'What more can LeBron do?' - Shannon on Lakers' failed comeback vs. Nets I NBA | UNDISPUTED

The Los Angeles Lakers were down by as many as 23 points to the Brooklyn Nets on Christmas Day before storming back to tie in the final minute of the fourth quarter. However, the Nets then stepped on the gas with a big alley-oop over LeBron James that kicked off seven straight points to escape with a 122-115 win, giving the purple and gold their fifth straight loss. Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe discuss the biggest reason the Lakers could not finish off the comeback.
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'What more can LeBron do?' - Shannon on Lakers' failed comeback vs. Nets I NBA | UNDISPUTED
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[@TheFacilityonFS1]

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[@Fizzyphafacts]

Lebron was just -23 last game

[@beanzthecomedian]

Talk about the bulls a real team and maybe someone will listen to it Nobody wanna hear about the lakers everyday it’s pathetic

[@theshoegentleman6357]

Skip- Russ wears 0 to honor a close friend of his that passed away in high school. It’s super flagrant and disrespectful to say Russ wears 0 for 0 rings.

[@keithxpress]

They both lost a 3-1 lead 2016.

[@isaiahrumley3573]

My high as a lakers fan has never died so quickly, I was more optimistic when we had Jordan Clarkson and Robert sucre

[@debosdetails7171]

Props to Shannon for acknowledging that Kd to deal with this for 10 years

[@darnellwilliams8783]

Oh please now he says it years later but he was just like everybody else talking stuff about KD for leaving stat padding and stat chasing Westbrick. Lehollywod james really chose Westbrick over DeRozan and Lowry then Let Caruso leave for thT

[@JoeyBK_86]

@@darnellwilliams8783 exactly bro facts!!! F-**k the KD haters!!! I didn’t really like the warriors move but I understood it 110%! Now everyones noticing like damn KD took this hot garbage to the finals and had to deal with his BS for 10 years!!!! Imagine that?! Lebron can’t handle Russ for 10 months. NO one not MJ not magic not wilt not bird NO damn body can win a championship with Westbrick!!

[@henryjosuesanchezzelaya142]

@@darnellwilliams8783 If you give me Russ stats on those ten years as average it’ll mean something but nobody provides that, can’t compare that to the Russ that won the mvp and took a lesser team to the 5th seed by himself than CP3 took.

[@razkable]

Russ got drafted in 08 kd left in 16...that's 8 years

[@razkable]

He also had harden

[@brandonalessio1586]

Skip has actually been appreciating Lebron’s play over the past few weeks. He has been giving Lebron a ton of props lately. That’s how bad Russ has been 😂

[@OthePharoah]

LeBron is losing also is why. It's a big trolling setup.

[@MDCxThePG]

It's because Westbrook is the new punching bag. Can't attack Lebron with Westbrook playing so bad.

[@maxmx767]

Lebron wanted Russ. Stop making excuses now

[@uknowwhoib9676]

Skip probably feels bad for lebron at this point. They look horrible and lebrons defense is not good at all. I also believe skip is waiting and setting up an ultimate troll party for lebron 🤣 😂

[@takumiyoshimoto9542]

@@maxmx767 Shiny New toy always looks better until you realize that it is worse than your old one. Lebron thought he needed the Triple-Double StatPad King in Westbrook but is now realizing that he just needed the players that won with him a championship with the Lakers.

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Getting blocked by the rim for the closing of the game is terrible.

[@rushbenjamin613]

being 37 and playing 40 minutes is terrible

[@gbn-nvgee4067]

I hate how yall be hating obviously the game told him not to make it

[@darnellwilliams8783]

@@rushbenjamin613 welp Lebron James you have to Live with this he wanted and pursued Westbrick stat ladfing stat chasing self ove Demar DeRozan who's having his best year he chose that dude tht over Caruso. What a joke The LA Fakers are they are the NBA versions of the Cowboys

[@shemariwarren3627]

If you think this is bad wait until the postseason when every possession matters and this dude shoots air balls and turns it over LMAOOO

[@gregwatson3295]

Says the person who likely can’t touch the rim. It happens. He should’ve just laid it off glass with his left

[@nostalgiacorner1999]

Skip was the first one to say this. "You can't win with Russell Westbook." before the season

[@frankpoleski5423]

Westbrook b like 👗

[@ugochukwuokekephd1912]

I knew it and Skip knew it...Shannon did not!

[@kurokaizen1889]

@@frankpoleski5423 *Russell DressBrook**

[@aliu67]

I think everyone knew exept lakers and lebron fans

[@terrancecarmichael619]

People already knew that by then though, he played 13 seasons and made the playoffs like 10 times but only made the Finals once.

[@thechef3244]

When they took Westbrook off the court, they went on a nice run. That should tell the Lakers something but the fact that no team that is considered a contender didn't want Westbrook should have been a major sign. They're stuck with him because no team is going to pickup his contract. The Lakers put themselves in this situation.

[@agrey832]

🎯💯

[@amjbeatz]

Lebron wanted russell. So i blame him too

[@kaliboi2475]

You can blame LBJ we could have had buddy heild and kept KCP. Or could of had Derozan

[@amjbeatz]

@@kaliboi2475 yup derozan, lonzo, kuzma, could have helped. LeGm helped cause this.

[@marki3d]

Well said!!!

[@Nick_Hunt]

Westbrick just doesn't learn. His face after every late game disastrous mistake is hilarious. Need a compilation of those at the end of the season.

[@yihannajohnson3711]

Facts, and lebron wanted the 2020 playoff Lakers back.

[@tristancampbell4941]

I mean, we already got the ones of Kuzma

[@flyinghotwing]

@@tristancampbell4941 who woulnt take back kuz, pope and trez for russel 100m an hour brickbrick

[@darnellwilliams8783]

@@flyinghotwing never forget Lediva James turned a trade of Tht kcp and montrez Harrell for Kyle Lowry . Then he traded for westbrick.The Lakere are the cowboys of The NBA always saying they winning the championship and he met Caruso go

[@stephenlee7029]

the one where he scratches his head? lol

[@dc_galaxyplays]

"He's gotta go" Shannon Sharpe: "GO WHERE!!!???" 😂😂😂

[@fashionlife5348]

Russ carried Lebron 🤡

[@ironhide9656]

Go work on that clothing line instead of playing basketball

[@MaDFroG88]

Not even the Knicks will take them!

