1/25 Los Angeles Lakers @ Brooklyn Nets. The Return of Anthony Davis

[Lebron23]

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[TheGoatest]

1/25 Los Angeles Lakers @ Brooklyn Nets. The Return of Anthony Davis

Also simultaneously about to be:

The Return of Anthony Davis to the Injured List

His last two injuries (the very same game) were ankle and knee. This game against Brooklyn I'm guessing he leaves some time in the 2nd quarter with a wrist injury. Hope he can prove me wrong, but nobody has ever been wrong about AD getting injured so far.

[Spurs m8]

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Wtf is this weird, deceptive pic?lmao

Lucky Davis is back....maybe the embarrassment show will be over.

It was a fun ride watching LeExposed again....shades of 2019 all over again

[SATAN]

KAT literally embarrassed him before injury. It was very strange. Didn't look right all season. Hopefully AD actually has some fire left and doesn't let his potential as a player go to waste.

LeBron practically gifted him the keys to the franchise's next few seasons and dude has been flaky on the court. Maybe he doesn't like the pressure. Maybe he became an alcoholic after the chip.

[Full Court]

Nets still have Durant and Harris out. And Kyrie won't be playing. Lakers are actually the betting favorites for this game.

[Johnny32]

KAT literally embarrassed him before injury. It was very strange. Didn't look right all season. Hopefully AD actually has some fire left and doesn't let his potential as a player go to waste.

LeBron practically gifted him the keys to the franchise's next few seasons and dude has been flaky on the court. Maybe he doesn't like the pressure. Maybe he became an alcoholic after the chip.

hopefully it's just a not interested in the reg season thing. remember vs the suns gm 1 he was trash then games 2 and 3 he dropped 34 points in each gm and lakers were up 2-1 before he got hurt.

[MadDog]

Hearing that Laker brass will hold off on firing Vogel. Apparently they want to see how everyone functions with AD.

[bullettooth]

Hearing that Laker brass will hold off on firing Vogel. Apparently they want to see how everyone functions with AD.

LOL @ thinking a coach is going to make a team any better. I really believe that coaches, ALL OF THEM, are largely insignificant.

[ArbitraryWater]

Wtf is this weird, deceptive pic?lmao

Lucky Davis is back....maybe the embarrassment show will be over.

It was a fun ride watching LeExposed again....shades of 2019 all over again



LMAO at how that pic triggered him :roll::roll:

[fsvr54]

Brooklyn has many neighborhoods. Why is it exclusively Bedtsuy on the Nets jerseys? What about Flatbush or Crown Heights jerseys? Why the favortism to Bedstuy

[Spurs m8]

Fair chance Lakers win

Davis back...they're basically healthy now.

Nets missing Kyrie and Durant and being lead by a career loser

[Manny98]

No KD, Kyrie, Harris and probably Claxton

Lakers should win by 50 tonight absolutely no excuses

[MadDog]

LOL @ thinking a coach is going to make a team any better. I really believe that coaches, ALL OF THEM, are largely insignificant.

I think coaching is more important than you do, but ya Vogel's gotten a bad rap. He's a defensive specialist, but his personnel have old legs and haven't been healthy.

[bison]

Brooklyn has many neighborhoods. Why is it exclusively Bedtsuy on the Nets jerseys? What about Flatbush or Crown Heights jerseys? Why the favortism to Bedstuy

I thought it was a tribute to notorious BIG.

[fsvr54]

I thought it was a tribute to notorious BIG.

That's cool then. I'm remembering Jay Z was part Nets owner at some point too, right? he's from Marcy in the Stuy

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

As long as Durant only has his warriors rings, he'll never be ahead of kawhi on the all time great rankings.

Considering James harden doesn't want to play with Irving anymore, nets Durant will never win anything

If kawhi wins just 1 with clippers, he absolutely leap frogs that skinny loser

[L8krH8tr]

As long as Durant only has his warriors rings, he'll never be ahead of kawhi on the all time great rankings.

