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Dec 15, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James celebrates the win over the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. | Credit: Getty Images
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Dec 15, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James celebrates the win over the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. | Credit: Getty Images
It’s typical for veterans of the NBA to comment on a current, ongoing situation in the game. Some actually deliver valid and logical opinions while others are mainly into clout. Though it’s hard to differentiate between the two separate views or opinions. Fans are always up for picking apart whoever is speaking against their teams. This time, an NBA Hall of Famer is facing the brunt of speaking against LeBron James‘ Lakers.
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Lakers Head Coach, Darvin Ham has already made his intentions clear on how he wants the season to unfold. He wants his team to secure the 6th Seed. But this declaration made the NBA Hall of Famer George Karl come up with a rather insulting remark. In response to a tweet by Legion Hoops, Karl said “Yea and @GuruLakers and his Laker Troll followers all hope to leave their parents basements soon. But we don’t accomplish all our goals.”
Yea and @GuruLakers and his Laker Troll followers all hope to leave their parents basements soon. But we don’t accomplish all our goals. https://t.co/VVro3fJlvq
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) February 23, 2023
This comment certainly did not sit well with fans. They ‘retaliated’ with their comments which were filled with insults for the 71 years old.
Get a life old man
— 𝒥αкe (@AuthenticJake11) February 23, 2023
Says the guy that hasn’t left the 90s.
— Nate (@NateRuns5) February 23, 2023
Bro’s spending his last living days on twitter 💀
— xVICK7 😈 (@iLoveLA) February 23, 2023
Yeah like you accomplished all your goals, right? pic.twitter.com/YkuqX8vSL1
— Johnny M (@Penyaredowndow) February 23, 2023
What's your playoff record against the Lakers again?
— 🏀🏀 (@24SegundosTV) February 23, 2023
The Lakers are eyeing a top 6 spot to facilitate their progress into the playoffs. The Lakers are currently at the 13th position in the Western Conference and there is a long road to go.
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Mar 19, 2022; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) celebrates with guard Malik Monk (11) and guard Austin Reaves (15) drug the first half against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
As reported by Los Angeles Times, Ham said “Yeah, the goal is for us to come out and try to be the best version of ourselves each game, but definitely, if we can go and secure a spot, that is our goal right there,” Ham said. “If we fall into a play-in situation, so be it. But our No. 1 goal is to go secure a spot [and] not just throw games off here or there [and] just wish for a play-in. We want to go secure a spot.”
This will not be the first time that the Lakers have been targeted like this. But it is this season’s frustration and Lakers bad patch that has caused a sense of anger amongst their fans. The Lakers next play The Warriors on 24th of February.
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