[@cellycell8970]

Just cut him at this point

[@Ahch_not_op_of_Judah]

He Is going to be playing in Indiana

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

"Of all the contending teams only one team wanted Russ" - that speaks volumes

[@omarionalexander3210]

Lakers didn't even want russ bron did

[@yihannajohnson3711]

@@omarionalexander3210 yes,and now look at the Lakers now.

[@juanio7036]

That’s cause the contending teams didn’t need a pg who makes 44 million. It’s not so much Russ it’s the amount of money he is owned

[@tristancampbell4941]

@@yihannajohnson3711 And the Lakers wanted Darren Collison once, and he committed 2 4-point plays inside 40 seconds😂

[@CamilSongZ]

Remember when Kawhi didn’t took him seriously and ignored him 🤣

[@Eli7o7]

Shannon’s high school girl comparison to Russ had me dying 😂

[@bobbypinkston9374]

It’s just mind blowing to me that the Lakers even wanted him. LeBron is high IQ and low to medium effort at this point in his career. Russ is low IQ basketball and high effort, but now he’s 34 in a shooting league when he can’t shoot. You can’t have a team of old men when one of your focal points plays low IQ basketball. Spurs chip was all guys who played smart, team basketball, and beat you with strategy and good shot selection. This lakers team seems to be the opposite, but still old lol

[@shaqrionX]

Athlete sometimes overestimate what they can do with the pieces they have that's what a GM is for to not think like an athlete but with logic so I blame palinka

[@AngryOldHoops]

No, you've been told he's high IQ. He's not. He just has a league that makes excuses for all his fails

[@bobbypinkston9374]

@@AngryOldHoops he’s a 6’8” SF/PF who plays point. Outside of Chris Paul, no one is a better floor general. If you genuinely think Lebron isn’t playing high IQ basketball, you don’t know the NBA.

[@18brandon92]

@@bobbypinkston9374 IQ on the floor and IQ on building a team are different things

[@bobbypinkston9374]

@@18brandon92 completely agree. Bron is a terrible GM just like Jordan lol

[@DroneStrike1776]

Goes to show how good Patty is. One of my favorite Spurs. Thanks Patty for all those great clutch years.

[@Yuan-lo3zz]

Let’s give Stanley Johnson some appreciation for the defensive energy he brought to the game. A big factor in why the Lakers were able to pull close and tie the game. Needs to work on his jump shooting and timing, but fresh legs, effort, and knowing your role is exactly what he gives.

[@yuckieyuckie4772]

Yes’ I pray they keep him. He did a wonderful job

[@resinapparelco433]

I really liked him on the raptors too. He brought a lot of energy. But sometimes tries to do too much. Hope he gets more minutes

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

Who?

[@jMag-sr3xh]

Lakers fans always hyping every new player they aquiring yet ended up losing doesnt even made difference..🤣🤣🤣

[@xbotnpc420]

Nah.

[@nikoa2411]

The fact that the Lakers went on a 17-0 run the second Westbrook went to the bench says a lot

[@JoeyBK_86]

Yeah it says KD, Kyrie, Aldridge and Harris weren’t there lol 🤦🏽 They should’ve beat us tbh How much more do they need? Melo, Howard, Lebron and Russ can’t beat James harden alone with a great 6th man?? Come on now 😂 This was an excellent Christmas 🎁😂

[@wooiiin7281]

@@JoeyBK_86 u didn’t watch the game huh?

[@keithxpress]

The starting 5 don’t know how to play defense.

[@kckc7140]

And Westbrook led a 12-0 run when LeBron sat and won the game for the Lakers a Lil bit ago so What does that say about LeBron? Things like that happen all the time, it also helps harden went cold, but go right ahead and get ur stupid Russ hate agenda off

[@daysoffleadtooffdays1814]

@@kckc7140 it says LeBron has 4 rings and Russ has 0

[@AysarAburrub]

Russ is a major part of the Lakers' problem, but he's not the only issue, there are so many other flaws with this roster.

[@asuade844]

I don’t like how they pile on Russ. He doesn’t know how to win? He’s always in the playoffs

[@abemickeygaming7742]

There's never only one problem with a team however he's the biggest problem that they have outside of defense

[@efrainesparza5679]

@@asuade844 yeah and lost everytime 😭😭💀

[@rushanegibbon869]

On average the lakers give up more points to there opponents than the amount they score each game

[@Nick-sr4fe]

@@abemickeygaming7742 he isn’t even the biggest problem. I argue Anthony Davis is worse. People saying Westbrick when AD been shooting bricks he gets babied by every big in the league dude in his prime and suppose to be top 10 tell me why Russ is the first problem on the team?

[@sdparks357]

Shannon sounded so defeated when he said, “Skip, the pieces don’t work.” He probably cried during commercial. Lol.

[@CA-tk8yn]

One of the problems the Lakers are having is the obsession with the three. Step in and drain a two. I've seen way too many misses, that lead to the other team scoring. Drive the ball into more twos and you'll see a few more wins!!!!!

[@lillagahnavich7700]

They know they will lose in the playoffs like that anyways.... You gta make the 3 even tho I agree with everything you're saying right now

[@badassdahn654]

I blame the game, I don’t know when or who decided it was better to place all the emphasis on shooting threes! Totally overrated shooting threes. I hang out with the kids these days on the court, all they want to do is shoot threes.. no defence no mid ranger jumpers no driving to the paint. That being said my lakers get what they deserve Lebron is part to blame, he wanted this. Old legs on the Court. Trade everyone who helped us win the last chip. Oh well.

[@kvngcjgaming5559]

@@badassdahn654 when’s the last time a team won a ring shooting mid ranges I’ll ducking wait 🤔🤔

[@yamamoto800]

@@badassdahn654 stat nerds like Houston’s owner and kellerman for the 3s. The league removed the defense because casuals love scoring.