Considering James harden doesn't want to play with Irving anymore, nets Durant will never win anything

If kawhi wins just 1 with clippers, he absolutely leap frogs that skinny loser
LOL the Clippers will never win anything you delusional fraud. Stop hanging off Kawhi's shlong

[Thenameless]

Nets still have Durant and Harris out. And Kyrie won't be playing. Lakers are actually the betting favorites for this game.

Watch. We'll still find a way to lose.

I'm okay with that as long AD plays half-decent quality minutes, and doesn't aggravate anything. Baby steps at this point.

[StrongLurk]

I won't be surprised if AD is back to being injured again in a few weeks...he literally never got to recover from the bubble run. Lakers need to sit him out the rest of the year if he goes down again and just make a real preparation for a championship run next year by getting rid of a ton of dead weight the Lakers have. Keep Bron, AD, Reaves, Monk, and Melo...maybe Westbrook too.

[Bankaii]

LOL @ thinking a coach is going to make a team any better. I really believe that coaches, ALL OF THEM, are largely insignificant.
This dude is always saying the absolute dumbest shit lol

[StrongLurk]

Harden might win this game by himself.

[Manny98]

King James!

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

Durant is the worst leader in history. Irving doesn't give a shit enough about him to even play home games. Harden declined the extension and is leaving this off-season.

No wonder you went crying to the warriors you bitch.

I just sent this to his instagram DM as well. F'n p*ssy

[Full Court]

The biggest question this game will answer is can AD make it through an entire game without getting a booboo.

[Manny98]

Durant is the worst leader in history. Irving doesn't give a shit enough about him to even play home games. Harden declined the extension and is leaving this off-season.

No wonder you went crying to the warriors you bitch.

I just sent this to his instagram DM as well. F'n p*ssy

Cringe

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

Patty mills "what do I mate my leader is a bitch and the only team has given up on him"

I don't know mate maybe you should go crocodile hunting instead. Certainly ain't winning no title

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

Cringe

I cringe any time someone puts Durant over kawhi

[Manny98]

Great half by King James

Need to clamp down in the second half

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

By the time Irving is done with this vaccine shit, harden will be gone and Durant will be 37 years old

With only his bum warriors rings to look back on. Ya know back when draymond called him a bitch and spit in his face.

[StrongLurk]

Harden with ZERO help and still kept the game within ten.

Thanking the basketball gods so far that they haven't let this Nets team be healthy last year or this year.

[Manny98]

Don't know what Nash has against Blake he's been great for us this year, needs minutes

[Thenameless]

Harden with ZERO help and still kept the game within ten.

Thanking the basketball gods so far that they haven't let this Nets team be healthy last year or this year.

Yup, a full Nets would have killed the Lakers.

[Thenameless]

Westbrook with 4 turnovers at half-time. Someone really needs to talk some sense into this guy. The Lakers should be leading by at least 15-20 points based on who is playing tonight.

[Spurs m8]

So it's the Lakers V the Nets bench


This Lakers team cannot face a decent healthy opponent lmfao

Amazing LeBarry doesn't have them as a 1st seed...let alone went 7-10 without Davis..given the easy AF schedule they had.

Harden is and will always be a loser

[GrayGoat]

Lakers need a D

[SATAN]

Harden with ZERO help and still kept the game within ten.



More like Westbrook keeping the Nets within ten.

[SATAN]

Russ :oldlol:

[GrayGoat]

Brodybrook at it again


Lmfao

[Manny98]

Westbrook carrying us back into the game :bowdown:

[StrongLurk]

Harden might win this game by himself.

Posted this over an hour ago and it's still true lol.

[bison]

LeJumper

[StrongLurk]

I respect Harden's talent and skill but can't stand watching him play...never seen someone go after fouls more than him. It's disgusting to watch.

[Manny98]

Get Dem free throws my boy :applause:

[StrongLurk]

What a pass by Bron :bowdown:

[bison]

LeMagic feeding Beastbrook for the and 1 :applause:

[StrongLurk]

James vs James battle tonight.

