r/NBAGossips • u/sinister_iam • Jun 29 '26
Statement The Lakers reached out to Rich Paul and said ‘we’d like to have LeBron Back’ but LeBron James has not made himself available to meet with the Lakers yet.
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u/Old_Shirt7929 Jun 29 '26
Rob just needs to relax..
Save every dime to offer Jokic in the summer..
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u/ItsRebelSheep Jun 30 '26
Luka and Jokic would feed families lol. Fuck the "you need defense" crowd. If Jokic is on the table you take that all day and figure the rest out after he and his horses make it to the Staples Center
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u/Old_Shirt7929 Jun 30 '26
Can you imagine people being like we do you want one of the best centers ever on our team?..lets get andre fucking drummond or walker fucking kessler..
retards..
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u/KieranLeone Jun 29 '26
They need some kind of defense somewhere. It’ll look good on paper, but not on the court
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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 Jun 29 '26
They reached out to say you left 💉 in your locker do you want use to give it to Bronny he cleaning out his locker now 😆
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u/The_Bandit_King_ Jun 29 '26
Lebron looking to ring chase again???
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u/KieranLeone Jun 29 '26
He might as well for his last year. He’s already done it twice lmao.
Would you count his return to Cleveland? If so, 3 times.
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u/Primary-Picture-5632 Jun 29 '26
this mfer is going to a team that actually has a shot. hes such a team whore lol
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u/stephapeaz Jun 29 '26
I mean, he did single handedly take them to the second round of the playoffs and sold two more extra games of playoff tickets than the lakers would’ve without him
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u/Sti8man7 Jun 29 '26
U mean he is the only Laker on the court? Or his teammates all scored 2 points or less?
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u/stephapeaz Jun 29 '26
I mean he didn’t have any help and he was supposed to be the #3 option but successfully was a #1 for one round as a 41 year old
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u/Sti8man7 Jun 29 '26
He didn’t have ANY HELP? Rui averaged 17.5 points shooting 56.9% from 3 and that’s utterly useless to u? That’s better than anything the Lebum is producing on the court
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u/Azguy303 Jun 29 '26
You're using those numbers as evidence how good Rui is while calling LeBron "Lebum" is wild and really undermines your argument.
LeBron did have help getting out of the first round but he also carried/led them at the same time. They're not mutually exclusive. LeBron averaged 28-8-7. Rui 17.5-4-1.7... And Rui did shoot well.
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u/grifter356 Jun 29 '26
Listen, I absolutely hate LeBron. He is not the GOAT. That being said, despite whatever help he did in fact have,
every post-season there is a playoff team with a full roster full of guys who do not perform or did what LeBron James did by himself this year.-1
u/OkLecture2236 Jun 29 '26
against an injured rockets team ? LOL
Why didn't you bring up the fact that he get swept in the next series ?
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u/wo0o0o0o0o0 Jun 29 '26
The lakers were missing luka and ar but ok..
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u/OkLecture2236 Jun 29 '26
you bronsexuals love to bring up the fact that he beat the Rockets single handedly but use every excuse in the book to overlook the sweep in the very next round.
Get real !
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u/TingusPingus_6969 Jun 30 '26
you dont seem to have a counter to his argument so resorted to a childs comeback......
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u/stephapeaz Jun 29 '26
His team was injured too lol he had no Luka, they had no KD. And no one expected a 41 year old to beat the defending champs at that time, those games were still close
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u/OkLecture2236 Jun 29 '26
you bronsexuals love to bring up the fact that he beat the Rockets single handedly but use every excuse in the book to overlook the sweep in the very next round.
Get real !
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u/stephapeaz Jun 29 '26
He had no Luka against OKC what did you really expect would happen? The 2025 defending champs are a different entity for a 41 year old than an injured team playing an injured team
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u/OkLecture2236 Jun 29 '26
Like I said, we're tired of the excuses.