[@mycitysucks8096]

@@kvngcjgaming5559 um....Milwaukee? Middleton hits all kinds of midrange shots and so does Holiday. Analytics messed the game up

[@HughEMC]

Bruah Shannon's analogies be killing me "Russ is like a sliver of onion in a dessert ,you gonna taste him no matter what"🤣

[@fausto412]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 he is hilarious

[@marcellowheeler88]

I'm stealing this one lmao

[@intellect_42]

"sliver of onion"... had me DYIN laughing

[@willsteck397]

I think part of the problem is russ is just starting to lose his athleticism. Never seen him miss so many dunks and not be able to get separation this way. Minimizing his strengths and highlighting his weaknesses because a lot of his turnovers come when he drives, can’t get past the guy, and tries to kick it out once he’s already in the air

[@eugeneevans5013]

Best analysis of Westbrook I've heard yet! Somebody finally noticed.

[@younggun3948]

Nah, hes playing the way he's always played, prob even better now that he doesn't actively look for triple doubles the way he did on okc. He had the worse Stat padding gameplay iv ever seen. He on the team with lebron and losing so all eyes on him. These problems aren't new though.

[@dwaynethomas4622]

@@younggun3948 he’s definitely not playing the way he’s always played lol he’s like 20 % worse at the rim than the rest of his career & it really started last year. Just getting older

[@zoomzoomzoom9669]

Exactly, his game don't age well, plus he can't transfer his game like Rose become a real problem now.

[@nikushachanturia]

As a Lakers fan I think if we had Lonzo instead of Westbrook we would be in much better position

[@woahlajosh]

Everyone keeps saying Russ is the problem. If the spurs give you 138 pts it’s obviously defense

[@nnightkingj]

Russ defense is bad to all there's that

[@xxtetsukuroxx4879]

Russ has been playing bad defense too lol

[@nicklasdaniels769]

Russ is a horrendous defender

[@kevmersa6578]

Exactly! You can’t get blown out by damn near 30 pts and it be one players fault lol The lakers are just a bad defense team (Bron included)

[@nnightkingj]

@@kevmersa6578 when it's your man that scored 36 points that usually doesn't score that good you definitely start to wonder

[@m-u-hub]

thank you skip for posting that pic in the background (claxton posterized bron) , because ESPN is playing it down like it didnt happen !

[@haywood0457]

RW is fools gold. He’s always enamored others because his athleticism. But now that he has no middy and shoots Shaq numbers from the line, his bad decision making can’t be overcome. He’s ALWAYS been a horrid decision maker but other aspects covered those flaws, not anymore.

[@xaviervega468]

Exactly

[@RatBastard701]

Amen for the someone telling the truth about Russ.

[@DevinBryant-tk5pr]

This

[@M3_86]

He’s lost a huge step in athleticism this year as well.

[@amg44444]

let’s not forget what magic said about his finals performance

[@jdelgado216]

Their overall defense is still bad, Stanley Johnson addition helped them a lot on the defensive side but they should not expect him to carry all the load on D. Patty Mills was cooking Russ and THT all night long

[@ivanviera4773]

They scored 115 pts that its enough to win a game but they allowed 122 to a team without Kyrie, KD and Aldridge really? Their overall defense its pretty bad.

[@tankwhite.7036]

Ariza

[@thelakeshow6847]

Stanley Johnson was a good addition. He was great against the Nets. As soon as he came back in the game the Lakers outscored Nets 15-0 in 3 minutes! And then the Lakers tied the game. Hopefully he can be a great addition if he plays like that every game and then hopefully he earns himself a contract $$$$

[@thelakeshow6847]

@@KolaAlade-li5db Tht does have to play better. Especially on defense

[@BijinMCMXC]

I respect Shannon for apologizing to KD lol it’s been so funny watching Shannon insist LeBron would be able to figure out how to make Russ fit, to him gradually being broken down as the season progressed and finally realizing you can’t win with the guy.

[@Amzingred]

The difference though is KD was young and grew along with Russ. This is year 19 for a now 37 year old LBJ

[@stoppingbronsexuals992]

@@Amzingred No difference is KD didn’t have AD and former all stars as back up to counter Westbrick.

[@Uryū_Ishida3]

@@Amzingred no difference. KD was just that great that he took Russ to the finals

[@BijinMCMXC]

@@Amzingred what you just said has nothing to do with what I said.

[@Amzingred]

@@Uryū_Ishida3 uh it is a difference. The two basically came in the league together, grew with one another, KD didn't have to deal with Russ being in the league already for 14 seasons. Russ had no power to sway and decide how to run the offense those first few years. LBJ can't teach a 14 year veteran new tricks. LBJ can't just treat Russ like a kid and having tibplay the way he wants him to play. LBJ also has to deal with him being gone for 12 games, AD being gone, and others with covid protocols. LBJ does not have the Russ that KD had for half of his time there. And...HE is 37 years old. Year 19. He is not in his 20s the way KD was with Russ nor is Russ in his 20s.

[@TheCowboysfan2010]

As a Wizards fan thanks for taking Russ 🙏🏾

[@jspi04]

Can we trade him back 💀?

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

It's just painful to be a Lakers fan this season 😪💜💛

[@nikosvault]

Hey, at least it's more painful to be a Lebron fan.

[@tyresexgamesx6976]

@@nikosvault *westbrook

[@kg4434]

Y'all wanted Russ so you got him

[@keonjames4706]

Yea y’all can’t be the annoying buttholes that y’all are with all dis losing

[@corelltempleraps]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I am SO GLAD to be a Lakers HATER. 🤙🏾 LOSING RECORD❗️ LET’S GET IT❗️

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

The way Shannon apologized to KD 😂😂

[@bornasiroki3976]

Everyone better give KD his flowers ion wanna hear nothin

[@MikeGanja420]

Time stamp ? I think I missed it

[@mitchellajieroh]

@@bornasiroki3976 KD choked in that series too tho…

[@angeldeleon7121]

@@mitchellajieroh In 2012? Bro averaged 30 for that series

[@mitchellajieroh]

@@angeldeleon7121 2016 my guy

[@ThesGt]

I have said this for years, Russ has a terrible basketball IQ, he produces stats but he ain't playing to win. KD left him, James left him, PG left him, only lebron wanted him

[@livewireredb.9953]

Lebron just wanted any superstar he could get at the time.

