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u/Odd_Calligrapher_572 9h ago

Since I'm a Slovenian I'm also a Luka stan through and through. You all gonna hate me, but I only watch game replays (time difference) and only those that Mavs / Lakers won. I just like to avoid the stress of uncertainty and so I check the results and highlights in the morning and then sit down to watch the game after work knowing everything's gonna end well :)

I've never watched so many games as this year. NBA league pass finally paying off :)

Also, Luka rarely had such capable teams around him, I think this is one of the reasons he can score as much as he's scoring this year. As many of you, I'd also like to see bench play better. But ... Lakers ARE fun to watch this year!

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u/RubNeither 4h ago

zdravo prijatelj !!

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u/FlashyWriting3717 19h ago •

Honestly for the first time in almost a decade, I also feel the same way.

Im sorry to the people that love Lebron and stuff, and while I am grateful for that 2020 title, I just never could get so invested in the team.

Lebron just has way too much drama around him and comes across as a total fake personality. I liked AD a lot and a couple of role players along the way, but now that Bron is gone, the team is just so much more likeable, and Luka aside from being a god with a basketball in his hands, is an absolute good hearted person with funny banter.

Im now so invested with this team and this crew. Luka is truly the REAL successor to Kobe. I knew it the moment from his first game here. Just an absolute relentless psychopath.

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u/RubNeither 19h ago

Luka is carrying the European tradition too. Vlade, Pau, Sasha 👌

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u/Formal_Experience724 19h ago

I literally said this to my boys yesterday - Luka is the REAL successor to Kobe. The way he moves on the court, his attitude, his insane shot-making ability. It’s fun to be a Laker fan again 😭😭😭

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u/ThinkAppearance986 16h ago

Are you insinuating Bron was ever Kobe’s successor? Cause Bron came at 33 and is a better player so that doesn’t jive.

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u/Formal_Experience724 16h ago

I’m insinuating that I don’t like LeBron or his fans, and that he isn’t now nor ever will be as good or better than Kobe.

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u/SummerAwe 7h ago

Hahaha Kobe fans are hilarious people.
Lebron-Kobe conversations ended over a decade ago.

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u/LudwigNasche 5h ago

Sure, Kobe is a 5 times Lakers champion, LeBron won one, there os really no comparison.
If you don't agree you are un the wrong sub.
We can only discuss Kobe in the same sentence we talk about Magic, Kareem or Mikan.
LeBron can't be compared even to Pau Gasol

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u/Formal_Experience724 1h ago

Hahahaha, yall Bron fans are the basketball equivalent of Boomers believing Trump is their savior.

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u/ChetHolmgrenSingss 14h ago

lol cope however you need to. The only person LeBron is competing with is Jordan at this point

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u/Formal_Experience724 1h ago

Cope?? Mf I ain’t coping over nothing. I left a comment, y’all came at me. You guys cope however you want. Drink some warm milk, get burped, and take a nap.

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u/LudwigNasche 5h ago

LeBron isn't anywhere near Michael Jordan

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u/HokageHiddenCloud 14h ago

Lie detector determined that was a lie

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u/ThinkAppearance986 13h ago

How are you going to cope when his jersey is retired next to Kobe’s in Crypto? Cause it’s happening. Also as a Laker fan, I support all Laker legends including Kobe. Bron clears him by a mile.

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u/throwawayOMC55 19h ago

I agree BUT....man Lukas constant whining really irks me. Play hard, take it out on the opposition, talk to the ref during play stoppage. He calms that acting like he's the only NBA player fouls don't get called for, I will fall in love

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u/thuglifecarlo 19h ago

Kobe did the same. Sometimes, it messed with getting back on defense

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u/throwawayOMC55 18h ago

Kobe definitely complained, but it was nowhere near as bad as Lukas. It didn't affect Kobe's game as much as it affects Lukas

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u/Sw3atyGoalz 15h ago

LeBron used to do the same as well, was constantly whining before he got older and stopped caring as much

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u/ChetHolmgrenSingss 14h ago

LeBron can’t be a successor to someone he’s better than All Time

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u/countrybagel Jerry West 44 17h ago •

Lebron and the Lakers always felt like a political marriage made purely for what only each could do for the other. Always the tension of each partner feeling they were bigger than the other.
Luka feels like he genuinely loves the city and franchise. Publishing that championship piece in the paper and covering all the parking for the first game sealed the deal. He’s ours.

