“LeBron wishing he could be like Kawhi Leonard” – NBA fans MERCILESSLY roast the Lakers after 11th straight defeat to Clippers
Shots were fired as fans brutally roasted the Los Angeles Lakers in the aftermath of their 11th straight loss to the LA Clippers.
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On Wednesday, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a 125-118 defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers at the Cryto.com Arena. This was the Lakers’ 11th straight loss to the Clippers. Kawhi Leonard and co. outclassed the Lakers, leading by 24 at one point during the game, and have almost confirmed their spot in the 2022-23 NBA playoffs.
This game was expected to be wild and hotly contested for a slew of reasons, including the playoff seeding and Russell Westbrook facing some old friends. But it was one-way traffic for almost the entirety of the night, with the Clippers leading the Lakers throughout the game. The immediate effect was a brutal roast session on social media.
Following the win, the Clippers climbed to fifth on the Western Conference standings while the Lakers remained seventh. But that isn’t the only difference between the team, the real differences were highlighted on Twitter. On one hand, the Clippers performed as a team, and on the other, the Lakers had to be carried by James, who had an awful first half, scoring only three points. The much-improved Lakers had registered four straight wins before this defeat. They no longer control their destiny for the highly-coveted sixth-seed in the Western Conference standings and will have to rely on results elsewhere going their way to avoid the play-in tournament and the Phoenix Suns in the first round.
Let us look at the fan reactions to the same on Twitter, where people were highly critical of James, Anthony Davis, and the rest of the Lakers roster.
Fans ridicule LeBron and the Lakers for 11th straight loss to the Clippers
The Los Angeles Lakers’ path to the playoffs has been a tough grind. Whenever it feels like the team is inching closer, they suffer a defeat that sets them a step or two back. LeBron James, who is in his 20th season, has been the one constant throughout the season as the team around him has been chopped and changed, while his trusted sidekick Anthony Davis has had multiple long stretches out with injury. However, the Lakers have come a long way from their 2-10 start to this season.
Against the Clippers, James bounced back from a tough first half and finished the game with 33 points, seven assists, and eight rebounds. For the Clippers, who performed as one unit, Kawhi Leonard led the way with 25 points, four assists, and seven rebounds. Ex-Laker Russell Westbrook scored 14 points, dished four assists and hauled in three rebounds to get revenge on his ex-team.
Fans did not hold back on social media after the game. They went all-out to roast the Lakers/LeBron and left no stone unturned. Shots were fired at the Lakers as a team, and LeBron, who was scapegoated yet again. The scapegoating saga for the Lakers seems to have shifted from Westbrook to LeBron this time. Let’s look at how fans reacted to this loss of the Lakers against the Clippers.
Any loss to the Clippers is a tough pill to swallow for the Lakers and their fans, however, an 11th straight defeat to their bitter rivals is almost unfathomable. Nonetheless, the fans made the best out of what they got.
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