yea come on what were you saying again ???

[@TK-xv1ig]

Funny how all those guys you mentioned lead their teams to one playoff series win before playing with Lebron, and now all have rings.

[@CHOZN1BEATS]

I love how Magic just tells it like it is. Keep it 💯💯

[@respectbegetsrespect6019]

I agree with SAS and Magic. They are seemingly stuck with each other so they need to figure it out. Also, staying healthy and doing what it takes to stay healthy needs to be their priority, specifically AD. LeBron needs to give him whatever he's taking or have him do whatever he's doing to care for his body.

[@pfunk42]

They're not stuck. Just trade LeBron James...problem solved.

[@petrsobotka5528]

@@pfunk42 Ye just trade the best player on the team. Problem solved.

[@jjorjojo]

@@petrsobotka5528 in all fairness, you could probably create a superteam by trading him

[@pfunk42]

@@petrsobotka5528 If there is some other team with some young talent with a GM as dumb as you, maybe they'll give the Lakers that talent and dump LeBron's enormous salary that hangs around the lakers neck.

[@pplRretards]

@@petrsobotka5528 well he ain't that good if he can't even get the team to 10th seed for a play in tournament smh and let's be real LeBrons just padding his stats the next few years he has left and doesn't matterbif AD was healthy all season the Lakers still wouldn't even be top 6 in the West! LeBron ain't winning another title unless he's the 3rd or 4th best player on the team. This is his 2nd season in a row at the 7th seed or below and the 2nd seasin LeBron had missed more the 24 games smh so as much as ool wanna blame AD for not being able to stay Healthy LeBron hasn't been much better smh they don't have really any other options other then to go into next season with the same roster or trade LeBron by trade AD and Westbrook for a low level all star like Wiggins, CJ McCollum type if player cause no one wants Wrstbrook and you ain't moving him with compensation and AD isn't a topn5 player any more and his value is that of maybe a top 30 player

[@christianjohnson2918]

I know it’s off topic but it’s good to see Stephen A and Magic together :)

[@warrenford8915]

Fr that's all they gon talk about meanwhile Miami out here winning important games while staying in that 1 seed wit no mvp type players 😂

[@fffaustyyy]

I love this. Magic was the ultimate leader and he's telling it how it is. I absolutely love this, especially how his words are making so many keyboard warriors sound like fools after their hot takes and deflections of LeBron and Kyrie, and their respective teams with their respective decisions. Preach, Magic!

[@theiggod6921]

Just listen to Russell Westbrook talk. Digest his words. And you'll see why he'll never win a championship. He doesn't care.

[@originaltroll7511]

Westbrook was hooping his life off vs the Heat and KD didn't show up.....that was then but he still has the ego of a superstar and he a good role player

[@blackgirlmagic8586]

@@originaltroll7511 Speak facts. These lames just hate just to hate

[@kylia2009]

I knew that Westbrook trade would be a disaster from the beginning

[@MikeZ-cz]

It can be Rainy, Stormy, as long as the Lakers r loosing.. Im having a great day..

[@Chill_Brill]

I'm lakers fan and not a lebron hater but in the 4 years he's been a laker 1st year missed the playoffs, 2nd year bubble championship, 3rd year lost in 1st round, this year missed playoffs...Westbrook is not the problem, Lebron can't stay healthy anymore

[@Matt-mk4fs]

I have never in my life seen an 11th seed get talked about as much as this Fakers team

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

Cowboys

[@ike_SYO1592]

it’s the Lakers and LeBron 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@Matt-mk4fs]

@@ike_SYO1592 which is a perfect example as to how the media is a big reason why everyone who isn’t a lakers fan hates them

[@sreejit1907]

Whatever gets the most views, y'all really think people gonna watch two guys talk about the raptors and cavs?

[@MrWingoTube]

We need Magic back in the Lakers organization.

[@adamcarpenter1869]

Jordan and the wizards when he was 40 years old had a better record than Bron and the lakers this season yet the lakers have 4 future hall of famers.

[@vladimir1136]

that lady in the middle just awkwardly sitting there trying to get involved in the conversation 😂😂

[@damfst23]

The Lakers can't even benefit from tanking because there is no draft picks.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Who has their pick this year? That team is happy. ( along with some other teams next few years)

[@joecastanedez2190]

Bruh I miss Kobe

[@seanderoo37]

Don't we all 😢

[@shawnsms29]

We know Vogel getting fired lol

[@raphm107]

Imma say it again.. The only 2 players who lived up to their expectations for this season were LeBron James and Austin Reaves.