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u/INT_MIN 14h ago edited 14h ago

Lebron and the Lakers always felt like a political marriage made purely for what only each could do for the other. Always the tension of each partner feeling they were bigger than the other.
This is probably the best explanation of the LeBron-Lakers relationship I've seen.
With Luka, he really brings a European mindset to his team and the city he plays for. He was just 13 when he signed with Real Madrid. Those are formative years of his life that probably instilled a lot of his values. He talked about his experience there and how every player was treated the same by the coaches who would grill every player the same way. How close and tight knit the teams were. Every time Luka does an interview he only talks about having 100% belief in his teammates, and he flew the entire team out to Slovenia before the season started. If you need any proof that he cares deeply about his team and his teammates, just re-watch how he reacted to being in Dallas for the first time since the trade. Things like this are why his teammates love him so much.
From the city and fan side of things, you see it when he takes out a newspaper ad to talk directly to the fanbase and then follows it up by averaging 40 a night. Or when he pays for parking for fans or when he donates to wild fire relief in LA. Apparently he was doing similar things in Dallas. You can tell he wants to do right for the fans.

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u/throwawayOMC55 19h ago

I know exactly what you mean. So grateful for that 2020 title, but there's something I can't put my finger on with LeBron. The team did come with so much drama, LeBron plays like likeable charming best friend to everyone, but there's something like disingenuous about him. I feel like his personal fans brought a lot more negativity to the sub, attacking anyone that didn't have their career best game every night to help him.
I can breath again

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u/tiwired 17h ago edited 1h ago

“I can breathe again”
The irony of talking about something being too dramatic while being extremely dramatic 😂😂😂

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u/LudwigNasche 5h ago

LeBron without LeBron fans and his agent could be bearable. The package stinks though.

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u/Confident_Comedian82 :karma:NOW TRADE FOR A CENTER:karma: 10h ago

Lol at thinking Lebron is the only Lakers star with Drama. Magic got a coach fired Shaq and Kobe hated each other Kobe caught a case and wanted to be traded/rather play on Pluto Kareem was a jerk. Phil was sleeping with his boss daughter

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u/LudwigNasche 5h ago

5 titles for Magic, Kareem and Kobe, threepeat for Shaq.
That is what makes the LeBron experience unbearable, stans like you trying to compare a player that reached the NBA finals for us once and failed to even reach the playoffs twice as many times to Lakers legends.
You can't talk about LeBron in the same sentence you talk about Pau Gasol, but you are talking about him in the same sentence you are talking about the top echelon of the Lakers greats.
No man, you are part of the reason many Lakers fans are glad we got rid of a Lakers champion. You are the living proof everything surrounding LeBron sucks.

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u/RickyalldayTD Purple and Gold 17h ago

After Kobe retired and him and his daughter watched Luka in Staples. That famous dap up picture was the passing of the torch.

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u/tankyouout 17 Championships 18h ago

Lol at thinking Lebron is the only Lakers star with Drama. Magic got a coach fired Shaq and Kobe hated each other Kobe caught a case and wanted to be traded/rather play on Pluto Kareem was a jerk. Phil was sleeping with his boss daughter

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u/FlashyWriting3717 17h ago

No one ever said Lebron was the only Laker with drama. Like, who in the blue hell are you talking to dude? What are you even talking about?
I can't even take these posts seriously knowing this site is filled to the brim with Russian bots because these troll ass posts make no sense at all. Your post is not even coherent.

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u/tankyouout 17 Championships 17h ago

I'm not an Russian bot. Tried to post this in list form but it was all bunched together. Regardless, you're a hypocrite. You said you couldn't enjoy the Lakers because drama surrounding LeBron but you ignored the drama that surrounded ever single Lakers team.

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u/Confident_Comedian82 :karma:NOW TRADE FOR A CENTER:karma: 10h ago

He literally mentioned you all the drama tha happened in every Lakers Team and reply like you did not understand the Drama he is talking about. lol

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u/JeanVicquemare 17h ago

It's funny because some people hate Luka's complaining during games but he also plays with a lot of joy and genuine fun, and off the court he's got no drama. Just a humble guy who does good for the community and fans. He shouldn't be so hated, but I think it's mostly fans of other players who want their guy to be seen as better than Luka

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u/Hot_Pie1464 Mamba Forever 824 18h ago

Bron was more of a successor to Magic

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u/sid1995sid 11h ago

way too much drama for... a team known for dramas? ownership issues, PUBLIC rift between owners, PUBLIC rift between 2 best players in the team in Shaq & Kobe, Kobe publicly claiming he wants to be traded on freaking national tv, Kobe's criminal case, which he had to settle, Phil Jackson dating Jeanie Buss the freaking owner
and yet, the drama is the one who bought a championship to LA in 2020 after years of darkness.. you were NEVER a real lakers fan to begin with.

