‘LeBron James let down the Lakers’ in Game 5 – Stephen A. | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams react to the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss in Game 5 against the Memphis Grizzlies. Stephen A. and JWill also talk about the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks.
0:00 How bad was the Lakers’ Game 5 loss?
1:52 Stephen A. says LeBron let down the Lakers
5:47 Was the Bucks’ season a failure?
9:52 Stephen A.’s message to RJ Barrett
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29 Comments
Hams small ball line up & waiting so long to call a time out during those crazy Memphis runs. 🤡
SAS GIVES LEBRON PASSES HE COULDN’T EVEN TAG KOBE NOR MJ WITH. How is it smart, to let up for the playoffs 🤦🏾♂️
EXCELLENT Breakdown from Stephen A. once again. When it comes to Lebron… he trails to save his himself, save his energy all just so he can come back a SCORCHER the next game, and completely ANNIHILATE his opponents…. THAT'S the Brilliant mind of Lebron James
Stephen A and all of sports media said the Lakers were gonna lose so why they acting so surprised.
Lebron got the media on his side every time. He can have a horrible game and the media still covers up the fact he played absolutely horrible. Then when he wins he is the GOAT. Yea whatever … then when his team don’t play well he blames his teammates.. What a joke of a superstar he is.. he will never be a KOBE or MJ. Grizzlies in 7!!!
He’s not Kobe. Plus, he’s up in age… Lakers better win the next game or it’s probably over.
Lebron 6/36 from the arc in this series is just awful.
It was a failure when everyone talked about was oh we can beat the heat . Heat beat the bucks fair and square ⬛️ period
I thought Leabron was clutch
😂😂😂😂😂😂
It’s over for the lakers! Dillon brook is right; LBJ is old. He can’t shoot. Memphis should continue blocking the lane and let him take open shots!
The guy is 38 years old. I am not a LeBron fan, but it is ridiculous how people love to throw LeBron under the bus. Everyone except AD played bad for the lakers.
Age excuse everytime they lose 😁😁😁😁
Troy Brown and Lonnie Walker needs to take Malik Beasley mins! Simple! They can defend, shoot and spread the floor! I need these two to get more mins!
Grizzlies took care of business at home like they were supposed to. No need to panic. Lakers closing the series eliminating them!
Man lebron is in a tough predicament, if he loses against grizllies he would have chocked a 3-1 lead the narrative will be thats terrible for his legacy, if he were to advance and lose to warriors naritive will be is steph>lebron all summer, if bron advances and loses to suns in wcf, narritive will be lebron’s third time getting eliminated by kd is kd>lebron all sumer long, if lebron advances to finals and loses, narritve will be lebron is 4-7 in finals he cant be the goat all sumer long. I feel for lebron 😅
The defense on já need to be handled Vanderbilt needs those minutes to do that
You know they gonna make excuses for Lebron 😂😂
Darvin Ham needs coaching therapy
Thank GOD for the NBA. My life would be miserable without it.
Don't be surprised if grizzlies win the series folks.
Steven A hit it on the head.
"There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed." -Ray Goforth
I once said Stephen is incredulous; he once said that previous players told him to hold the new players to same standard they were held too; did Stephen hold jordan to the SAME standard he holds Lebron to? If no expectations were placed on Jordan for a chip, you can say he had a weak team in the EAST (that’s the Lebron argument, who went to the Finals) why are you holding Lebron old to a higher standard when he too is old and had a weak team, in the WEST. Keep the same energy for your cultish fav that has you on the jordan brand payroll
Vegas mafia thats why lal lost
I don't want to hear bout how old LeBron is, he supposedly spend millions to stay in shape. He suppose to show up big time but as expected he didn't. That has been his history. In order for him to win he need another star in order to win.
Why lebron will never be the goat. Jordan, never quit. Jordan isnt thinking about the next game till this current one is over.
Why would anybody give Lebron a pass when he stunk it up in a close out game?? The Lakers had a chance to end this series and get some rest. A horrible loss!!
@ the title of this segment. Who is Lebron your work slave? Seriously this guy isn't the Mesiah that has boundless energy. His teammates need to score when he's exhausted from supermaning the last game.
Eerily convenient that the media (or at least stans) praised Kobe for having played through injuries, but that same love is just not there for LeBron, in 2021 nor in 2023. He came back with TWO regular season games remaining from a high ankle sprain that derailed what was otherwise an MVP-caliber season from him, and he lost in the first round for the first time in his career. What do you expect? This time, he's 2 years older—older than Kobe ever was while performing in the postseason—with yet another lower body injury, postponing a surgery recommended by all but one of his doctors in hopes of winning a title, clearly only driving to the rim when he has to and being visibly exhausted in the playoffs really for only the second or third time ever, and he gets no appreciation for honestly not being too bad outside of game 5 and leading the team in points and rebounds up until game 5.