Lebron is embarrassing himself

[StrongLurk]

Even before this bad game, he wasn't having much impact in the games played this year.

So far these 5 games Lebron has played has been embarrassing. There is zero point to putting a 41 year old Lebron on the court for 32mpg and have him basically do cardio. Lakers need to trade him or he needs to retire if this is the way things go the rest of the year. Lakers aren't winning the title lol.

I really hoped Lebron would retire before he was fully washed but it looks like that isn't happening

[beasted]

This should be his last year. I don't think he has enough left for a restart on a new team. Lakers should just make the best of what they can with his final season. LeBron announcing his retirement near his birthday should grant him a final automatic AS appearance (a la Dirk/Wade in 2019), and should bring out all of the rabid fans, giving him and the Lakers HCA basically all games the rest of this season.

That would be his best move for helping them win.

[sdot_thadon]

Meh, its still early. He's coming off a summer of injury rather than training and he hasn't really come out of the gates strong on the back 9 of his career either. Usually takes him some time to ramp up and round into form. And honestly alot of people have been clamoring for him to let Luka take the lead, hes doing that. They said he was going to ruin the roll Reaves is on, he hasn't. If hes not giving more by the later stages of the season, it is what it is. But so far this is a season unlike any other in his basketball life id imagine.

[3ba11]

Lebron at 40:

15/4/7 on 46/55/31

4th option

[3ba11]

It's impossible for ANY team to truly contend if 1 of the players that gets 30+ minutes doesn't move on offense or defense

The Lakers cannot win and have zero chance as long as LeCancer is putting on an NBA uniform

[ShawkFactory]

Meh, its still early. He's coming off a summer of injury rather than training and he hasn't really come out of the gates strong on the back 9 of his career either. Usually takes him some time to ramp up and round into form. And honestly alot of people have been clamoring for him to let Luka take the lead, hes doing that. They said he was going to ruin the roll Reaves is on, he hasn't. If hes not giving more by the later stages of the season, it is what it is. But so far this is a season unlike any other in his basketball life id imagine.

This really does make too much sense. Playing his way into shape and allowing the hot hands to continue to be hot? They're 5-1 since he returned so I'm not sure what the issue is. Weak schedule I know, but still...

[3ba11]

This really does make too much sense. Playing his way into shape and allowing the hot hands to continue to be hot? They're 5-1 since he returned so I'm not sure what the issue is. Weak schedule I know, but still...

Nope

Reaves averaged 28 ppg last year in games without Lebron, and this year Lebron has been told that he's 3rd option so Reaves can do it all year

Lebron has always held Reaves back, and the new ownership is like "no more"

[ShawkFactory]

Nope

Reaves averaged 28 ppg last year in games without Lebron, and this year Lebron has been told that he's 3rd option so Reaves can do it all year

Lebron has always held Reaves back, and the new ownership is like "no more"

How is this a rebuttal to what I said?

[Nowoco]

Keeping himself in the game when being blown out just to keep his ****ing 10 point streak alive. Then immediately checks out afterwards. Tragic.

Wtf even gives a shit about 10 point streaks? I'd never seen it mentioned ever before LeBron.

[3ba11]

How is this a rebuttal to what I said?

You said Reaves was just hot and implied that lebron would take over at some point

But he won't.. he's washed and is no longer a positive player when he's a top option. He can only be positive at 13 ppg or whatever

But you guys don't really understand the game so you think it's perfectly fine to have a guy playing 30+ minutes that doesn't move in either side of the ball.. he's completely washed and has been since 2019 or at least 2021 when he played really bad against the Suns. He's been bad ever since and the horrible playoff losses for 5 straight years proves it

[ShawkFactory]

You said Reaves was just hot and implied that lebron would take over at some point

Not really. He may continue to get into better shape and contribute more in other ways though. Too early to tell but Reaves and Luka have still been scoring well and the team is 5-1 since his return.

So again, what's the problem?

[Real Men Wear Green]

Not many jobs where you can get 50+ million in one year. That's like 20 times what most people will make in their entire lives. If you are able to play in the NBA you make them tear the jersey off of you, as Max Kellerman used to say. Only mistake James made was not taking his full supermax.

[sdot_thadon]

This really does make too much sense. Playing his way into shape and allowing the hot hands to continue to be hot? They're 5-1 since he returned so I'm not sure what the issue is. Weak schedule I know, but still...

The issue is Lebron, he can anything or doesn't have to do anything at all to trigger weird folk who follow his every step in hatred. I've gotta say the whole negative stan thing has to be the craziest development ive witnessed in my life as a sports fan lol. In the last 5 years or so I've literally learned more negative points about other greats than the whole combined viewing time before because of young fans going back, combing and exposing shit from my era lol. Stuff that guys my generation and older swear Lebron sucks because of and would never happen back then....lol. And they'd probably have never been motivated enough to research if not for guys like 3ball.

[StrongLurk]

This really does make too much sense. Playing his way into shape and allowing the hot hands to continue to be hot? They're 5-1 since he returned so I'm not sure what the issue is. Weak schedule I know, but still...

Is he playing his way into shape? The Suns performance was super embarrassing. He either needs to play hard for 25mpg or simply sit.

Right now Lebron looks like Ben Simmons without the defense.

If Lebron can't play like a top 25 player in the league, then he should retire. No one would even care if Lebron/the Lakers lucked into a ring playing like a 5th option...

[Druckenmiller]

You have to be actively trying to sabotage your team to not get a single rebound in 31 minutes?

He and Ben Simmons are probably two of the only guys I’ve ever seen actually check out of a game after checking in.