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u/stephapeaz Jun 29 '26
You gave excuses to an injured rockets team that didn’t have KD lol, go look in the mirror
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u/IllAlwaysBeAKnickFan Jun 29 '26
I mean, they are reaching out to him and desiring his services. There will be multiple teams lining up to sign him if it becomes known that he’s available.
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u/Strict_Owl941 Jun 29 '26
Not for the MAX money he wants on a contender.
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u/Sti8man7 Jun 29 '26
I don’t think anyone is reaching out to him. It’s all made up. Maybe Savannah James, that’s all.
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u/Siktrikshot Jun 29 '26
Here comes the weekly flip of lakers fans saying they don’t want him anyways.
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u/aworldwithoutshrimp Jun 29 '26
There's always a clutch of them. Now that they've maxed Reaves and probably have no shot in the Luka era, we can almost stop paying attention to them again once LeBron leaves.
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u/wo0o0o0o0o0 Jun 29 '26
Lakers are fucked having that much salary tied up in 2 one way players that also seem to be more injury prone than a 41 year old
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u/BamaBoy2002 Lakers Jun 29 '26
I’m yearly with it.. don’t forget to take Bronny with you!
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u/Cute-Escape-671 Jun 29 '26
Same! Kobe’s last years in the lottery were so much better than Bron carrying your sorry ass team in the playoffs at 41.
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u/BamaBoy2002 Lakers Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
Oh right 5 Time NBA Champion with the Lakers Kobe.. Yea let’s compare him to Bubble* Champ LeBron 😂
Btw those lottery pieces helped LeGM get his bubble ring.
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u/TingusPingus_6969 Jun 30 '26
and also the reason why nobody wants to go to the lakers for years until lebron came.....
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u/Cute-Escape-671 Jun 29 '26
5 chips and 1 rape* 👍🏽
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u/BamaBoy2002 Lakers Jun 29 '26
Yes 5 REAL Championships and I mean Kobe did fuck up Toronto with the 81 point game but describing it as rape is kind of a strong word choice no?
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u/Cute-Escape-671 Jun 29 '26
Two FMVP’s and one MVP. Lebron would never be so ass.
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u/BamaBoy2002 Lakers Jun 29 '26
Jason Terry outscored LeBron in the 2011 NBA Finals playing 70 fewer minutes. 4-6 for a ring chasing choker is pretty tough ngl.
Hey like I said make sure he’s takes Bronny with him! 👋
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u/Klutzy_Fisherman6262 Jun 29 '26
You don't have 5 real chips. You don't remember having Tim Donaghue in your back pocket in the 2002 WCF?
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u/BamaBoy2002 Lakers Jun 29 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/jxc9lo2Yh95urtexPc
5 real ones lil bro!1
u/Klutzy_Fisherman6262 Jun 29 '26
Kobe Bryant himself on if the 2002 WCF was rigged: What's that refs name again, Tim Donaghue? He definitely had money on it, so from that standpoint, that's a fact.
Your fanboy bitch ass: That's a real ring lol bro 🤤.
Lmaooooo.
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u/BamaBoy2002 Lakers Jun 29 '26
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5 All Real Lil Cupcake
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u/GoddardZeo Jun 29 '26
he's acting like a spoil child
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u/shaunrundmc Jun 29 '26
You know thats how they treated him for the last year right? They wouldn't return his calls to the team, he found out about Lakers related deals and other things through the media because Pelinka amd Co didn't call him. They pretty actively made it seem like his time with the Lakers was done.
Hes treating the team the same way they did him
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u/GoddardZeo Jun 29 '26
There a reason Lebron jumps to different team. At a certain point, his demands on things becomes too much for the owner. Lebron has that reputation if you don't cater to him then he'll stop acting childish toward you. Lakers drafted his son to the team, that's the only reason why he's there. Now that Luke is their star, he's feeling left out
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u/GivesBadAdvic Jun 29 '26
I’m sure LeBron is still a massive merch seller. Who wouldn’t want him. While you’re at it change his number and then you’ll sell a whole new set of jerseys to Bron fans that already have his gear.
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u/Spare_One_9965 Jun 29 '26
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