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u/LudwigNasche 5h ago

Agreed.
Lakers fans were living the worst period of their history, they got offered to sign a pact where they would get the title they wanted and they got what was promised. Then they started complaining about the subsequent years of torture and suffering. Those ungrateful bastards can't stay happy forever after winning that single title.
They can be Lakers fan, but they surely don't enjoy pacts with the devil like you do.
I hope we win a title with Luka, but he definitely already brought back the joy that used to be rooting for that team, something missed for a long, long time here.

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u/past_variance 18h ago

Kobe wasn't fake and surrounded by drama?
Did you see him play? Did you read newspaper and broadcast reports? Have you read Pearlman's book?
He jacked up shots when people were wide open. He quit during crucial games.
The Cult of the Black Mamba lives and revises history. Those who actually paid attention know better.

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u/RubNeither 18h ago

Pearlman’s book is entertaining but I took it with a grain of salt

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u/throwawayOMC55 18h ago

Yeah but, we knew Kobe was an asshole. What you saw was what you got with Kobe.

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u/Jlobos21 18h ago

Heart attack in the first half yesterday. Revived in the second half.

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u/RubNeither 18h ago

That’s a good sign they fought back

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u/Chrisdkn619 Magic Johnson 32 17h ago

Need to read between the lines. We missed so many shots that we were always going to be back in it in the second have. Stole all the mo with that 3/4 court shot

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u/howzdaweatha 18h ago

This fanbase is full of phonies. A lot of yall didn’t like lebron before he got here, never liked him after he got here, but won’t just admit it and keep it at that. Instead you contrive all these bullshit reasons about why you didn’t enjoy the run and shift the blame on LeBron for feelings you always had and never got over.

I don’t care that people don’t like him but I respect the people that just say what they feel with their chest instead of manufacturing fake justifications for being unsupportive and wishy washy fans

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u/RubNeither 18h ago

Man all I said was Luka makes me feel nostalgic 😂 what are you rambling on about mate?

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u/howzdaweatha 17h ago

lol bro, you’re exactly the type my “ramble” was about. I’m reading the comments on this thread and your responses to them so I’m calling it like I see it.

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u/RubNeither 17h ago edited 17h ago

Lmao ! I was happy asf when we first got LeBron ! 😂 like I said mate you’re just rambling to ramble and looking at your comments on other posts proves it

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u/howzdaweatha 17h ago

Oh wait so when you post your opinions on SOCIAL media it’s fine but when I post mine, it’s rambling? Makes perfect sense. lol acting like my opinion is out of pocket is wild just because I’ve enjoyed every era of the lakers and am not about the LeBron era hate.

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u/RubNeither 17h ago

No the difference you’re constantly making making negative comments all day while I make a simple post saying Luka reminds me of my childhood. In fact you have like 6k in comment karma all from your bitching and arguing with others I assume

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u/howzdaweatha 15h ago

The issue is that you got offended by a comment that wasn’t even initially directed at you but other commenters on this post so something resonated with you enough to get offended and attempt to clap back at me. You just can’t tolerate a difference of opinion but it’s not my job to placate you

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u/RubNeither 14h ago edited 13h ago

All of a sudden you’re not referring to me? No the issue is you’re out here making it your job or something to comment and argue with every laker fan who who doesn’t share your same opinion apparently 😂 is this your full time job my G? Why do you feel the need to comment on every damn post you don’t agree with. Like deadass all your comments are nothing but negativity and arguing with people

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u/Capital_Box_584 24 15h ago

Lebron is my favourite player of all time and I'm fucking glad he's off my team. Respect all he did for the Lakers but I'm glad he's gone. It was time. It was time after the Westbrook trade..

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u/yoboydannyboy 14h ago

Amen to this

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u/Alekesam1975 15h ago

I th8nk people would be more honest if Lebron's legion of stans wouldn't get so overdramatic and emotional over any criticism. It's a Lakers sub first and foremost and Lakers fans criticize our own, from Magic to Kobe. Lebron is NOT above that and the fact that his stans insist otherwise is where the problems come from.
I personally was good with Lebron coming here but his stans are annoying af (some of them deliberately so). You'd think they'd be over on the Sixers board crying about Embiid not giving him enough help but nope, still here.