[@JohnDoe-zr8pc]

The problem with Lebron is that he doesn’t play defense.

[@sreejit1907]

@@JohnDoe-zr8pc asking a 37 yr old to play defense like he's prime duncan

[@JohnDoe-zr8pc]

@@sreejit1907 What? That’s just a dumb comment. No one is asking all defensive first team defense. How about some, I dunno… EFFORT.

[@gt5512]

I really feel bad for Melo on this one, I thought this is the year for him to finally win his first championship. Performance wise, he deserved it more than Westbrook.

[@johnpestano22]

Pelinka for two straight off-seasons blew it. he thought bringing in Montrez Harrell last season would help yet Vogel didn't even play him in LA playoff lost to Phoenix. this season he brings in Russ same thing. smh

[@BlackBeardPirate]

But Molly had a question 😂

[@blkmind4u]

Like it was needed 😆 🤣

[@go818win]

I've been commenting on this even at the initial games of the season ... your Lakers looked ahead winning but just losing on later part of the games. For the nth time, can't close, the core is exhausted, and no match to the endurance of the younger agile opponents.

[@tigerhoods7927]

Lol magic shouldn’t even be talking dude quit a couple months after being in the front office

[@vaheed7518]

Magic “👀I’m not gon’ be here” Johnson

[@NotebookLives]

People continue to say Bron wanted Russ, but it was confirmed by Yahoo a few weeks ago that he asked them to get DeMar DeRozan. The Lakers didn’t want to give him a 3-year deal. They tried to offer him a 2-year and then he declined. Then they decided upon Russ because it’s his hometown, he was already wanting to come there, and he wanted to hand the Wizards team over to Bradley Beal. LeBron said himself: “I don’t push the buttons. I make suggestions and it’s up to them to decide upon it or not.” Y’all are the ones who keep spreading this “LeGM” narrative that isn’t even true.

[@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381]

False

[@NotebookLives]

@bLIZKA You can continue trying to make your miserable life feel better by having a man that you’ll never be face-to-face with to point your finger at and blame for everything, because you won’t have any consequences by running your mouth behind a keyboard. I’d hate to be you.

[@NotebookLives]

@@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381 Like I said to the other guy, you can continue trying to make your miserable life feel better by having a man that you’ll never be face-to-face with to point your finger at and blame for everything, because you won’t have any consequences by running your mouth behind a keyboard. I’d hate to be you.

[@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381]

@@NotebookLives tf you talking about

[@deathmachineusa2689]

Lol! Molly at 6:04 humiliated🤣🤣🤣

[@Terror832]

Jokic defeated 4 HOFs last night. Day to Dayvis, Westbrook, Carmelo and Dwight

[@dexrugger8030]

Who’s “dayvis”? 🤣

[@TheLarryjohnson187]

What did Jokic do when they played in the Playoffs? 🤔

[@devinewhite-foster3292]

Melo and Dwight might not make the hof

[@Terror832]

@@dexrugger8030 the unibrow guy

[@Terror832]

@@devinewhite-foster3292 they’re definitely HOFs but they haven’t been star players really since like 2013. According to Bball references HOF probability, Carmelo is at 98.42% and Dwight is at 99.73%

[@youboob6297]

WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS FOR LAKERS •LeBron handles the ball 90% of the time on every team hes on. everybody knows this. its his patented "LeBron System" •LeBron Rank# 1 all time Most Turnovers Regular Season •LeBron Rank# 1 all time Most Turnovers Playoffs so....you got the guy *WITH THE WORST HANDLES IN HISTORY* handling the ball 90% of the time. thats just great. brilliant then LeBron, because he has "high basketball IQ" brings in Westbrook •Westbrook Rank# 2 all time Most Turnovers Regular Season •Westbrook Rank# 2 all time Most Turnovers Playoffs and people cant figure out why Lakers lose so many close games in 4th quarter? LeBrons been playing like a chump his whole career yet ONCE AGAIN no mention how turnover prone LeBron is why? because if people would find out just how stupidly LeBron has been playing his whole career, it would completely destroy thier fake narrative that LeBron has "high basketball IQ" *he doesnt*

[@MR.__G]

His dumb fans call out russ for avg turnovers despite lebron avg 3.5 while russ is avg 3.8… after the all star break lebron is avg 4.2 & russ is avg 2.9. I really don’t know how the media fooled ppl into thinking he’s the goat.