[@yihannajohnson3711]

@@livewireredb.9953 facts

[@soicymojo2271]

That’s a false narrative on Russ go back and look at the blown 3-1 series against the Warriors KD didn’t play great look at rookie Donovan Mitchell beating Russ PG and Melo PG had 2pts in the close out game Dame’s shot was on PG 😂 not saying Russ doesn’t need to play better he does but they have multiple reasons too why this team is not working

[@l9ikjam]

@@soicymojo2271 go and look at how kd use to destroy the warriors when Westbrook didn't play. There was no player on the warriors that could defend kd.

[@JoeyBK_86]

@@livewireredb.9953 Nope Lebron wanted to prove that he can do something KD and Harden couldn’t and it’s blowing up in his face! Period.

[@DomGabana103]

I tried so hard not to agree with skip the whole offseason and the beginning of the season but skip is finally correct I should of listened Westbrook will never work

[@dcgaming7249]

Put him on a bad team he will win you some games and maybe inspire others. He works hard but always makes bonehead decisions.

[@baka825]

@@dcgaming7249 this is why i used to ride and die with westbrook, but since he's been on the Lakers you can really see his weaknesses, especially with his lack of defensive intensity. He also had a ton of low IQ plays.. shooting is not even close to being his biggest problem. It's hard to praise someone for playing hard when it only applies to one side of the ball, that is the offense. If you're barely giving effort on the defensive end, are you really playing "hard" enough?

[@kg4434]

@@baka825 you didn't realize this all of those times he failed to get out of the first round. Idk if Curry took his soul or if KD was too talented but ever since the 2016 season (when OKC blew the 3-1 lead to the warriors and then KD left) Russ has only gotten out of the first round once.

[@maxmx767]

Skip is not “ finally “ correct. He has been correct all along!

[@dcgaming7249]

@@baka825 I agree. Lebron doesnt always play defense all the time anymore either but I realize he is getting older and needs to pick and choose when he is most effective. Russ is 33 I think his is age is starting to catch up to him. Also the team is losing, thats when the finger pointing starts the most. I dont watch many games anymore but I watched Christmas day and he played terrible. I checked russ's stats... his shooting isn't too far off the rest of his career minus the FTs.. he has always been chaos. I don't think russ is a fit but Lebron's teams are often bad midseason and figure it out late. I dont think you can trade him bc no one really wants him anymore.

[@freshprinceshaun]

Damn Skip argument is actually valid. Patty Mills is outplaying Russ a all-time great!

[@ronelz999]

Getting outplayed by a guy drafted 55th in the 2nd round.

[@xxtetsukuroxx4879]

Tbf, Patty Mills was a champion

[@freshprinceshaun]

@@xxtetsukuroxx4879 true tht

[@Jirl_25]

Russ makes the 75th NBA all time players list, but Klay Thompson and Kyrie got left out... That didn't aged well smh

[@DThornDigital]

You know the Lakers are bad when Skip is starting to feel bad for LeBron.. 😂😂😂‼️‼️💔💔

[@dripllc5088]

Fact

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

"But, you know who would have even worse chemistry with Russell Westbrook? Michael, Jeffrey, Jordan. You know it and I know it."

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

It's crazy because Lakers should have a 6 game losing streak if Dallas didn't choke.

[@bigboner23]

😂 Dallas irrelevant since that 2011 chip

[@SirJorge.]

Dallas choking too. They’ve lost every game Luka has been our and they’ve dropped from 4th seed to under 500

[@lewisjones3345]

Dallas had that game won if they didn’t have 2 players fighting for the rebound to close out the 4th quarter. They ended up ripping the ball away from each other out of bounds and the Lakers tied the game and force overtime.

[@razkable]

No luka

[@darnellwilliams8783]

@@bigboner23 Lakers irrelevant ever since after they won the bubble championship.legm relay wanted westbrick over DeRozan and Lowry who he coukdve had if he traded tht to the Raptors

[@karlosortegayoutube]

to be fair, KD was a way better fit than lebron is with russ. and this was a poorly constructed lakers team even if you take russ out of the equation.

[@chongymeister14]

LeGM messed up lmao

[@stinkosm]

The obsession with westbrook is getting out of hand. Yes hes playing bad. But so is everyone else on that team besides lebron. Half of the squad are people who are within 1 step of retirement. AD hasnt been in form since they won the championship.

[@takumiyoshimoto9542]

I believe this but you gotta admit that most, not all but MOST of the problems are on Westbrook. In the game with the Nets, there were multiple times he TO'ed due to questionable drives or pass and allowing Mills to score freely due to not defending. But just as you said, the Lakers as a whole are playing bad whether it be the lack of synergy in defense or the horrendous amount of TO's.

[@RetroMamba]

Now y’all know how KD felt playing with westbrick for 10 years

[@jsx7362]

Shannon finally admitted KD been that guy for years.

[@beanteam2217]

Who doesn’t know kd was that guy. Still wasn’t better than lebron till last year.

[@fleetadmiral4438]

@@beanteam2217 lebron hasn’t been number 1 since his chip with Kyrie in Cleveland

[@youknowwhoiama3-1leadchoke10]

@@fleetadmiral4438 2018, 2020 ???? 🤡

[@fleetadmiral4438]

@@youknowwhoiama3-1leadchoke10 2020 boy what 😭😭when half the league was sick or injured

[@marshallchristopher1304]

@@youknowwhoiama3-1leadchoke10 2020?? When KD and steph were both out man gtfoh

[@Supernova-lc2yf]

Sometimes I think Russ is a scapegoat by media but this time, that christmas game vs the Nets was ON HIM! Lebron is gonna be 37 in 4 days..hes been playing in the NBA for 18+ years he cant sustain what hes been doing for the last 2 weeks..and Lakers have STILL lost 5 in a row this worse than Lebron last season at the cavs lmao

[@jdelgado216]

It gives me flashbacks of Kobe in 2013 and we all know how it ended up

[@XboxVideoGamer1]

@@jdelgado216 exactly how I feel, deja vu of that season

[@repentyasharahla7632]

@@jdelgado216 except Kobe was the Westbrook in that situation lol

[@talon2rell]

LeBron should buy out his remaining contract and join the Cavs.

