LeBron James after 3 quarters: 6 pts on 3⁄11 shooting
LeBron’s 10 pts streak is on the line now, he needs four points in the fourth to keep his streak alive.
Box: https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401810191
I hope he loses it so people stop making these posts every quarter
He could die on the court and they’d weekend at Bernie him for him to get to 10 points.
well this aged poorly haha
He will play free now that it’s broken
I felt like he was anyways, just wasn’t shooting well.
He’s been playing it so free he was chopping it up with the opposing bench during live game action 🤣
He was just letting the Suns bench know that they’d have to guard him during garbage time so that he could keep the streak alive.
We played the Raptors lol. Talking about this game. He didn’t look good against Phoenix
They should just give temp bans for posts until it actually happens
Mod the person who gets it right
Congrats OP
I take it back just ban him
He actually lost it! Wow 4⁄17 is straight trash!
I sorted by new and there was like 100 posts about it 😂😂
The fuckery might actually be over
It’s not looking good right now, 4 minutes to go and he’s at 6 points still
2 minute warning!
He’s gonna chuck up 3’s or drive for FTs idk
an assist to win the game 🥹 poetic
It’s LeOver
Le Dun
“We have Ben simmons, we’re good”
The decline is so sudden
That’s how it usually happens, and we’ve seen it a ton recently. CP3, PG, Embiid, Lowry, etc
tbf embiids talent didn’t really decline as much as the 20-30 games he misses every year quickly became 60-80
CP3 turned 37 and immediately became washed
Dude was a top 5 player in the world then turned to a role player overnight
He’s always been a role player
Ah yes the role of being a top 5 player
Yeah he roleplayed as being a top 5 fantasy player
Embiid per minute production is still really good. The second knee surgery means he cant stay on the floor anymore though
For mortals. This is Bron
Horrible examples
Embiid is 31, its just his knees man,
He lost most of the offseason to a back injury. He’ll either work his way into shape in a month or be this forever. Idk which
We both know which lol
I don’t I think he’s done but it’s not 100%
Especially when he started last year looking awful, genuinely a zero on defense on not as good on offense, then he was great the rest of the way
Sciatica is terrible
Yeah people are really underestimating this. It never really goes away.
I think he’ll ramp up in the in Februaryish but he definitely wont be the same player as even last year and will still get random flare ups.
Eh, he might get going yet, he tends to start the season off slow but this year is even worse because he had no training camp or preseason games.
For the sake of the team I hope we’re not paying 50mil a year to a washed 41 year old.
Is it really that big of an issue though? This is the 1st year that he might be bad. Even if he took a paycut, wasn’t the best we could offer like MLE level? We’re not gonna get a better player for that than LBJ. And isn’t he coming off the books next season?
It always is
Still has 11 assists with the game winning assist. Amazing streak but Lebron as third option, even at 40, is still better than really any other third option
Lebron has been looking like 4th option after Ayton tbh.
Just not true
DeCline James
It’s LeEnd
its literally one game you weirdo
Dumbass he’s averaging 15 and 7 on 33mins a night this season
6 games played this season btw, weirdo
you’re right you dumb cunt, enjoy your life
lmaooooo
Year 23 is completely uncharted territory. I salute LeBron for being a pioneer in seeing how far a lab experiment can keep playing.
The CIA is beside themselves. Driving around downtown LA begging (thru texts) Lebron’s family for address to the Time Travel Machine
Its weird because he physically looks pretty good, actually looks quicker and more energetic than last year, but he just isn’t being effective. Seems like a slump more than a sign of decline since he looks fine athletically
He sat out for almost 2 months. Anyone that plays basketball knows it takes time to get back into shape and rhythm. And I’m sure it’s even harder at the highest level + his age. He’ll be fine after a few weeks of playing as long as there are no set backs.
For older vets it’s normally missing that kind of time once, or a change to their role, that permanently kills their rhythm. He’ll still have big games and probably even stretches of games, but I don’t expect much consistency going forward.
He’s not your typical older vet. No one has had the longevity and production of Lebron, ever. Until he has a serious injury I doubt sitting out a few months will permanently impact his play in the long term. It will happen eventually as he ages but he was 2nd team all nba just last year. The fuckery will likely continue.