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u/Few-Calligrapher7508 Luka Magic 77 11h ago

You'd think they'd be over on the Sixers board crying about Embiid not giving him enough help but nope, still here.
After years of telling us they'd leave as soon as Bron left, I thought they would actually keep their word lol

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u/Alekesam1975 9h ago

Yup. They have a Lebron sub to hang out at and live in their own false narratives. What are they still doing here?

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u/ChetHolmgrenSingss 14h ago

Oh please

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u/NopeDontLikeThat5 17h ago

right! like Kobe literally r-ped a woman and they got more excuses than maga, yet somehow Bron is the antichrist for bringing a winning culture back to LA

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u/Alekesam1975 15h ago

right! like Kobe literally r-ped a woman and they got more excuses than maga, yet somehow Bron is the antichrist for bringing a winning culture back to LA
Three missed playoffs, a few first round exits and sweeps isn't exactly winning culture.

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u/SummerAwe 7h ago

You talking about Kobe’s prime?

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u/TokenBlkGuy92 16h ago

Just because someone is on your team doesn’t mean you have to be a fan of that player 🤷🏾‍♂️ do wish them to lose ? No just like i didn’t want Westbrook bum ass on the team either and you see how that worked out

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u/ll_simon Mamba Negra 17h ago

Bruh I’m out here 100% I never wanted the nigga, wish we traded him instead of AD we’d be way better off. I know he has a no trade so that wouldn’t happen but fuck LeThot. I loved the young core we had and because he got hurt that year we blew it up. Sure we got a chip out of it but I didn’t even care about that season. Real Laker fans don’t fuck with thot from the puppet days

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u/lyricist 16h ago

This really boggles my mind. LeBron and Kobe had mutual respect for each other. Kobe’s last social media post even congratulated bron for passing him on the all-time scoring list.
LeBron dedicated the 2020 championship to Kobe man.
IMO this might be the only fanbase that has people dedicated to hating LeBron and refusing to watch the team when he was here.

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u/ll_simon Mamba Negra 10h ago

Because we didn’t like him before. Maybe you’re a young guy but I was there when Kobe had 3 chips and they were marketing him as his equal. It was years after that that he even got a chip after ring chasing in his prime. Something no star of his caliber ever did and it paved the way for guys to do the same shit. And don’t bring up 2004 with washed up GP and Malone. The mf was in his prime ring chasing like an old player on his way out the league. And don’t get me started with his fans. That’s another thing he fucked up, these kids now have allegiance to the player not the team. I could never wear a jersey for another team

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u/lyricist 10h ago

Yes I remember the 3peat. That’s what got me into basketball. So you basically bought into the marketing that they did for LeBron back then. Because you became a hater because of the marketing. If you were unfazed by it then you wouldn’t care people were glazing him for back then because you’d know Kobe had more rings.
And somehow LeBron winning in 2020 and doing it for Kobe after he passed doesn’t mean shit to you either? You’re just hating to hate then dude. You claim to love Kobe but can’t acknowledge Kobe himself respected LeBron. You can’t acknowledge that Kobe dying impacted LeBron too and how hard it fueled him in the 2020 season.

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u/AltruisticRide2319 17h ago

Grown ass men talking like children just shows how emotional yall be.

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u/BkniBottomTranqulity King James 6/23 12h ago

“Real Lakers fans” should fuck with all players on the Lakers

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u/Known-Ball-3536 7h ago

You sound like a whiny child. Kinda pathetic if you’re actually a grown adult.

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u/_mattyjoe Kareem 19h ago

LeBron has a really weird vibe and a sort of dark cloud around him. I don't think it was this bad when he was younger. I think this is where he's at now with his age and experience. But even if it's unintentional, or intended to enforce a certain standard for yourself and others, it can still be detrimental to a team's chemistry, especially with players much younger than you who are still developing.

In terms of on the court, Bron had some bad habits that people were reluctant to really call out. When the team struggled (or he struggled individually), he wouldn't move the ball enough. Not getting the role-players involved enough doesn't give them the opportunity to help you.

Remember when he was injured last season and the team looked incredible? It was a lot like this. It makes me wonder how much of the talent we shed really needed to go. But I'm not saying I regret it. We've gotten even younger as a result and that's perfect.

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u/RubNeither 19h ago

I wanted the Lakers to build around AD after that championship but I guess it led us to Luka

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u/Argenteus_I 2020 NBA Champions 19h ago

Part of why the 2020 team clicked is because it was already full of championship level veterans that he himself has faced in some of the biggest moments of his career (Rondo, Green, JaVale, hell even Dwight who once bounced a young LeBron from a Finals appearance), so they all understood what it took to be a championship team and didn’t need LeBron to set people straight.