[@youboob6297]

@@MR.__G the media NEEDS to promote LeBron so they can get more viewers for higher tv revenue (24-36 billion a year). the less viewers who tune in, the less the NBA earns from the networks. Covid almost bankrupt NBA remember? then we got Mickey Mouse Bubble playoffs theyll do anything to get more views. by promoting LeBron every day for over 10+ years they make normal fans call "foul!" and that moves traffic they do it so over the top that normal fans call cant help but complain loudly about how biased the media is and this keeps the NBA trending and visible which is a case of "bad publicity is better than no publicity" and this bumps up viewership it makes good business sense but just highlights the despicable practices and lies the nba has sunk down to, just to make as much profit as possible Adam Silver was in an old movie once. it was called "Nosferatu" and aptly highlights how much of a bloodsucker Silver is

[@tripdagrim2504]

Imma big Lebron fan but this whole team been his fault I don’t understand why Bron tries to hard to get a star PG when he knows HE IS GONNA BE THE POINT GUARD any PG playing wit Lebron is an automatic SG and gettin Russ was da worst fit for this team not saying Russ is bad just a bad fit they really should have just gotten Demar but now Frank is gonna get fired because he couldn’t coach a team dat he prolly had no say in being put together but AD being injured n Russ having bad stretches was also part of this bad season but mainly on Lebron n I love Bron but it’s his fault

[@aswanwilliam]

No this is Jeanie fault Lakers been garbage since she took over thankfully Bron got the Lakers a ring.

[@prof3ssor178]

Honestly I feel like we should've kept Kuzma & Caruso!

[@MR.__G]

@@aswanwilliam funny because the lakers season was an epic fail in 2019. He activated playoff mode & missed the playoffs with only 2.5 games behind 8th… if he didn’t force to get AD, the same thing would’ve happened the year after.

[@aswanwilliam]

@@MR.__G that's what I'm saying Bron made that happen while Jeanie been destroying the Lakers 😂

[@MR.__G]

@@aswanwilliam you missed the point. You giving lebron to much credit. If AD doesn’t get forced to LA, lebron is fighting for the playoffs in 2020 with that young core

[@jlm6841]

After lakers won the championship bubble, some laker fans were saying that AD was better than Tim Duncan. 2 years laters, AD seem to disappear. The best thing to happened for the Lakers and AD was to play in the bubble.

[@javianjohnson8746]

Lol SHEESH 0:36 Magic just said that publicly

[@johnpestano22]

I actually thought the Lakers would be good. I didn't think they would be this bad but health and defense has been a issue all season for LA.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

I hear Phil Handy is the choice. We saw him get angry at LeBron once halftime hit. Poor Phil Handy. The expectations will always be sky high. He'll be just another fall guy for LeBron to pin the blame to like he did to Pelinka.

[@smoothcriminal4038]

You gotta get lebron outta your head because you're not in his. 🤣

[@dskillet]

Magic: it ain't on Vogel....but WE KNOW HE GONE GIT FIRED🤣

[@senaxyva]

the best part of the video is 7:09 when molly had a question.

[@IGOBYTHENAMELOVE]

Rusty westbrick

[@shiningking]

If lebron missed playoffs 4 times..that will makes him the third greatest of all time

[@Nerdmatic]

AD had to guard Jokic and Boogie yesterday I know he was exhausted Gotta get in the weight room my boy

[@Polo22546]

Magic is still out here dropping dimes.

[@TraeFittz]

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHO TAKES THE BLAME.. They All have to deal with how PATHETIC they were as a team - not even making the Playoffs let alone the Play in Game.. And Next Year Westbrook wont have any Expectation either..

[@Top0ne]

We don't care about the Lakers... Heat Nation baby 😁

[@Centure120]

😂😂😂 Are we still in trouble

[@unclephillymya]

I don't know what's worse be a lakersfan or watch magic johnson on my TV every month

[@tracygoodwin9893]

The Lakers should go after Mark Jackson for the job as coach

[@dwightyawg7781]

But that would make sense..

[@bradleyparks812]

Russell Westbrook went into the offseason trying to be an spot up shooter which is not his game being off of the ball. It is LeBrons offense tell him to adjust. 37 ia not the new 27 he is finished like it or not the bubble just proved they need 2 half seasons to compete.