Bro what? He looks so stiff and slow
No he doesnt lol. Have you watched him at all the past 2-3 years? He’s moving exactly the same as he has for that period except his first step looks quicker rn
He looks way slower than last year bro idk what you watching. He was dropping 25 point triple doubles at this exact same point last year
Are we talkin stats or are we talking physicals? He does not look slower than last year physically. Can tell y’all dont watch games
idk how you can watch the 6 games lebron has played this year and seriously claim he’s FASTER than he was last year. it’s simply not true. i’m a basketball fanatic. i watch the games. he is not the player he was last year and that’s just facts
I don’t think he looks quicker, but if a few more shots landed and if he actually got calls he’d have 18-22 points
It’s because he’s actively playing a Draymond type role one this team.
He looks completely washed
Obviously he’s missed months of basketball so he deserves some grace but it’s looking like it was an extremely good decision not to extend him
People here were unironically bashing on the Lakers for not extending him as well
Like I know it’s LeBron but you should never mortgage your future for a 40+ year old
Yea people were saying LeBron was the Lakers best chance to win
You simply don’t build around a soon to be 41 year old idc who they are
Unless it’s Tom Brady
They were saying “You want to keep Luka happy? Keep LeBron” without a shred of irony
Luka is the move to phase Bron out
Yeah, combination of him usually rounding into form in November, no training camp, and it being his 23rd season.
With Reaves playing at All-NBA level now they will be needing the cap space to pay him as well
Aren’t the Lakers limited in what they can offer him, like other teams can offer more?
Well they can give him about $50m a year starting this summer as a max, tbh I don’t see any other team wanting to pay more than that plus Reaves seems perfectly happy in LA
Funny how that never happened when LeBron was on the court despite Reaves being 27. Is it possible that LeBron makes his teammates worse?
He had a couple of 3s and 2s that easily could have fallen and he should have 13, I would sound the alarm if hes like this another 5-10 games in
Swallowed the whistle a few times too
I would sound the alarm now
He was getting fucking mauled going to the rim for no calls jfc some of this hyperbole is so annoying. I’ve seen Steph play worse and get pampered by this sub.
You are an idiot
How so?
Balco hasn’t kicked in yet.
/s
He is in year 23, he has sciatica, his contract expires this summer - he is likely retiring at the end of this season.
The best fans should hope for is him averaging like 15/10/5, and meaningfully contributing to a deep postseason run.
There was a game recently where he fumbled a lob that 2-3 years younger Lebron would’ve slammed. It’s possible he plays himself back into form but he looks old and slow out there right now.
To be fair he was fouled many times but didn’t get the call
People dont watch the games.
LeBron James + Los Angeles Lakers = people obviously aren’t going to give the benefit of the doubt about no calls lmao
Yea 0 free throw attempts tonight.
I stg the raptors get to play so physical and the refs just let them
There have been at least two drives where he got absolutely hammered and no whistle.
Also yes
hes easily getting 4 points in the 4th quarter
Uh oh
you sure?
He’s literally played 5 games this season with 0 training camp or preseason, and he’s over 40… people are so quick to react.
Let’s see this time next month
Anyone overreacting doesn’t hoop, or they just hate bron and have been waiting their whole lives for this moment
The haters in this thread are so salty. Never seen so many people excited to declare it’s over
He was pretty terrible to start last season, not too concerning unless this continues into January
Lakers have had a much better net rating without Lebron on the court for the past 2 seasons
Pelinka is smart to phase him out. Rich Paul can stay crying to ESPN
If LeBron didn’t play last year the Lakers would’ve missed the playoffs
No shit that’s a max contract lol
Imagine if we could use that $50mil some other way, I’m sure we would’ve been great.
Not like this lebron 🥺
He doesn’t deserve to be an All Star.
But he will be
if he says its his last season, no problem at all if its not
Lebron could average 5 points a game and they’ll just give him the D-Wade/Dirk all-star treatment
He’s not gonna be eligible because of missing too many games.
there’s no games eligibility for All Stars. You’re thinking of All-NBA.
but he shouldnt be an all star anyways
But he’s Lebron James lol, Kobe was an all star till he retired, so was Jordan on the Wizards.