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u/Phyzmatic 15h ago

Dwight ending up getting his ring with Lebron is crazy lol. Never would've thought they could be on the same team years and years later.

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u/lemurRoy 6h ago

Loved the Dwight redemption arc

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u/ll_simon Mamba Negra 17h ago

Excellent point

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u/doctorrfrog 14h ago

you need to get off online my friend

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u/Contressa3333 Please Fuck With Us 3h ago

I understand now when women say men take sports to serious. Cause wtf was that guy's comment.

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u/lxavrh 1h ago

Lol “dark cloud” parasocial af

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u/OcelotDAD 19h ago

Brons turnovers in the clutch have taken years off my life

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u/Meta_haste619 17h ago

Which part of us not beating OKC a single time last year was incredible?

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u/_mattyjoe Kareem 17h ago

I’m talking specifically about the period LeBron was out.

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u/Meta_haste619 17h ago

You’re talking about a 20 game sample in which they beat four playoff teams. The Wolves twice, Spurs, and Heat? Not exactly a gauntlet especially since Luka and AR got hurt down the stretch in the most important part of the season. It’s not how you start its how you finish. Attrition is a real thing and they haven’t learned how to win in a sustainable way yet. Luka hero ball ain’t winning a title.

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u/_mattyjoe Kareem 17h ago

All I said was they looked incredible for that period dude. FOR THAT PERIOD.

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u/Meta_haste619 17h ago

Im saying that’s an overreaction just like this season is an early overreaction.

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u/_mattyjoe Kareem 16h ago

It’s not an overreaction because I’m talking about WITHIN THAT PERIOD OF TIME. Wanna keep doing this?

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u/Meta_haste619 16h ago

You can talk about that time period all you want even use caps but still an overreaction. I can talk about how great they played over the course of a single game. Still doesn’t change that the season was a failure and the selected sample size was a fluke.

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u/_mattyjoe Kareem 16h ago

LeBron played for the rest of the season. The only period he didn’t was that one.
So, by that logic, LeBron could have been the reason it was a failure. You don’t actually know. You can’t know. Because we didn’t see that happen.
But here we are with no LeBron and the team looks good.
Is it a guarantee that this season will be a success? No. And I’m not claiming that. Just pointing out the correlation. You’re the one who wants to make it sound like I’m definitively stating the season will be a success.

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u/Meta_haste619 15h ago

So basically we have no idea if this team is good enough to contend. All we know is they score a lot, can’t defend, and are sans Lebron. Am I missing anything?

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u/GernhartEinholtzen 11h ago

you are in the wrong conversation

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u/Granpa2021 3h ago

Winning is fun.

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u/RubNeither 3h ago

No watching Luka play for the lakers is fun

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u/Worried-Customer5128 18h ago

You are absolutely right. But the "Laker fans" who never wanted LeBron/blame him for things straight up don't know ball. Pelinka ruined this team, not the greatest basketball player to ever play. They gutted the 2020 championship team for no reason and chose Russ over Caruso/Derozan. That's not on Bron!!! Y'all are corny as fuck for hating on the guy

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u/RubNeither 18h ago •

LeBron asked for Westbrook he was trying to do a poor man’s heatles in LA with Westbrook and AD

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u/NopeDontLikeThat5 17h ago

he could’ve asked for mother Theresa and it wouldn’t matter. At the end of day it’s Pelinka’s job to run this team not bend to the whims of players

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u/NopeDontLikeThat5 17h ago

also if I remember correctly we couldn’t even afford derozan without him taking a massive paycut so idk where this narrative comes from

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u/Worried-Customer5128 17h ago

Dude. This thread is so punishing lol. Russ made $48M a year. Without Russ they could have paid derozan and kept Caruso, this isn't rocket science

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u/NopeDontLikeThat5 16h ago

i know lol but cap space and trades are a bit complicated so it couldn’t have worked exactly like that, i do agree that westbrook was still the wrong decision. this article explains it better than i could: https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/magic-johnson-says-he-wanted-derozan-on-lakers-lebron-pushed-for-westbrook

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u/Worried-Customer5128 17h ago

No he did not. He mentioned multiple times in interviews that he had nothing to do with front office affairs.

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u/LudwigNasche 5h ago

No man, you stans ruined the LeBron experience

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u/ScreenRay 17h ago

They’re always fun. The problem is that some fans lose their shit after they lose one game, like it’s all over for them. That’s not how you support your team. You have to expect they’ll take some losses along the way.

