Sources: There's fear Lakers star LeBron James is likely to miss an extended period of time with his right foot injury. Might miss several weeks

[IGSaint12]

Yes but for a competitor like lebron what type of satisfaction do you get from simply making playoffs

You get no clout from this if you’re the “goat”

That was never the goal

I'm pretty sure if he thought he could get Kyrie which would make him think he could win a championship. All he needed to win a chip in the bubble was a solid team around AD and him. He has that now so a championship was never a long shot as long as AD was healthy.

 

[THE 101]

Mod of the forum, and first reaction to news of a star's injury is to gloat and hate on him further. No wonder the forum has reached the state it's in.

Some of y'all hate basketball so much, you want to put an asterisk when a team DOESN'T get their players injured. Do you realize how stupid that sounds?

Will you continue to follow basketball once Bron retires?

 

[Piff Perkins]

So do we talk about how mindlessly chasing a record you were gonna get anyway, playing too much while simultaneously taking random load management days off contributed to the hole the Lakers are in, and will make it harder for them to dig out of without Bron?

 

[DaRock]

So do we talk about how mindlessly chasing a record you were gonna get anyway, playing too much while simultaneously taking random load management days off contributed to the hole the Lakers are in, and will make it harder for them to dig out of without Bron?

They started the season 2-10....they were a terrible built team with a rookie head coach trying to figure things out..

There other star goes down for 20 plus games..

I know the narrative is chasing Kareem record...
Lakers would be probably already mathematically eliminated today if he didn't go into scoring mode..

 

[Trojan 24]

Retire old ass nikka
@Shadow King

Creh so Toxic

 

[THE 101]

Bron has spent his entire life playing this game and its all he knows as far as a full time occupation. I'm sure it's harder to let go than it even appears from the surface...

I'm just not sure that it's worth it to keep coming back for more, when you can't make it thru a season uninjured anymore. Take away the aberration of 2020, in 4 of his 5 Laker seasons he hasn't played 60 games, and that's going to continue this year with his latest injury...

His first 15 years he played on average 77 games/year, and only once played fewer than 70 games, and that was 69 in 2015...

His 5 years as a Laker, he's averaging 57 games/year, only played in 70 just once in that '20 season (played the equivalent of 77 in the shortened season), and has been under 60 all the other 4 years. 20 games fewer than his pre-Laker career, he's playing 20 fewer games/year as a Laker...

It's hard to watch any great player decline, it's like when Manning and Brees were approaching the end for me. This compilation of injuries, I know Bron thinks every time he rehabs he has another title run in him, but his body is telling him otherwise. He doesn't have the ability to be a Top 2 guy on his team anymore without these injuries. He could probably be a role player and play in more games and be less hurt, but he's never been that, I don't think he'd even know how to be a sub-20ppg guy with a significantly diminished role...

It's just hard to watch. Quite possibly the most durable 15-year career ever if his career ended in '18. It didn't though, and watching this decline is tough...

I hope he gets well quickly but I'd just as soon have him hang it up for good, there's almost no chance he has at another title given he's always hurt nowadays, and this late career injury-riddled Lakers tenure is reason for some to downplay his pre-Laker career...

It's just time to go and he keeps playing, the game is gonna force him out via a real career-ending injury.....shyt is hard to watch...

 

[NYC Rebel]

Mod of the forum, and first reaction to news of a star's injury is to gloat and hate on him further. No wonder the forum has reached the state it's in.

Some of y'all hate basketball so much, you want to put an asterisk when a team DOESN'T get their players injured. Do you realize how stupid that sounds?

100% grade A trash

 

[Leasy]

The HGH starting to wear off

 

[THE 101]

This is why I find it so funny about the obsession with getting this Lakers team to the playoffs.

The idea of either AD or Bron's bodies holding up over a playoff scheldule is absurd. No random load management days of for Bron. And a loaded West. shyt ain't happening.

Shoudl've traded both of them last summer.

 

[Raw Lyrics]

This is the thing very few people want to admit:

LeBron could have possibly reduced his chances of injury had he be willing to produce less offensively. But he loves his stats too much.

LeBron giving you 30 minutes per game, averaging 21, 7, and 7 would have been better for the Lakers big-picture wise.

And don't give me that "they needed LeBron to score that much to stay competitive"

No, LeBron needed LeBron to score that much to maintain his career averages.

 

[ReggieFlare]

Bron has spent his entire life playing this game and its all he knows as far as a full time occupation. I'm sure it's harder to let go than it even appears from the surface...

I'm just not sure that it's worth it to keep coming back for more, when you can't make it thru a season uninjured anymore. Take away the aberration of 2020, in 4 of his 5 Laker seasons he hasn't played 60 games, and that's going to continue this year with his latest injury...

His first 15 years he played on average 77 games/year, and only once played fewer than 70 games, and that was 69 in 2015...

His 5 years as a Laker, he's averaging 57 games/year, only played in 70 just once in that '20 season (played the equivalent of 77 in the shortened season), and has been under 60 all the other 4 years. 20 games fewer than his pre-Laker career, he's playing 20 fewer games/year as a Laker...

It's hard to watch any great player decline, it's like when Manning and Brees were approaching the end for me. This compilation of injuries, I know Bron thinks every time he rehabs he has another title run in him, but his body is telling him otherwise. He doesn't have the ability to be a Top 2 guy on his team anymore without these injuries. He could probably be a role player and play in more games and be less hurt, but he's never been that, I don't think he'd even know how to be a sub-20ppg guy with a significantly diminished role...

It's just hard to watch. Quite possibly the most durable 15-year career ever if his career ended in '18. It didn't though, and watching this decline is tough...

I hope he gets well quickly but I'd just as soon have him hang it up for good, there's almost no chance he has at another title given he's always hurt nowadays, and this late career injury-riddled Lakers tenure is reason for some to downplay his pre-Laker career...

It's just time to go and he keeps playing, the game is gonna force him out via a real career-ending injury.....shyt is hard to watch...

Your Stan card has been revoked. Kobe fans would never

 

[Cladyclad]

This is the thing very few people want to admit:

LeBron could have possibly reduced his chances of injury had he be willing to produce less offensively. But he loves his stats too much.

LeBron giving you 30 minutes per game, averaging 21, 7, and 7 would have been better for the Lakers big-picture wise.

And don't give me that "they needed LeBron to score that much to stay competitive"

No, LeBron needed LeBron to score that much to maintain his career averages.

lol how do y’all impress me with a new level of crazy everyday

 

[Ahadi]

Depend on Day-to-Davis, a snitch and a Japanese breh to get you to the playoffs, breh.

Solid team

 

[fifth column]

AD ain’t about to step up and lead y’all nowhere but he will get his numbers in a low energy kinda way

 

[CantStop]

This is the thing very few people want to admit:

LeBron could have possibly reduced his chances of injury had he be willing to produce less offensively. But he loves his stats too much.

LeBron giving you 30 minutes per game, averaging 21, 7, and 7 would have been better for the Lakers big-picture wise.

And don't give me that "they needed LeBron to score that much to stay competitive"

No, LeBron needed LeBron to score that much to maintain his career averages.

This is actually very true. LeStans want to say this injury happened because of a lack of supporting cast but Bron was the one who would be playing in 4th quarters down 20 to pad his stats. That was pre scoring record. I’m sure his mindset is probably different now. But the past year and a half have been a stat padding fest. Unnecessary wear and tear .