[@poody_Smoove994]

@@talon2rell fax

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Russ has always been like this. He's just jot taking 40 shots so everyone sees it now.

[@joe_smith32]

@Fishstick - Lebron ain’t the problem

[@AlejandroGonzalez-ks5ln]

@Fishstick - it is definetily the shot attempts, the stupid decisions and turn overs. Westbrook is not a good player for a contenting team.

[@trollinthedungeon5255]

Sees it now? If someone didn’t know what Westbrook was 10 years ago they never will.

[@MambaFadeLive]

I think it's more of the fact that he's just not the athletic freak he used to be. When he was getting 30 pt triple doubles and jumped higher and ran faster than everyone it kinda masked his negative plays enough.. Now he's older it's about high IQ and being a poised PG.. Something Westbrook has never shown he's capable of

[@kckc7140]

@Fishstick - it's hilarious people wanna criticize Russ at age 33 in year 14 and say he's always been this way, that's a damn lie Russ was an absolute beast in his prime and was regarded a top 5 player in the NBA, don't try and re-write someones legacy based off of a bad game on Christmas in year 14 and say he's always been This, I guess if that's the case then we need to judge Michael Jordan's career based off of his Washington wizards days

[@kammyr4082]

Lebron is so damn good its rare to find a group that can play at his level without looking stupid and lazy. Dwade & Miami was a solid team.

[@punksjutgbd]

Why did he pick all these geezers to play with then?

[@mudguts6785]

WTF really Lebron is so damn good really?

[@jayd7531]

Thanks for the morning laugh 😆 😄 😀 ☺ 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@jayabhushan6755]

5:47 kD should be given credit for dealing with Russ for nearly a decade. Couldn't agree more.

[@armashuvitz]

The only teams that would want Russ are those who want a gate attraction. No team trying to rebuild and certainly no competitive team wants him. So Bron is stuck with his bad decision.

[@AlejandroGonzalez-ks5ln]

They aint stuck lol u watch

[@kingc1198]

@@AlejandroGonzalez-ks5ln fr they might trade him later on

[@stephenlee7029]

@@kingc1198 hope so!

[@tw3314]

@@kingc1198 low key need to

[@soda8736]

His gate attraction has even went down.. the cat is out the bag. Though I been saying he was overated..

[@rnguyen369]

Shay giving KD respect for dealing with Russ really brings everything full circle. Harden was the best 6th man but i always tell ppl. If you let Harden run that OKC offense, different beast

[@DV-ou1yu]

Anyone who knew basketball knew Harden deserved that pg position

[@ursula3438]

Biggest management mistake in NBA history. KD and Harden plus a valuable piece they could have got for Russ would have been a dynasty without a doubt.

[@ricosauve5]

Lead them on defense. That's where the needs help. If Lakers think they can just outscore everybody they're mistaken

[@itsmebish192]

They can out score a lot of teams they suck on defense so the scoring doesn’t matter if you can’t stop the other team. They’ve had games up 20+ and lost because of defense and tos. Once they correct the defense and find a place on the bench for Russ Lakers are definitely a contender.

[@skipbrainless2732]

Y'all really want one of the 3 or 4 players in the game to lead a team on defense in his 19th year? C'mon man

[@ssk58607]

But but putting effort on defense means less points right how will leGM beat Kareem's record lol he ain't doing that, gotta statpad and throw Everyone else under the bus

[@itsmebish192]

@@skipbrainless2732 naw I want the team to play d we know what lbj can do even in year 19. But that speaks volumes about the other players that just need to show up and do their jobs. Ad so soft he’s not going to see a year 19 not even close to it. Everybody blames bron and not his squad for not showing up. If a 37 year old bron can get you 30 8 and 8 others need to step up. On defense and stop turning the ball over

[@crmhomeremodeling8379]

I love how 50% of the game is always overshadowed by offense. And then to add insult, if anyone else was putting up numbers like this on a losing team the narrative would be he is stat stuffer on a losing team. He ain’t it, can we talk about the other old guy on a winning team Chris Paul

[@plaboop5017]

U must be new to the show, this is a lakers, cowboys, lebron only show, unless your team makes to the finals then they are forced to talk about them 😂

[@grega3611]

You wouldn’t think the Suns are 2nd in the West based off coverage. Or that the Warriors are in 1st.

[@jayd7531]

Clowns these dudes are

[@Cakebattered]

This show has been a Lakers show since LeBron signed with LA.

[@noloc4246]

After watching Russ Westbrook on the Post Game interview, I must honestly say that the Lakers' issues are way beyond just Russ. Yes, he's turning over the ball, and yes he misses almost sure shots and the open man at times. What is anyone besides Russ and LeBron doing to really make a difference in the right direction? A.D. checked out since last year. That's obvious and a fact I strongly now feel that Russ is more of a scapegoat at this point in time than anything else. Shannon said it. They're just a bad team. Despite Russ' shortcomings, something went terribly wrong this season. They need a real down to earth team meeting with everyone, even ownership, and everyone needs to take accountability, if in fact they being true to themselves admit they also haven't done enough to get this going.

[@enyo4382]

I agree he’s a bit of scapegoat sometimes, but it’s kinda deserved. He was -19 on the floor. Hard to overcome that.

[@obynoomere1280]

Yup a scapegoat indeed

[@BantuRH]

@@enyo4382 lebron was a -23 vs the spurs. no one said anything

[@getbread33]

I agree! The thing is, they were never a good team. Like you said, AD was checked out last year. Heck, to me he checked out in the bubble. But they just aren't really that good. The chemistry is just off. It's wayyy yo many ball dominant players on that team. They all need the ball in their hands. Who is going to take the back seat. Also, the gm, just went out and signed two other point guards...like really! So it's Russ Isaiah, Rondo and now Collision. What kind of foolery is that??? The front office sucks too. The Lakers just suck and it's all around not just on Russ

[@enyo4382]

@@BantuRH Because more often than not, Lebron is the reason they win. That’s rare for him. Russ is doing this routinely.