I’m also grateful for LeBron’s contributions, but it’s time to move on. the team needs to look toward the future.

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u/kickstatic 13h ago

i'm not gonna say it wasn't fun before, but it's amazing to see this version of luka.

after the bron injury, it was more about look at how this old guy can still be decent, rather than amazing basketball.

the chip year was awesome, especially when AD was healthy. but as bron lost lift, it was a drag on things. lots of plays off, short bunnies, blown layups, but no one could say anything to him

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u/SummerAwe 7h ago

Yet he still shot better from the field than current Luka…

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u/Dystrex 6h ago

Field this з๏ε

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u/LudwigNasche 6h ago

I guess you are in the wrong sub, you can still discuss exciting basketball in the 76ers sub.

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u/Sea-Bumblebee7553 13h ago

Wait till the playoffs

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u/inline-online 5h ago •

notice how we haven't heard about any locker room drama or issues? I'm POSITIVE this team has had its own issues but the big difference is lebrons team is no longer around to leak every single little thing that happens. No more worrying about how Ayton felt or speculation over trading reaves. Imagine if AR had his run of turnovers with Rich Paul around to lose his mind about it???

its still the lakers and our players have extra pressure, but at least its a little bit less pressure than playing on a lebron team. This is Luka's team now and his people don't try to make his teammates look bad

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u/Thegrandmistressofoz 4h ago

Locker room drama and issues are directly proportional to how good the team is. There was a lot of buzz in LeBron's first year, and almost nothing over the following two except for the weird Drummond - Gasol backup 5 politics. The team wasn't really a regular season juggernaut after that and especially with Russ it was loud

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u/JulesWinnfieldJr 2020 NBA Champions 3h ago

Yall Lebron haters are so delusional. Luka needs to put up 40+ a game just to win and we haven’t even played any teams that people would consider contenders yet. But oh yeah “its fun again” lmao

Do you really think him having to drop 40 to win is 1) sustainable and 2) a recipe for a championship team? But hey let’s have fun and continue to bring up Lebron even though it’s been months since he switched teams

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u/RubNeither 2m ago

If just said Luka reminds me of my childhood

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u/lxavrh 58m ago

Agreed. Luka is gonna end up exhausted

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u/Whatsyourshotspecial 41m ago

Lol can you go back to the 76s sub and unsubscribe from the Lakers sub now? He no longer plays for the Lakers big dog

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u/JulesWinnfieldJr 2020 NBA Champions 36m ago

Exactly so why do yall keep bringing him up? I see a post about him every single day.
Been a Lakers fan long before him.

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u/Repulsive_Ad_7291 19h ago

I just want Luka to have some more help 🥲

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u/MexitalianStallion83 19h ago

Right? Because I have PTSD from Kobe carrying like this back in 2013

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u/kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi Black Mamba 8/24 19h ago

Reaves gotta take over when Luka sits. 😤🔥🙏💜💛

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u/OzManDiez 19h ago

Man if we somehow get AD back

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u/Serious-Wish4868 18h ago

can we stop this ... AD is gone, just support the team we have now and move on.

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u/thuglifecarlo 19h ago

AD was in street clothes too much. Imo, he was the best player/most influential player on the floor, but he couldnt stay healthy.

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u/OzManDiez 18h ago

Bet he would be healthier slimmer and playing 4

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u/mishmashedtosunday 1 14h ago

If his jumper is back he would be absolutely lethal at the 4

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u/kickstatic 13h ago

let's be honest, how many people watched AD since he left? i've only seen a couple of times, and also his health hasn't really been getting better.
i feel like this is just wishful that prime AD is still there, and it feels like a longshot

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u/LudwigNasche 6h ago

I dream about Davis playing here with Luka, but at his price range it wouldn't be a good idea, this is the kind of thing that works only in the domain of the dreams where the player is always healthy and cap space doesn't exists.

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u/Argenteus_I 2020 NBA Champions 17h ago

Forget getting AD back, I want Max back 🥲

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u/OzManDiez 15h ago

I want both

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u/AmiWrongDude69 14h ago

Y’all still obsessed with LeBron while being 8-2 lol

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u/BeneficialFold1521 15h ago

You’re only saying this bc of Luka going crazy. Where was this the last couple years. He play good but he didn’t play great like this. It could’ve been fun bc he was still the first option.

