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@PlayoffLAL Lakers need to treat this game like being down 0-2 in the playoffs… they need to win the next 2 to tie the series

If the Lakers beat OKC twice is Luka the mvp?

@ESPNNBA @KendrickPerkins First game for Lakers vs OKC where the Lakers big three are healthy. The Lakers lost the 2nd game in the 4th. It’s going to be a good one..

"The Lakers need this win like old people need soft shoes." 😅 @KendrickPerkins shares his thoughts on the Lakers ahead of their matchup against the Thunder 🏀

@Ralph_MasonJr @mcten Clearly defined roles, accountability, and success can change anyone from disengaged to engaged.. Glad LBJ is on board the win train..

“The Lakers are the #1 (his most likely team for 2027) by a wide degree at this point” #Lakeshow @mcten on Hoop Collective pod, on where he thinks Lebron plays next season

@ESPNLosAngeles @geeter3 @Sedano @ScottKaplan Have to give some flowers to AR as well.. and an honorable mention to Marcus Smart… those two along with JJ are needle and string for this successful March fabric..

Lakers fans, how much FUN has this month of March been for the #LakeShow? @geeter3 now with @Sedano & @ScottKaplan

@LADEig AR is so important to the Lakers present and future… the guy could be a reason why AD might come back.. Vando is just a great team mate… I hope he retires a Laker at the right price as well..

AD: “I’ll see y’all boys soon” 💜💛

@LADEig Oh yeah this looks like.. “I’m coming back” type of vibes. For the right price AD would be a nice weapon for Luka..

@FastbreakHoops5 Grant Hill and DRose …

Who would you choose...

@Jacob76368468 @mavs2024champs @mcten @TrevorLane Celebrating a Lakers championship at least once every decade is worth the drama.. But yes, the odds are against Luka.. I actually see the NBA pivoting and giving the MVP to Wemby..

@mavs2024champs @mcten @TrevorLane Gotta be exhausting being a lakers fan eh

JJ Redick says Luka Doncic’s fitness right now is “probably as good as it’s been since he was a first- or second-year player.” He added that he believes Doncic is the MVP of the league, citing him having the best first third and best last third of the season out of anyone.

@LegendOfWinning @LakeShowTrip Spurs are just the luckiest franchise.. timely 1st picks… 3 for 3 with generational big men at the 1st pick - Robinson, Duncan, and now Wemby.

As someone who saw peak Kobe and the rise of LeBron and Curry in real time Wemby is clearly the face of the NBA

@Lindo_Cafe @RaptorsShaq Yes.. clippers need to be penalized and not rewarded..

@RaptorsShaq They should void the contract but keep the cap hit. Now that’s a punishment

Watch they’ll void his contract but Clippers will get 5th pick in the lotto and grab Caleb Wilson then enter the offseason with 50M cap space

@GuruLakers I feel Mike Thompson should get next man up from radio… but I do like Danny Green…

Fish did ok last night. But when Stu is done, it’s definitely Danny Green. And I love Fish from the bottom of my heart. But Danny green is better at THAT job.

@LakeShowYo @LakeShowing @champagnennuts should move to color commentary… and DFish to radio…

Lakers announcer Stu Lantz will miss the game tonight because he's not feeling well Prayers up 🙏🏽

@LakeShowYo Reminds me of Pau Gasol

Mexican star Karim López has officially declared for the 2026 NBA Draft 🇲🇽 At 18 years old and 6'9, he is projected to become the first player in NBA history born in Mexico and get drafted 🤯

@khobi_price Outside of ARs on court presence.. his added value is his chemistry enhancement… the guy is respected and is the glue to the roster..

(Can you kind of summarize the 5-1 trip?) Austin Reaves: "It was great. Luka [Doncic] scored a lot of buckets." Luka, out of frame: "I beat him in one hole yesterday in golf..." Austin: "He did actually. He beat me in one hole yesterday. He made bogey, I made triple bogey...." (Impressive since Luka just recently started playing golf and you've been playing for many years?) Austin: "I let him win. It's a confidence thing. We need him to be at his best at 7 o'clock at night so."

@AshNicoleMoss But Lakers do get clicks and pay bills for media and content creators..

there are going to be Lakers fans mad at this, but whatever. LeBron and Luka are INCREDIBLE TALENTS — this is not a championship team. there’s nothing about this team (as a whole) that has championship written on it.

@khobi_price This Lakers group has so many holes that it literally needs the whole team healthy to be successful. Rui and Smart are going to be missed again..

Lakers say Deandre Ayton (back soreness) has been downgraded to questionable for tonight at Indiana. Rui Hachimura (right calf soreness), Marcus Smart (right ankle contusion) and Adou Thiero (left knee soreness) have been ruled out.

@LakersNation The media makes it seem like the Lakers are a lottery team with their dumb questions.. They had a 9 game win streak and had a chance to win against the number 1 east team on the road..

LeBron James on his lack of shots: "That's the role that I'm playing for the ballclub. In order for us to win ballgames, that's the role that I'm playing. That's just how the game is going."

@mcten @KamBrothers The Lakers need the whole team healthy…

Luka Doncic’s last-second 3 falls short and the Lakers’ 9-game winning streak is snapped in Detroit with a 113-110 loss

@SamQuinnCBS Mark Walter.. dig deep into those pockets!! This team is a few role players pieces away..

Some scattered thoughts on the "will LeBron come back to the Lakers after all" discourse circulating today... - The Lakers have Bird Rights. The teams he's been linked to are fishing with the minimum or maybe a mid-level as bait. They've always had the advantage if they've wanted it. LeBron, known for his thriftiness, has never struck me as someone who'd be eager to take a minimum if a bigger payday was available. - The biggest question was therefore always going to be how badly do the Lakers want LeBron back? I think a month ago the answer was likely "they'd take him back at a drastically reduced salary but aren't especially eager to do so." Now, depending on how the playoffs go, I could see the answer being closer to "we're legitimately open to mostly running this team back with some trade tweaks." - I don't think running it back will be their first choice under any circumstance. That would be Giannis, which would probably require surrendering most of their cap flexibility. In that world, LeBron would have to take a pretty drastic pay cut to return, though if winning a title is the goal, he might find taking a minimum to play with Luka and Giannis to be worth it. There's also just the reality that the playoffs change the equation for guys we're not thinking about now. There will be a star or two who's unhappy about the way this postseason goes and may suddenly be available to the Lakers. They'll look into guys like this. - The swing here is free agency. A month ago, the thought of just taking $50ish million into free agency, spending it on role players and moving forward with a new roster was probably preferable to mostly running it back. Now, that might not be the case. We'll see what their preference is. There are also scenarios in which the Lakers pay LeBron a respectable salary (say, in the $20ish million range) but otherwise preserve their cap space to take a swing at one notable free agent, or multiple guys in the mid-level range. There are a lot of variables here with Smart and Ayton on player options, so too early to say anything definitive here.

@TrevorLane @KamBrothers Damn Smart is too important.. and Rui is LBJs main backup…

Maxi Kleber (lumbar back strain) has been upgraded to AVAILABLE for tonight’s game at Detroit. Rui Hachimura (right calf soreness) and Marcus Smart (right ankle soreness) have been downgraded to OUT.