“He’s still moving the needle forward, he still driving” - Kendrick Perkins says LeBron James lives rent free in everyone’s head, says he’s the reason the Lakers are relevant
"I'm not worried about LeBron James, see Darvin Ham is going to do wonders with Anthony Davis" - Kendrick Perkins believes new LA Lakers coach won't hesitate from holding AD accountable
“Giannis has surpassed him, Joel Embiid has surpassed him, Jokic has surpassed him” - Richard Jefferson says we need to see the aggressive version of 8-time All-Star, says the last 2 years have been ‘sad’
"Everybody was saying the Lakers, with Russell, man, we’re talking about NBA Finals.... It’s definitely got to be driving them crazy" - Magic Johnson on LeBron James and Anthony Davis not making playoffs this season
"LeBron obviously got tapped on the shoulder by Father Time" - Skip Bayless claims Juwan Howard is in a better situation with Michigan than he would be at LA Lakers
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“They should figure out a way to hire Steph Curry as a player-coach, maybe Paul George” - JJ Redick says it doesn’t matter who the coach is because the LA Lakers can’t contend next year
“I wouldn’t mind seeing Kyrie Irving back with LeBron James” - Kendrick Perkins proposes blockbuster trade sending Kyrie Irving to the LA Lakers for 8-time All-Star
“Who’s the one piece that you have that everybody in the league will call and say ‘What do you want?’” - Stephen A. Smith reiterates that the LA Lakers should consider trading LeBron James
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"They have the scoops of ice-cream in the sundae, you know, LeBron, AD" - Max Kellerman shuts down Stephen A. Smith's proposal for the LA Lakers to trade LeBron James
"LeBron James over the expanse of his career has been the most overprotected and under-criticized superstar" - Skip Bayless takes yet another scathing dig at LA Lakers' headliner
"I don't know where that stuff comes from" - Former NBA Coach Of The Year winner categorically denies LA Lakers' interest in him for the head coach job
“The organization did not let him dictate what they were gonna do” - Chris Broussard believes LeBron James’ Miami Heat tenure was successful because of Pat Riley’s authority
"At the very least, "the King" should've been playing in this game" - Skip Bayless believes LeBron James knew LA Lakers wouldn't fare well against Pelicans in the Play-In game
"'Get the hell out, I don’t want you in here,' to the point where Jeanie Buss is pulling them" - Stephen A. Smith on what LA Lakers need from their next coach
“Bronny’s watching, bro, family’s watching… How could you say something so flagrantly untrue?” - Stephen A. Smith reacts to LeBron James saying Lakers' season was not a failure
"The front office is going to do whatever it takes to make it better" - LeBron James places his confidence in LA Lakers management despite horrendous 2021/22 season
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