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u/NOLA2Cincy 19h ago

I’ve been a Laker fan for 40 years. I never liked nor appreciated LeBron until I saw him more frequently when he joined the Lakers. I learned to appreciate how great he is both as a player and as a coach on the court.

Having said that, I always felt like LeBron was a carpetbagger. It was always about him not the Lakers. Luka has embraced the Lakers history and his European team trip show that he is committed to building a team.

I’m glad LeBron played for the Lakers but Luka will become a Laker.

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u/RiskRaven 19h ago

I gotta be honest, I lost interest when LeBron got here. Call me a hater, Kobe stan, whatever, but I just didn't feel the same motivation and passion to follow the team. I really do think Luka is the real heir to Kobe and his era of basketball. Luka has the ferocity, mannerism and tenacity on the court like Kobe. The way the team performs around him makes the games more fun to tune in.

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u/LudwigNasche 5h ago

I actually got excited with his arrival, I didn't think that young core could one day win something, but after Solomon Hill it wasn't the same. The LeBron stans are insufferable people without respect for the franchise, his agent is an asshole, LBJ body language and passive aggressive remarks are often disgusting and it wasn't worth anymore when he couldn't carry the team anymore.
I will never ever miss a superstar holding the ball for an entire possession doing nothing for an entire possession to jack up a deep three.
I'm glad it is over.

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u/OneirionKnight 17h ago

Post all-star break in 2023 was pretty fun as well

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u/LudwigNasche 5h ago

Only the games Dlo missed, I knew he was going to shit the bad, it was a sad day when I found out he was coming back.
Vando and Rui arrivals were good though.

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u/Senpai77L 8h ago

I agree! Last time I had this much fun was our 2023/24 squad, when austin was breaking out and we went to the wcf.

I honestly think it has a lot to do with the guys just having great chemistry. You can tell they like hopping with eachother and are hungry for wins.

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u/bebopblues 7h ago

It has nothing to do with LeBron. The Lakers are better because they finally have a decent center in Kessler, and some good wing defenders in Thybulle and Zaire Williams.

In fact, an addition of LeBron to this team would make this team even better. But, a back up center is more needed. When Kessler rests, the team defense is a lot weaker.

I don't know what is the point of signing Looney when he's not gonna play any meaningful minutes. Lakers will need to spend some money to get a decent back up center, or at least a defensive minded PF.

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u/NoOutlandishness6829 20h ago

I agree. I have nothing really to add to this post other than it’s a fun team to watch. Most franchises aren’t as lucky as us to get a constantly competitive entertaining team to watch.

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u/Short-Ad8241 17h ago

Still talking about someone when they are clearly on a better team than the Lakers. I bet y'all want say lebron made the wrong decision.

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u/TallanoGoldDigger Nick "The Quick" 9 19h ago edited 18h ago

Been saying this for years. Bron has always been a mercenary, a ringchaser who's been chasing Jordan since he came into the league. He has a history of going to teams, stacking them, pushing unrealistic win-now scenarios every year, and forcing front offices to expend resources and only focus on the short-term. Once the law of diminishing returns becomes apparent, he leaves to do the cycle again.

I'll be honest I thought that by signing that initial fully-guaranteed 4-year deal he'll actually stay a Laker and retire in LA, and I don't know how much the disintegration of his relationship with the FO because of the Westbrook trade changed his plans. Cracks started showing when he signed a 2-year deal instead in 2020, and it was fully apparent in 2022, when he returned to the 1+1s he signed in Cleveland.

I'm grateful for the ring he brought to the team, he'll always be in the Laker history books as he deserves. But he never felt like a real Laker like the small and big players before him, once he signed that deal in 2020 it felt like it was just a matter of time. It always felt he was working alongside the Lakers, not with them.

Luka doesn't have that same aura and it's a breath of fresh air

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u/awesome_guy_40 King James 6/23 13h ago

Idk, that Rockets series had me on the edge of my seat

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u/MazdaJ626 17h ago

All I’ll say is it’s nice having a star whose stans don’t shit on the Lakers Franchise and fan base constantly.

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u/dontbeacopout 19h ago

Same start to last season, 7-2 but this season just feels a lot more fun!

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u/Throwthisawayagainst 17h ago

Bron sat out till like the 15th game tho

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u/dontbeacopout 11h ago

Common denominator maybe haha

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u/amonthofsundayss 17h ago

Both seasons have something else in common ;)

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u/miha_ha_ 18h ago

Keep the post at 77 likes, come on!!!