[Manny98]

Wow Brown :facepalm

[Im Still Ballin]

LeBron is young, he's hung, and he's fun.

Scoring champion on lock!

[bison]

Reaves makes small plays that lead to big things.

[Im Still Ballin]

Reaves makes small plays that lead to big things.

He's a fluffer. He keeps LeBron nice and hard; you need guys like that.

Great teammate.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

LA getting destroyed on the O boards

Brooklyn not capitalizing tho

[GrayGoat]

Nets missing two stars and still being in games makes me not feel bad for them

[bladefd]

LA getting destroyed on the O boards. Brooklyn just not capitalizing

I don't understand why Dwight has been benched again... It's brutal.

[bison]

Lakers are bricking every huge momentum play

[bison]

He's a fluffer. He keeps LeBron nice and hard; you need guys like that.

Great teammate.

Kobe never needed a fluffer. Stayed hard 48 minutes.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Back to back steals. Back to back hammers.

Bron playing his own game right now :lol

[SATAN]

What a beast. :applause:

[bison]

Lebron!!!

[bison]

LeViagra. Are you kidding me

[GrayGoat]

LeSchlong flexing

[bison]

Laker stars are getting too hard tonight, need to get back to our offense.

[bison]

Stanley ‘magic’ Johnson with the floor pass to Austin ‘rambis’ Reaves who gives it to Lebron James Worthy

:bowdown:

[bison]

Reaves and Stanley are the glue.

[AussieSteve]

Lebron 12/12 inside the 3pt line tonight. Pretty crazy.

His 3pt shot has fallen off again lately.

[AussieSteve]

Lebron 12/12 inside the 3pt line tonight. Pretty crazy.

His 3pt shot has fallen off again lately.

Scratch that. Misses a long 2 to ruin it. 12/13.

[HunterSThompson]

lebron stat padding like a sonb*tch

https://i.ibb.co/Sxq8psJ/austin-lad-4924167236.jpg

[bladefd]

Lakers have to do a minor trade. There are too many dead weights like THT, Bazemore, Jordan, Ellington, Ariza, and even Dwight who Lakers don't like playing. If they are not going to play, they could be dumped.

We need another decent rotation player. Harrison Barnes or Myles Turner would be perfect additions. On paper, Barnes would be the better addition, but Turner would allow Lakers to have a good rebounder & elite blocker (never know with AD).

[SATAN]

lebron stat padding like a sonb*tch

https://i.ibb.co/Sxq8psJ/austin-lad-4924167236.jpg

How dare he get steals leading to fast breaks that sealed the game. :facepalm

[jlip]

Yes. The Lakers are winning, and Westbrook has played a pretty solid game tonight. With that being said, his inability to hit shots outside of the paint with any regularity almost makes him a liability in the half court in today's game. He could get away with that deficiency in any era prior to 2016, but not now.

[bison]

lebron stat padding like a sonb*tch

https://i.ibb.co/Sxq8psJ/austin-lad-4924167236.jpg

Yea lebron laying it thick on a lakers win? You better believe it b*tch boy. And that’s the bottom line because I’m about to pump sperm into your throat.

[RRR3]

Lakers have to do a minor trade. There are too many dead weights like THT, Bazemore, Jordan, Ellington, Ariza, and even Dwight who Lakers don't like playing. If they are not going to play, they could be dumped.

We need another decent rotation player. Harrison Barnes or Myles Turner would be perfect additions. On paper, Barnes would be the better addition, but Turner would allow Lakers to have a good rebounder & elite blocker (never know with AD).
Leaving out WB when mentioning dead weight lolllll. Also he is the reason Dwight doesn't play more lol

[bladefd]

Leaving out WB when mentioning dead weight lolllll

Well ofc, but who is trading for him? 45mill contract. Forget it. Nobody is that stupid to take that albatross contract. Not even worth mentioning him and trade in the same sentence until the off-season.