He will absolutely be an all star regardless of on court production
sure but i dont think he has been an at all star level this year at all
Pretty sure there’s no minimum games played needed for All-Star, at least there didn’t use to be, not sure if something changed in last couple of years but I doubt it. Let’s face it, fans are definitely gonna heavily vote for him, just depends if player and coach votes manage to outweigh it.
Not even close
You fools talking about LeBron looking washed because his 10+ points streak ended on a night where he posted a an 8-6-11 stat line with 0 turnovers and passed up taking a potential game winner to dish it to Rui in the corner for the game winning 3
bro he makes way more money than you, you don’t need to fight for him
Dillon Brooks: It should have been me
today is the day it goes down. Tight game, Lakers can’t afford to play for LeBron to keep his streak alive
LeWashed
Bron getting nervous
The funniest thing about this streak is he scored 8 points in a finals game right in the middle of it and that doesn’t matter. Lame streak
Why would the playoffs impact a regular season streak
Why would scoring 10 points vs the wizards in November be notable and scoring 8 points in one of the biggest games of his career not be? It’s a lame streak
It’s a regular season record dude I genuinely have no idea how else to explain it to you
I’m fully aware I just think it’s the lamest steak in sports history I don’t know how else to explain that to you
What’s lame about not scoring 10 points in a post season game not ending a streak of scoring 10 points in regular season games?
Star player scores 10 points! Stop the press!!! 😂
You’re really dumb irl aren’t you?
Yeah, but I know hoops
It’s a regular season stat buddy
What’s he draymond green? Why is scoring 10 points impressive for an all time player? Come on
I don’t know who it was or what post it was on but someone today said he would score under 10.
I hope they bet on it lol.
There it goes. End of an era.
Man that must be so liberating
Thankfully the game is close so he won’t have to stat pad to get his 10 this time
2 more layups
He gunna play 12 minutes in 4th to keep streak alive
2011 Finals mode activated 🚀
I am surprised Drake is not there giving him cut eye for the duration of the game like he did Deorzan 🤣
Washed King
I wonder how long he’ll drag out his retirement tour when it does happen. One full season like Kobe or 2-3 years?
We need a documentary on the lengths lebron goes to keep this streak alive
It is really starting to feel like the end is finally here for Bron. Hell of a run
LeHyperbaric chamber must be malfunctioning, or maybe it just can’t work miracles for the elderly to a certain point.
LeScrub?
Favorite athlete of all time (alongside Alex Ovechkin) but LeBron should have retired. This is sad and I didn’t want to see him like this
LeBronto no mo
Are they really gonna lose the game trying to preserve this streak?
Its LeOver
LeBronny
🚨3 mins left and LeBron is still at 6 points 🚨
Would be poetic if it ends with Toronto
Gotta love how we’ll be getting a new post about this every night now until it breaks lol
LeDone
Done, finish with 8 pts
Stop the count
LeBron haters love coming together to rejoice like it’s 2011 all over again.
We all know he’ll get 10 and check out even if it takes all game and they’re down/up 40
No free throws all night when he attacked as much as he did is crazy. Blatant stuff too. Got hit in the head 6 feet from the baseline official. Wild
He should’ve asked Rashad McCants on how easy it is to get those 4 points
I’m sure he’ll get to 10 points but the larger story is that he’s looked absolutely horrible since coming back
We’re getting this post basically every single game he’s played
its over my goat is washed
LeRetire …. Please!
I don’t know if I’m ready for this.:(
Thinking back to Kobe’s last season - LeBron not taking a shot for every 90 seconds played is LeUnselfish.
In all fairness, if Kobe had Reaves and Doncic (who I know sat tonight) he probably would have played slightly different in 2016.
Are they winning tho
He’s having a bad shooting night but he has 10 assists, no turnovers and looks good physically. I’d be shocked if he doesn’t get his 10
He is still ramping up. Give him some grace. Dude is old as dirt.
Nuh, the King will be back, he will be washed 3 years later
There’s still a qr left lol
And now there’s 2 minutes left and he still has 6.
Go look at his November stats last year. He’ll be fine. The ramp up takes longer each year.
Put down the shoes bron it’s time
He’s a FN joke … He just hit the bottom of the backboard on the layup
The refs will save him look at the way they call everything the lakers way
35 minutes and 0 free throws tonight for LeBron lol.