[@dennismedina1629]

I dont agree with the media most of the time when it comes to russ, but damn this christmas game he was awful. Its demoralizing to watch him brick all those shots.

[@HeeyOk]

Rob Pelinka is probably one of the dumbest GM in the NBA 😭 Not to mention the whole coaching staff. . . &. Why they keep forcing THT into the team? He’s not that guy. Those 20+ games form THT actually always happen during garbage time and he’s got a good r decision maker because he’s selfish and only play for himself plus he got no IQ. Stop trying to overhype THT for someone he’s not 🤷🏾‍♂️. That’s why early in the season he claim he got unlimited range 🥴

[@vachelreese6746]

Bingo, imagine if they had Hield, Caruso and KCP.

[@beanteam2217]

I’ve been saying there love for tht is the reason they didnt win a ring last year.

[@jemaldavis7994]

They’re overhyping THT because they’re trying to showcase him to other teams for a trade. He’s trade bait

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Westbrick duped LeBron and AD into thinking by forming a Big 3, they can battle Brooklyn's Big 3 and be close to the same playing field. Lakers still had a Big 2 and still lose to a Nets' Lone Ranger.

[@darnellwilliams8783]

I feel no sympathy at for LeGm this man said no to a tht for Kyle Lowry trade then said no To Demar DeRozan in Free agency they both have High Basketball IQ and are better than westbrick Legm put this mediocre defense team together

[@irgelreal]

@@darnellwilliams8783 Lebron gave up his last season too win the chip he’s only ending up with 4.

[@JoeyBK_86]

Lebron is just bad for an organization bro he signs 2-3 years and leaves them in ruins. Cavs and Miami had to rebuild a after he left them. KD and the nets just low key signed a great rookie squad that is technically our future after KD, KI and Harden are gone in 4 years or just retired. I believe all 3 retire in BKNY they love it there.

[@tw3314]

@@JoeyBK_86 to be a Brooklyn fan you seem to love talking about Goat James 😂 and I bet you just became a Nets fan lol lame

[@tw3314]

@@irgelreal last year?? Wtf are you talking about CASUAL

[@realtruth97]

Lebron's the team leader. He has to lead them. Tell Russ what the team needs. How to play. This team came together only because of Lebron. So the team should only play players compatible with him. Look at how him and Wade clicked? It was mutual. That's what he needs.

[@bobsnyder8925]

Yea but wade could actually score and he was their closer for the 4th quarter d wade was literally a demon after the 3rd

[@realtruth97]

@@bobsnyder8925 It was about their chemistry. They had the perfect chemistry on court. And off court.

[@jspi04]

And wade could shoot

[@DavyHatunga]

My question : is the Lakers the most intersting thing happening in NBA ? That's all they're talking about and we just had Warriors Vs Suns, the 2 best team in the NBA till now 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@adjustdafacts]

If KD can’t win with Westbrook… what made LBJ think he could do it?

[@thecatch9666]

Because we've been taught that LeBron makes his teammates better

[@Avatarof-xk5fp]

Because Lebron is the type of guy that takes teams to finals, KD is the guy that just hops on a bandwagon

[@travisstrickland7270]

Lol I been saying that but everyone hated on KD and supported Russ. Lol look how they changing they tune now...Lebron and AD can do it tho if they take him off the ball. Or Maybe bench him. 😆

[@travisstrickland7270]

@@thecatch9666 Lebron make spot up shooters better but not star players just ask Bosh and k. Love

[@CHUCKGATEZ]

@Barry Graham What has Lebron won by himself?🤔

[@fearrthedark]

Props to Shannon for coming around on this

[@veksone77]

He said Westbrook didn't fit from the very beginning..

[@mrg1534]

Durant and Harden going "see LeBron, we told you about that damn Westbrook" Lolol

[@jasonvaldes2752]

Your comparing prime beastbrook vs current Westbrick lol

[@dcgaming7249]

He only had one year with harden. I was surprised they broke that up

[@mrg1534]

@@jasonvaldes2752 I've always viewed Westbrook the same way

[@mrg1534]

@@dcgaming7249 Sometimes that's all it takes is one year

[@frankpoleski5423]

@@jasonvaldes2752 prime stat padded lost in 1st round 3 years why doesn't he average a triple double in the playoffs you ever wonder that or are you like Stats stats stats stats is all I that matters

[@williamerazo3921]

Patty Mills is a bronze Medalist MVP of his team in the Olympics

[@mudguts6785]

100% hes our leader legend

[@TRICKYRIDE]

Patty doesn't have to be a super-star... He needs to be Patty which is mad efficient..

[@nimahanna1709]

Credit to Lebron, he kept it from being a blowout and made it fun to watch

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Skip: "you can't overcome that guy, number zero for zero rings" lmao

[@shawnrcastro]

Lol

[@doctorsam5771]

Steph Curry winning games against the first seed without his first and second options and Lakers can't beat injured Nets smh

[@robertjones8260]

The WARRIORS win those games. Draymond is probably the most underrated player in the NBA. He’s a DPOY candidate every year (including this one) and is the best passing forward not names LeBron James. Poole is have a Most Improved type year. Even when Curry goes to the bench the Warriors are still a GOOD TEAM. The Lakers on the other hand are a mess when Bron heads to the bench. That’s largely because of Russ and LeBron definitely shoulders blame for that move.

[@shemariwarren3627]

Almost every team excluding the suns have been playing without players with injuries or Covid protocols.

[@radixonix839]

Stephanie curry has 0 finals mvp and he cried to kd to beat the cavs.

[@dewman7477]

You realize it is the GSW that win not just curry? You forget a former DPOY Draymond and excellent role players.

[@doctorsam5771]

@@dewman7477 Bro the reason those role players shooting as good as they are because of the open looks they're getting because of Curry, on top of scoring 33 points Currys gravity allowed GSW to go 8/10 from the field in crunch time everytime he was doubled let that sink in. Without Curry they'll be getting blown out in games like the Christmas one

[@CTFILMS313]

Dawg lmao that called that man an onion. That’s harsh 🤣

[@CTFILMS313]

Lmfao na fr. Kevin deff put up with that bs. 🤣🤣🤣

[@10dev785]

Yes he has

[@KnucKLeDuster95]

lakers should have picked up Lowry instead, would have been a great fit.