[@christianmedina3034]

Lebron is finished? leading the league in scoring if not he’s top 5 in scoring I agree they gotta adjust but if a man averaging 30 is him finish then a lot of players r done in this league

[@bollocksnlilies]

So you are saying you didn't watch the first two months of the lakers games? Because Westbrook had the ball in his hands most of the time and starting losing games for us singlehandedly, by having turnovers and airballs in crucial moments of the game. They had to take the ball out of his hands and make LeBron the primary and then the only ballhandler. Go back and watch how the gameplan changed week after week based on how Russell was playing. Sure, he is not an SG by any means, they had to ask him to be the second PG coming off the bench right away. But he doesn't come off the bench.

[@ismetcehic5581]

@@christianmedina3034 He's done bro, padding stats against weak teams doesn't cut it. Beal averaged 30 before Russ showed up and nobody gave two shits. Lebron ain't even top10 in the league anymore. He'll play 1-2 more years to try and pad his stats as much as he can and that's about it. If I were the Lakers I'd ship him off as soon as possible.

[@daez88]

@@ismetcehic5581 who else is scoring on the Lakers right now like consistently

[@marcuskennedy7357]

@@ismetcehic5581 30 7 8 really. Beal a guard and wasn't getting 4 assists at the time. LeBron top 10 and I'm not even a fan

[@poppasmurf3670]

Whose gonna replace Vogel? I cant think of any coach that cant get at Lebron and push AD and get westbrook to fit. Along with teaching role players a system.

[@aths8537]

jason kidd or ty lue

[@leroyjetson1485]

@@aths8537 good choices but not available

[@aths8537]

I feel you, but in the offseason they can be poached. Lakers are enticing to most coaches. I'm not saying they'd agree considering the mess that is that FO. But they are the best options considering they both wanted the job, so maybe you can hit at that desire. If im jason kidd im staying with Luka x the franchise that's given me the keys and see how far we can take it this year and next year. I'm only leaving when( x with) Luka decides it's time for Lakeshow, cos it's coming.

[@leroyjetson1485]

@@aths8537 exactly

[@bassedi]

It’s not all on Frank Volvo we know he’s gonna get fired🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂😂😂

[@jlrob85]

Magic has a great presence doing this sort of analysis. All class

[@jaerock3908]

LAKERS REALLY DISAPPOINTED ME THIS SEASON

[@Karlog06]

Everyone 😐😐😐

[@jearldchambers384]

Everybody Is Im So Hurt

[@supermario_49]

Rename ESPN First Take to Lakers Talk (or LeBron Talk) because that’s all you guys always talk about!

[@ericradford2142]

That’s what they do and will continue to do so until LeBron retires.

[@stephenporter678]

Whenever a team plays poorly, it’s always the coaches fault but it’s the players not the coach. I think that when magic mentioned accountability that’s the one word that needs to me addressed

[@PatchesOhoulihan159]

SAS vs Mad Dog Russo=Complete Chaos SAS vs Magic=Peace Love & Respect

[@vinkata]

Listening to Magic you realise how doomed Lakers are next season.

[@youngcity4241]

Yeah esp bringing Russ back the Lakers not winning a championship anytime soon in the future

[@TheEastside661]

Mentally checked out on this team 4 months ago. It was obvious that this season was a wash. The offseason will probably be more entertaining than the actual season was.

[@queyoung6597]

Magic talked about accountability, and that's huge. Every off-season we hear the same thing. They want the ball out of Lebrons hands more, Davis has been working on his body and is ready to embrace to role of playing Center, Lebron likes playing with vets. Here's what I think needs to change. Forget about Lebron being a second option. As long as he's a Laker he's going to be the guy. he doesn't have to lead the team in scoring but he's got to be the primary ball handler/decision maker. If Davis isn't healthy next season he's got to be traded. You can't worry about the player he'll possibly become, you have to better yourself when you can. Swap out some of those vet players for young guys who are willing to play defense. As far as Westbrook, if you can trade him do it. If you can't then let him enjoy next season, because it'll be the last where he's making max money and pray you get a free agent in 2023.

[@ingnir]

Stephen A entertaining as always...Magic with very analytical comments...and the babe looking great as can be.