[SATAN]

Yea lebron laying it thick on a lakers win? You better believe it b*tch boy. And that’s the bottom line because I’m about to pump sperm into your throat.

https://i.ibb.co/Sxq8psJ/austin-lad-4924167236.jpg

[RRR3]

Well ofc, but who is trading for him? 45mill contract. Forget it. Nobody is that stupid to take that albatross contract. Not even worth mentioning him and trade in the same sentence until the off-season.
I'd trade him and filler for Eric Gordon+John Wall. John Wall is also completely washed and on an awful contact but he's actually a good defender who isn't insane, so he could at least be semi useful.

[FromDowntown]

that was a massacring is that a word? massacre ing

[bladefd]

I'd trade him and filler for Eric Gordon+John Wall. John Wall is also completely washed and on an awful contact but he's actually a good defender who isn't insane, so he could at least be semi useful.

John Wall has the same contract as Westbrook, and Houston wants the Lakers 2027 1st round pick. Wall also cannot stay healthy. It would be a foolish trade to give up the 1st rounder for Wall.

[RRR3]

John Wall has the same contract as Westbrook, and Houston wants the Lakers 2027 1st round pick. Wall also cannot stay healthy. It would be a foolish trade to give up the 1st rounder for Wall.
Then bench WB. He cannot play.

[Johnny32]

just throw tht in. lakers would roflstomp the west with nunn/gordon getting westbrook/tht mins.

[RRR3]

just throw tht in. lakers would roflstomp the west with nunn/gordon getting westbrook/tht mins.
Uh no, but they would be much better for sure.

[Johnny32]

i defended westbrook some but i'm done with him if it gets gordon. he's an underrated defender too. wall just be the cherry on top if he can still play.

[Johnny32]

Uh no, but they would be much better for sure.

my basketball knowledge > you. so yeah.

[RRR3]

my basketball knowledge > you. so yeah.
Obviously not if you think any team with current Westbrook is anything more than a first round exit. The reason they were so much better in 20 and 21 (when healhty) is because they had great defense.

[Johnny32]

make sure to post in my thread so i can label you accordingly. thx.

[RRR3]

Have you watched WB play? We're not in 2013.

[bladefd]

i defended westbrook some but i'm done with him if it gets gordon. he's an underrated defender too. wall just be the cherry on top if he can still play.

Houston wants the Lakers only 1st round pick in the nearest future (you can trade out to like 7yrs and not back to back drafts I believe). That pick is very valuable since it would be post-LeBron. You can't give it up for a 33yr old Gordon on the decline.

Best to save it for someone young in their 20s like Barnes or Turner.

[RRR3]

Houston wants the Lakers only 1st round pick in the nearest future (you can trade out to like 7yrs and not back to back drafts I believe). That pick is very valuable since it would be post-LeBron. You can't give it up for a 33yr old Gordon on the decline.

Best to save it for someone young in their 20s like Barnes or Turner.
Lol you're not getting Barnes or Turner lmfao.

[bladefd]

Lol you're not getting Barnes or Turner lmfao.

Worth trying.

Westbrook can always be traded in the off-season. Not like Lakers are going deep in playoffs this year with old Eric Gordon & john Wall off the bench. Maximize your return for that 1st rounder with a player who will be decent for the next 4-5yrs. Gordon/Wall ain't it.

Besides, Westbrook in his expiring season will be more tradeable than right now with the remainder of this season still on the books. It would be great to dump him right now to a tanking team like Orlando or OKC for a bunch of expiring contracts, but it's not realistic lol.

[bladefd]

Is Christian Wood available instead of Gordon?? lol

[Johnny32]

Worth trying.

Westbrook can always be traded in the off-season. Not like Lakers are going deep in playoffs this year with old Eric Gordon & john Wall off the bench. Maximize your return for that 1st rounder with a player who will be decent for the next 4-5yrs. Gordon/Wall ain't it.

Besides, Westbrook in his expiring season will be more tradeable than right now with the remainder of this season still on the books. It would be great to dump him right now to a tanking team like Orlando or OKC for a bunch of expiring contracts, but it's not realistic lol.

lol so clueless.

