Funny Lakers get Lebron to agree to tank

[SlyPokerDog]

Wow.

The Los Angeles Lakers plan to limit the minutes of LeBron James over their final 17 games this season, according to a report from Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.

The team reportedly made the decision after recently meeting with James' personal trainer. The Lakers, 30-35, are currently the 11th seed in the Western Conference and 6.5 games behind the 8th seed LA Clippers.

In addition to reduced minutes, the Lakers reportedly could rest James for any remaining back-to-back game situations. According to Haynes, this decision is seen as a "cool down" for James rather than a "shutdown".

After eight straight trips to the NBA Finals, the 34-year-old has played by far the most minutes of any player in the NBA since 2010. James missed a career-high 17 straight games with a strained left groin earlier this season. Since the injury, the Lakers have posted a record of 10-21.

The four-time NBA MVP is averaging 27.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 8.0 assists over 47 games during his first season with the Lakers.

James passed Michael Jordan for 4th on the NBA's all-time scoring list on Wednesday night.

https://www.nba.com/article/2019/03/07/los-angeles-lakers-lebron-james-minutes-restriction

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

TankBron James

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Watch them get Zion now

 

[Cugel]

Fucking pathetic
a "GOAT" should never tank
truly pathetic
i dont care what the pundits say, this lakers debacle hurts his legacy

 

[Driew]

And the Pelicans get fined for trying to rest AD but the NBA is like "COOL! Let Lebron rest!"

 

[Cugel]

My friend in LA just texted me that Luke Walton just signed up to drive Uber

 

[KingSpeed]

LeBron just passed Michael Jordan in seasons without making the playoffs. Respect.

 

[KingSpeed]

Fucking pathetic
a "GOAT" should never tank
truly pathetic
i dont care what the pundits say, this lakers debacle hurts his legacy

Definitely.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Oh i may have to break my rule and go to the Lakers and Blazers game.

Laker fans will join me in ripping lebron

 

[HailBlazers]

Wow.

The Los Angeles Lakers plan to limit the minutes of LeBron James over their final 17 games this season, according to a report from Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.

The team reportedly made the decision after recently meeting with James' personal trainer. The Lakers, 30-35, are currently the 11th seed in the Western Conference and 6.5 games behind the 8th seed LA Clippers.

In addition to reduced minutes, the Lakers reportedly could rest James for any remaining back-to-back game situations. According to Haynes, this decision is seen as a "cool down" for James rather than a "shutdown".

After eight straight trips to the NBA Finals, the 34-year-old has played by far the most minutes of any player in the NBA since 2010. James missed a career-high 17 straight games with a strained left groin earlier this season. Since the injury, the Lakers have posted a record of 10-21.

The four-time NBA MVP is averaging 27.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 8.0 assists over 47 games during his first season with the Lakers.

James passed Michael Jordan for 4th on the NBA's all-time scoring list on Wednesday night.

https://www.nba.com/article/2019/03/07/los-angeles-lakers-lebron-james-minutes-restriction

Some BS. $#&@ the NBA.

 

[TBpup]

8 straight trips to the Finals in the East.....
Not even top 8 in the West.

Not Goat!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'll prob make a sign with

Dame's face on top = Minutes Restriction to rest for the Playoffs.

Lebron's Face: Minutes restriction because a delicious merlot won't drink itself.

 

[Binx]

Let there be no doubt: the Lakers have given up on the season. First they say Ball is done, then they start cutting James’s minutes, and now they say Ingram is done. Hello, commissioner. Aren’t there rules against this kind of tanking to get a better pick?

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26210169/lakers-expect-ingram-miss-rest-season

 

[Titan]

Kinda piss we had to play them 3 times this season when they were “trying” to make the playoffs.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Let there be no doubt: the Lakers have given up on the season. First they say Ball is done, then they start cutting James’s minutes, and now they say Ingram is done. Hello, commissioner. Aren’t there rules against this kind of tanking to get a better pick?

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26210169/lakers-expect-ingram-miss-rest-season

Not if your the Lakers and Lebron, only if your a team they dont care about.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Smart move

 

[e_blazer]

Unless they can somehow lose faster than the nine teams below them, I'm not sure it's going to make much difference.

 

[Strenuus]

Unless they can somehow lose faster than the nine teams below them, I'm not sure it's going to make much difference.

If somehow they get the #1 pick...

Ah hell, we know they are.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Oh yeah. Fuck the lakers....

 

[Orion Bailey]

Oh wait. Shit. I forgot one thing.

fuck the lakers.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Sad.

 

[Labinot41]

Fuck the Lakers and fuck Paul George and Russell Statsbrick

 

[TBpup]

LeBron has lost some of his luster. To be in 8 Finals in a row from the East but come to the West and currently be 11th and may finish even worse. The East has been the lesser conference for years but that is a HUGE difference.

 

[julius]

LeBron has lost some of his luster. To be in 8 Finals in a row from the East but come to the West and currently be 11th and may finish even worse. The East has been the lesser conference for years but that is a HUGE difference.

I don't know if he's lost any of his luster as much as father time is catching up with him AND that his insane ability masked his arrogance on the court.

 

[julius]

I mean shit, he's played basically in 19 full seasons in the nba (counting playoffs). Not that he hasn't brought this on himself though.

 

[hoopsjock]

If somehow they get the #1 pick...

Ah hell, we know they are.

Just like the previous 5 years they've been in the lottery, right?

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Just like the previous 5 years they've been in the lottery, right?

Didnt they get kind of lucky in that they owed a pick they didnt have to pay? Theyve had a few #2’s.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Kinda scary what Ingram is going through. Along the thing that put Bosh into retirement.

 

[beast blazer]

Would a team with bird magic or Jordan miss the playoffs? I think not.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Would a team with bird magic or Jordan miss the playoffs? I think not.

Jordan missed them in washington!