[@AK-zs8bo]

I think the blame should be Legm, yea Lebron is putting up historic numbers in his 19th season however he had the buddie heild trade on lock the lakers needed to accept it, demar wanted to sighn until he seen Westbrook join, Lebron though he could fix the whole “you can’t win with Russell Westbrook “ but you really can’t win with someone who plays out of control just going for the triple double

[@MOE__]

My 2004 pistons > retirement home lakers

[@TONEakaSHOW]

Crazy to think Lbj has been In the NBA 19 years and this is his worse team season ever. That's crazy, especially with all the talent. They should feel shamed.

[@giotorres8669]

I LOVE HOW STEPHEN A LOOKS DOWN EVERYTIME SOMEONE TALKS WITH THEIR HANDS

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

LeBron has been nothing but trouble for the Lakers. I told them to trade him 3 years ago. But hey, he got you a banner. As Brian Windhorst has said, LeBron wears out every franchise after 4 years.

[@FindStability]

Y'all need to just pack it up for the Lakers. There done.

[@youalreadyknow5003]

Sell the team LMAO

[@FindStability]

@@youalreadyknow5003 😂😂

[@senzubean27]

Stephen A knows better that a team with that amount of veteran leadership shouldn't need a coach to get decent play, it's yet another excuse in a long line if excuses for LeBron James

[@hmrhuang]

EVERYONE has been talking about this thing ALL ****ING SEASON! Give it up already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tjleaf3141]

Lakers haters are finally starting to realize that even a garbage Lakers team is more important than their fav team 🤣🤣🙏🏾

[@DBE.S.O510]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💜💛💨

[@BijinMCMXC]

You do realize that the ONLY reason the Lakers are discussed so much is because LeBron is on the team? Stop it.

[@onidtubes]

Lebron will play for the easiest of the 4 teams remaining, not to give the Lakers a chance to make the play in, but to win a scoring title. That is selfish and shameful.

[@reeserothenberg792]

More people need to realize this!!!! “I’m not dead until you bury me 12 feet under ground” but dude sits out in a must win game after losing a must win game lol The man doesn’t care about winning… all he wants are accolades. A whole season of stat padding and controlling the narrative surrounding himself.

[@HR-ms6ed]

@@reeserothenberg792 doesn’t care about winning🤔🤔🤣

[@rohangupte3545]

@@reeserothenberg792 So winning 4 rings means he doesn’t care about winning 😂😂🤣🤣

[@reeserothenberg792]

@@rohangupte3545 talking about this year obviously lmao

[@rheylew]

LeBron and the Lakers mortgaged the entire team for Anthony Davis and they crapped out, it's really that simple. And the "Bubble" ring they won was because they had a 3 month break, key players sat out, younger teams were not able to work on their chemistry, and there were key injuries for Miami in the finals...

[@QALI_6]

Rob P’s hands are all of this… Mag dancing around that part…

[@InstrumentsofMusickIOM]

Magic should be the coach 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@colewrld901]

LeBron got cocky as the GM and failed. Got Russell and didn't even force him to change his play style 🤷 just let Russ run wild, while giving up their defensive pieces

[@anthonylopez382]

Someone need to tell lebron to his face, you are nothing but a player so stick to it...

[@teejay1293]

@@anthonylopez382 you actually take the LeGM memes seriously?

[@anthonylopez382]

@@teejay1293 he ruined young core of lakers, kuzma would be helping the team a lot right now.

[@trunghuynh9758]

SAS: what I'm saying is.... He said it like 8 times I'm already drunk

[@johnpestano22]

What bothers me is Russ has been the scapegoat. I understand he's been bad he hasn't been the guy the Lakers thought they were getting. This is a team game this disaster is on everyone.

[@kylejohnson5371]

Gotta trade Westbrook as an expiring contract and take w.e u can

[@SundevilRoadrunner]

I always go back to that Chris Paul trade tot he Lakers and think “what if?”

[@roddynotrich393]

Tbh they didn’t build around Bron,AD and Russ,they just put random players together with no chemistry. Russ my favorite player but they could’ve gave him 35m instead of 44m and they gave up good role players and AD stayed hurt 💯 hopefully they get it right next season

[@nabryankeene2549]

Stephen A is silly when he was talking about how Russell Westbrook said in the Press Conference "I had no expectations." It's the face that he was making when he said "you can't be a Laker, and utter such things out of your mouth" Lmao! He's telling the truth though. 🤣🤣