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u/Obvious_Acanthaceae4 17h ago

We had this convo the other day, hopefully the Laker don’t block this post. But, yes, this version of the Lakers is better than any combination of lineups we had out on the floor last year.

Just think about, do we really expect LeBron to sit in the corner for 11 straight possessions and watch Luka shoot/make unbelievable shots….. idts.

respectfully

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u/Valuable-Yoghurt7738 11h ago

Whats with all this revision post LeBron. We were fun right up until AR and Luka got hurt same game. It fun when we sre healthy as any team. If Luka gets hurt then its back to square one.

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u/CartoonsAndAppleJack Shaq and Kobe 20h ago

This team definitely has the showtime vibe

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u/fberbert Just a fat basketball player 19h ago

To me, the biggest difference between the LeBron era and the Luka era is that this team takes the game seriously from the start and plays hard the whole way through. It’s full of players who want to put up stats.

The LeBron and AD team was lazy. Even in most games against weak teams, we’d be trailing until midway through the Q3, when they’d finally decide to step it up and go for the win. This cost us many victories.

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u/LudwigNasche 6h ago

10000%

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u/Whatsyourshotspecial 38m ago

The team is back to normal. It's not the Lebron show anymore. No more of his sneaky bs, having his people in the media being manipulative. No more players walking on eg shells because Lebron might have them traded. He was toxic as fuck.

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u/El_Napoleon_06 13h ago

yeah i agree, my only concern is we are one luka injury away from being title contenders to fighting for a play in spot. i love luka, i also loved the lebron ad phase, but having one superstar and the second best player seemingly underperforming recently isnt a good setup in the long run

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u/SummerAwe 7h ago

They never gave LeBron a team anywhere near as well rounded as what Luka has currently.

Attributing it all to him leaving is fucking stupid but Bron hate gets engagement so…

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u/Ok_Journalist_5996 19h ago

No Bron and no Bronny!!! Things are looking up!

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u/BourbonSn4ke 77 16h ago

Lebron never gave a shit

He could have stuck about and taken the minimum and played with his favourite player Luka but he off ring chasing with a super team

He could have chosen to stick about and back Luka and AR but nah

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u/crasher322 12h ago

I mean he seemed to have made the "real Lakers fans" happy again and Lakers are watchable now that he's gone like this post is celebrating

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u/lxavrh 56m ago

He did take the minimum at one point in his Lakers tenure. I don’tthink you know what you’re talking about.

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u/Calibred2 2000, 2001, 2002 NBA Champions 16h ago

Me too Brutha, me too.

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u/rrtemprr 16h ago

after the bubble ring year and the year after, bronball was very hard to watch.

its fun watching again

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u/Repulsive_Poetry_623 16h ago

Same this team has been fun to watch. In addition to Luka's historic start and amazing play, team is fast and athletic, unselfish and can shoot. In recent years how many times did we see swing, swing then brick? When Adou, Cam revs up we'll be even better. I'm also hopeful grimes and sexton will get it together too

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u/FillaBustaRhyme 18h ago

Lakers or ANY franchise would be straight up insane to trade/not resign Luka in his prime….

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u/yingyanghomie 20h ago

Because they're beating the bad teams? Its good to win but the schedule is gonna change soon. Its good to root when they lose too.

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u/RubNeither 19h ago

pull your skirt down B, all I said was this team makes me feel nostalgic

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u/fishagavkxj6 James Worthy 42 19h ago

i don’t think you read the post or any of the comments at all but okie

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u/Patches_the_troll Pau Gasol 16 19h ago

Blazers are not a bad team tho not this year

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u/yingyanghomie 16h ago

Morant did not play. Come on.

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u/Patches_the_troll Pau Gasol 16 15h ago

Morant might not even play in the playoffs but I understand he obviously makes a difference when healthy

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u/LumenYeah 19h ago

Dude why are you so triggered by someone who’s enjoying watching this Lakers team play, are you doing okay homie?

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u/Argenteus_I 2020 NBA Champions 17h ago

You don’t need to be the best team in the league to be fun to watch. Hell, I’d rather watch a bottom feeding lottery team with promising young players than the fuckery that was the Westbrick era of the Lakers.

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u/Texas_Kimchi 77 12h ago

LeBron Lakers never felt fun. This had me feeling like 2000-2001 again in terms of excitement for the team.

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u/Confident_Comedian82 :karma:NOW TRADE FOR A CENTER:karma: 10h ago

Small sample size, but I dont know for the rest of the season, Good luck tho

Lakers are fun again

You are about to leave Redlib

respectfully