[@cdai216]

Harden was exhausted by the 4th quarter but he and mills still sealed the deal.

[@darnellwilliams8783]

C Dai well buddy Hardeb hasn't played In two weeks And Mills is better than westbrick and anyone else on the Lakers bench

[@friendlyhobo6483]

Lebron and AD vetoed the Buddy Hield trade for Westbrook. They made this bed so now they have to lay in it.

[@leonardmulrooney3806]

Skip lost me at 7:30. Did he see how high Lebron got on that Claxton dunk? Good offense beats good defense. A for effort and athleticism from Lebron but Claxton just got him that time. Skip has to say something dumb about Lebron every time even when the topic has notting to do with him.

[@Tehui1974]

"Westbrook is like that beautiful girl in high school, and you think damn, if she was my girl, I'd treat her like a queen. But then when you get her, you realise why those guys left her" - LMFAO

[@chaposupreme2090]

That layup that Russ missed at the end of the second quarter ended us dude is a poison and my Lakers is hot dog 💩

[@irgelreal]

That sums up Westbrook and how the season has been going. Boy he gotta go.

[@getitworkalot8096]

@Anthony Mercado he missed a couple and sort of checked out when Claxton dunked on him.

[@C3DD]

Man playing crazy in year 19 and still losing makes no sense🤦🏾‍♂️

[@IsThatMatz]

Man this dudes lucky that the lakers doing bad cause bron would of prob been leading the mvp race 😭😭

[@zobe70]

He's stat padding. He needs a find a way to win and not find a way to get his numbers

[@C3DD]

@@zobe70 what are u talking about

[@zobe70]

@@C3DD he is stat padding. He is not finding a way to win the game.

[@huntersartin]

@@zobe70 🤡

[@ZoSo_x]

At this point I wouldn't blame Lebron if he wanted go back to Cleveland. Problem is he wanted Russ and Pelinka said OK, which is why I put half the blame on Lebron and the other half on Pelinka for this mess.

[@corybarnes7236]

Sounds about right. Lebron seems to leave everytime the going gets tough

[@jia1596]

Blame solely on LeBron. He's not being a leader and this is the team he wanted. He doesn't play defense at all, he just plays to get his stats. Starts with him.

[@madlabsinfirmary1904]

@@jia1596 Remember that tweet LeBron made before the start of the season? It's starting to age poorly and prove your point. lol

[@grega3611]

@Bobby Jimmy He left after giving the city their only ring. They’d be lucky to have him and be championship contenders again but there’s no way it’s gonna happen.

[@lowkeymd]

I didn’t think Russ would prove skip SO RIGHT about KD 😨

[@arnaldomartinez7695]

I don't believe in having a Big 3, very rarely work as a team. The only time that I saw that work flawlessly was with the Warriors(Steph, KD and Klay), but those 3 do not need the ball(they are not ball dominante) to score and Warriors system is a beauty. I think the perfect scenario is having a big 2 and with the salary that you will spend having another 3 superstar, you can use that money to get good role players who can defend and score.

[@AlmostLakai94]

Bucks fan so I'm a little biased but I like the way they have it set up. The Suns and Jazz as well. Really good chemistry and people who do what they need on the court not worrying about individual stats a whole lot

[@raingeart1]

That is such a great point 3 of the greatest and 3 of the most unselfish no way that could not work

[@johnmelescalona6956]

Thats Big 5. Not 3, without Iggy and Dray, they cant win a championship

[@r.simpson2825]

@@johnmelescalona6956 the Warriors with KD are winning the chip with or w/o Dray

[@jus-ejays1236]

"Give me a guy that plays Smart, I'll beat your guy that plays hard." LeShannon with the bar.

[@MarcoPolo21k]

Most definitely agree! Hypothetically celebrating a player scoring 10 points on 5-19 shooting with 10 assists and 7 turnovers, and 10 rebounds is not an accomplishment

[@darnellwilliams8783]

Classic westbrick would've been treat had legm signed DeRozan in free agency and kept Caruso and traded tht to Toronto but Leflop goes off emotions

[@deshawnhamilton1630]

Who signed off on Russ coming to the lakers

[@GigaChadsAreReal]

How about taking up responsibility for this mess ? The narrative from Westbrook just filling the Stats should be now be applied to Lebron 💯

[@Mastasensei007]

Brooklyn taking that chip I’ll take Kyrie in road games all day ‼️

[@ebonynerd]

13:15 Shannon scared me when he said "GO WHERE?" to Skip 😳😳😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lookoutnow4996]

He was serious😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sheischic77]

I was hollering! 😁☺

[@joerents7902]

That Claxton dunk ushered in the Lebron farewell tour 🎊

[@mlking213]

Russ needs to come of the bench with role players. He might do a lot better where attacking is the only option.

[@future62]

Coming off the bench for $40M+ is c r a z y lmao. Everybody that signed off on that contract needs to go.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

LeBum is next to 4 future HoFers. Just won a championship 14.5 months ago. Were prohibitive favorites to win the West. As soon as these Fakers struggle, "Oh, LeBron needs more help." 🤣

[@boondockbwoy14]

It's become such a comedic thing 🍿👀😂

[@theinktician]

Here we go again: build a team that relies heavily on him, then blame the others for not producing. How many times does this story need to be told?

[@JumpMandrip23]

They grown men they can rely on themselves

[@CTFILMS313]

Westbrook gotta go.

[@justicebanks]

I hate to say it but my guy Russ is just getting old I’ve never seen him miss so many lay ups and dunks before he had an incredible run tho 😢👍🏿

[@hetp490]

hard being a russ fan rn, gotta defend this man every other night 😔

[@basketballgod2791]

All that unnecessary running up and down the court trying to get triple doubles does what he does to your body why do you think LeBron coast during the regular season because he understands that trying to go for 1560 every night is going to get you injured that’s why James Harden didn’t win a ring yet he uses too much energy during the regular season he has nothing left for the playoffs

[@warriorsunited6282]

Same age Steph he just doesn't have a high BB IQ

[@chillin_abner]

@@hetp490 why ??