[bison]

I feel like I live in a subliminal digital metaverse world when you have guys like rrr3 and bladefd who are completely alienated and drained from sports that every one of their sports related posts is an online transaction, or ‘gain’ or an investment. Bladefd was done as a laker fan when he thought making anti-Westbrook memes repeatedly on social media made him a bigger sports fan than skip bayless. Slaves to capital.

[RRR3]

I feel like I live in a subliminal digital metaverse world when you have guys like rrr3 and bladefd who are completely alienated and drained from sports that every one of their sports related posts is an online transaction, or ‘gain’ or an investment. Bladefd was done as a laker fan when he thought making anti-Westbrook memes repeatedly on social media made him a bigger sports fan than skip bayless. Slaves to capital.
It's not that complex. I'm a huge LeBron fan and want him to do well, Westbrook is preventing him from doing well. It's really that simple lol.

[bison]

It's not that complex. I'm a huge LeBron fan and want him to do well, Westbrook is preventing him from doing well. It's really that simple lol.

This is my point exactly. Abandoning team pride and focusing on individuals. Basketball is heading in a bad bad direction.

[RRR3]

This is my point exactly. Abandoning team pride and focusing on individuals. Basketball is heading in a bad bad direction.
The Lakers have never been my team I ****ing hate y’all lol. Heat are my favorite team.

[Proctor]

I feel like I live in a subliminal digital metaverse world when you have guys like rrr3 and bladefd who are completely alienated and drained from sports that every one of their sports related posts is an online transaction, or ‘gain’ or an investment. Bladefd was done as a laker fan when he thought making anti-Westbrook memes repeatedly on social media made him a bigger sports fan than skip bayless. Slaves to capital.
Cool.....

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/image.php?u=378125&dateline=1636141682

[beasted]

LeStatpad got his numbers in a win this time. Good job.

[bladefd]

I feel like I live in a subliminal digital metaverse world when you have guys like rrr3 and bladefd who are completely alienated and drained from sports that every one of their sports related posts is an online transaction, or ‘gain’ or an investment. Bladefd was done as a laker fan when he thought making anti-Westbrook memes repeatedly on social media made him a bigger sports fan than skip bayless. Slaves to capital.

I have been a Lakers fan for more than 2 decades. Ofc I want to win. This is as good of an opportunity as ever with LeBron and AD, but LeBron's window is closing fast in a couple years. Westbrook was a big mistake to acquire because not only does he not fit but he is not good anymore. We sacrificed our #1 defense for a massive downgrade.

I have never been done being a Lakers fan. I don't post or make anti-westbrook memes, but yes I do get frustrated with the guy. I express my frustrations as a Lakers fan.

[TheGoatest]

LeGOATest straight CARRYING these bums (except Malik) to a W with his sheer GIRTH.

Vogel needs to keep the ball out of Westbrick hands at the end of quarter plays. It is amazing how he can gift the opponents 2 points/layup when he turns it over at the end of a quarter.
I knew they should've benched THT the last time he had a good game to keep his trade value somewhat. Now nobody wants this bum, anymore than they want Westbrick.
Always Damaged's first game back and he picked up right where he left off: 3 rebounds in 45 minutes over his last two games. What a soft vajayjay. :facepalm

[Axe]

.500 again at last!

[Hey Yo]

Back to back steals. Back to back hammers.

Bron playing his own game right now :lol

I see the haters went AWOL after that sequence.

[bison]

.500 again at last!

24-24 record

8th seed

Godbe is watching us :bowdown:

[Spurs m8]

Props to the team fans!

The real fans, in a team orientated sport :cheers:

God, team hopping player stans are nothing short of complete embarrassments

[Airupthere]

I feel sorry for the true Lakers fans. Lebron comes and brings his squatting group of stans with him and shits on everything for the Lakers.

[Hey Yo]

I feel sorry for the true Lakers fans. Lebron comes and brings his squatting group of stans with him and shits on everything for the Lakers.

Says the puszy with no favorite team or current player. Just alive so LeBron can live rent free.