[@VladimirElliot]

@@warriorsunited6282 Steph is the greatest shooter of alltime. He can play for the next 10 years

[@ddchoppa8803]

Give credit to melo, monk, & Stanley too played wel.

[@blazing6string]

Players not in the NBA playing on a 10 contract make the lakers star players look lazy and foolish. Crazy to see man. Crazy to see

[@nico11225]

Can we all agree that stanley Johnson was a great defensive wind in our sails we needed while Russel Westbrick is a damn anchor

[@nellyville69]

Stanley remind me of metta world peace low-key multi positional defender at 6'7 240

[@nico11225]

Hes a great defender and was when he was with detroit but he never found the right system but if lakers go back do that defensive mindset hes perfect for it

[@cnellhowiseeit8256]

“A sliver of onion.. you gone taste it!!” Unc is a beast 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@silveg87]

I am telling y'all right now. I saw Westbrook live lakers vs Spurs last game of Staples... Spurs fans were cheering on Russ and lakers fans would gasp every time he touched the ball. Eye test easily shows he should not be on the court. Lebron just looked devastated out there.

[@shaneomac100]

Bro I wish you recorded fans reactions to Russ, it would have been so funny to see the gasps in the crowd 😂

[@silveg87]

@@shaneomac100 I was too busy reacting and looking around my self. One obnoxious spur fan sitting close to me said I LOVE YOU RUSS YOU ARE MY FAV SPUR. Lakers fans couldnt even tell him to shut up.

[@shaneomac100]

@@silveg87 Damn 😂😂😂

[@kinggoose2744]

The same game where Westbrook dropped 30 points? Lol why would Westbrook not be on the court if he is 30 points that’s the game he took over the 3rd quarter so what you said sounds like a lie if you say eye tests show he should not be on the court

[@robertw174]

He could play team defense and stop letting up 35 pts a night on the defensive end.

[@everythingloveurlife4904]

Every point he scores he gives right back up defensively.

[@gntyh]

@@everythingloveurlife4904 russ do the same but he dont be scoring

[@everythingloveurlife4904]

@@gntyh listen u can’t pass the buck when u r the LEADER. When you say you are the GOAT. When u get ALL THE CREDIT when things go well. He doesn’t get a pass. lead by example. Get in Russ chest make him accountable. U think MJ,Kobe,Magic,Bird, Isaiah etc would let there teammates get away with this effort?

[@robertjones8260]

When Russ is on the floor the Lakers have to overcome not only the opposing team, but their own teammate. I don’t see how another team gives him a shot after this.

[@2waysuperstar390]

😂😂😂

[@whysoserious3x]

He will still get employment elsewhere

[@1990758]

there a lot of things that will pick him up. Everything thinks they can change the player make him better just look at the lakers

[@thelakeshow6847]

There's still a lot of games left in the season and Russ can play better as the season progresses

[@daveperfect6412]

Plenty of teams would pick him up for the veterans minimum!

[@Jordan-bv7on]

This is the first time in a long time that Skip has been somewhat objective about LeBron

[@donniebeltran007]

I used to clown KD for leaving Russ i take it back now. KD had to deal with a prime Russ and he never changed. 🤦

[@NJ-os3rn]

When the Russ trade rumors came up nobody I know, nor any commentators thought it was a good idea and guess what. Everyone was right.

[@swolegod7724]

More proof that KD is better than Bron. KD can take Russ to four WCFs and the Finals while Bron might miss playoffs with Russ.

[@H-town9843]

Give LBJ that Russ they win 4 titles already... Russ was not this player while in OKC... 💯

[@swolegod7724]

@@H-town9843 The same Russ that Magic called the worst PG that ever played in the Finals?

[@therealdakshina1051]

@@swolegod7724 seriously? Worst pg to ever play in the finals?

[@swolegod7724]

@@therealdakshina1051 Magic said that.. not me.

[@therealdakshina1051]

@@swolegod7724 I don't like to disrespect legends but magic must have been smoking something. In the 75 finals , he meant to say that Russ is the worst? Gtfoh

[@greeksun369]

The roasting of russ was funny in the beginning, but now it's becoming overkill. Lowkey, the lakers, because of their roaster, would be in the same position even if russ wasn't there.

[@skippayless4357]

But if Russ wasn’t there, we might have Derozan and Buddy Hield and be a lot better

[@solomonhayes9642]

It’s overkill but not entirely unwarranted. You can’t justify games like Saturday with a dude getting that much money.

[@tenryuublackrose2176]

@@skippayless4357 and paid caruso more so we can keep him lakers would be good af right now

[@LiamborninDC]

The two seasons before this one, Westbrook joined new teams (Rockets and Wizards) and they struggled in the first half of the season. Then Westbrook meshed with the teams and they played winning basketball in the 2nd of halves of those seasons. We are getting close to the half way point of the season, don't be shocked if Westbrook starts being part of the solution rather than the problem.

[@ndjibukabengele973]

I totally agree with you.

[@arvinaguila2156]

But ain't winning a title

[@jayfreymontana2055]

But you going out first round so 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@Bama2ohio]

He’s been on 4 teams in 4 years… stop it

[@conflicc5505]

Shannon's analogies 🤣😂🤣😂

[@desean3402]

Bron got too much pride to just admit this ain’t working and Russ so alpha that no teammate has ever called him out. They just leave but none of them ever confront him

[@BijinMCMXC]

You ain’t an alpha just because you’re aggressive and hardheaded and stubborn.

[@Ras1Roy]

a player can play his way into the HOF, can a player play his way out?

[@soda8736]

Good question..

[@bodymore23]

Now everybody apologizing to KD now y’all wonder why he wanted to play with Steph and they would have 3peated if not for injuries

[@high-defRJ]

I knew that Skip would be praising Patty Mills and bringing up the Spurs. But Patty Mills played lights out and proved that he is the best acquisition in the NBA this past offseason. I still remember the barrage of 3s in the closing Game 5 in 2014 NBA Finals in putting the game out of reach for the LeBron led Heat. That series was just beautiful to watch.