LeBron James Opens Up about Losing to The Nuggets 

Great podcast! Much respect 💯💯

TBH it was multiple things and they set themselves up for failure... They didn't get a centre that could rebound, this also would've helped a.d with resting between defending joker, and a.d can play the 4 with more energy. Also they kept dlo and d ham. Dlo is a good regular season player, we all knew dlo was going to be inconsistent come playoffs, AND THEY SAW WHAT DLO COULD DO COME PLAYOFFS VS NUGGETS LAST SEASON, and he didn't fail to deliver the same this season(I'm not even hating on the guy thats just the type of player he is, I want him to do well where ever he goes but lakers tryna win a chip). D ham was also not good enough, didn't make any noticeable impact/changes on any of the playoff games(dlo should not have been the 3rd option for denver series- reeves or rui shouldve, they gave rui too few shots) also d ham doesnt show much emotion or impact the players or call plays when needed most. Also as head coach its his responsibility to realise what trades are needed and he failed to get a rebounding centre and trade dlo for a consistent playoff producer, finally a coach is just as much to blame for losing a 20 point lead as the players are. Injuries didnt help either tho, as c wood and vando wouldve been nice to have vs nuggets)

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Lebron has no guts, no killer memtality. flops and complains so much. remember "its just basetball" 😂 smh

Thank you for hosting 🙏🏽

lol that was 4 years ago. Them dudes as old as bron with way less ability

I still don’t understand why they didn’t at least run it back one more year with most of the same players

These false narratives gotta die. If Rob is to blame why havent the other franchises picked up EITHER player. Its because theyre old. We won in 2020, IMPROVED our roster in 2021 but lost because Bron got hurt in the reg season and AD got hurt in the playoffs. KCP, Kuz, and Caruso played bad in that suns series. THEN eveyrone panicked INCLUDING the fans and we traded for Russ. This was co-signed by Bron. That trade killed us. The rest is history and it has nothing to do with aging bigs that we let go. The reason Rob didnt get bigs is because there werent AFFORDABLE bigs in the market.

@@jblakk6768 His sentiment was correct, just not the players he spoke on. Anyone with an inkling of basketball knowledge would ensure AD has a solid back up. Kind of like Morey in PHI- how neither GM has backed up their fragile Centers who have extensive injury history is pure negligence.

4 years ago… is a long time

But that also comes down lakers defense. Rui was horrible l

Full credit to Wolves defense.

mpj step back 3 is played out!!! twolves know that move coming from a mile away!!!! twolves defense is elite compared to the lazy lakers!!!!!

​@@jeremypalencia2408idk if rui is horrible, bu5 the Wolves are the #1 defense in the league for a reason and the lakera wete 15th. They played to their numbers

yeah cuz rui was on him 😂

we really need the timberwolves to wear gold for their home games for the Nuggets to compete

He's deep into meditation, like since he was a kid

At least he didn't "blow" it😏🤣

@@Silentpixel2024….

lool

He just made a bunch of excuse fym?? 😂😂😂

​@@koberino4872 I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that.

What excuses he make?? Literally said the better team won and answered questions he was asked..

Ant Man and KAT had 27pts a piece in game 2's 26pt blowout win vs Denver. AD and LeBron averaged 28pts each vs Denver, and lost 4 of 5 games. Ant & Kat have better coaching, and consistent role help, and AD & LeBron do not.

There role players weren’t an issue when they were up by 20 at half? Just admit youre a bron glazer. Like a mom defending her son. He can’t do no wrong it’s the boys he hangs with fault 😂

@@mituscustoms7796 bron hater spotted!!

​@@ian_fordANT HAVE A BETTER TEAM THAN BRON😅😅😅 you guy's are clowns.. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

​@@mituscustoms7796role player was the issue AD and bron are the only one that showed

😂😂😂😂

Diddy's ears perked up.

🤣🤣 it’s funny as fuck

its nut check time he butchered that 😭

Nut crunch😂

Steven Adams

Lebron small forward? Goodluck with that. He likes the ball too much.

thank god you're not a GM

@@zilverman7820that’s why he should be small forward lmao, there’s something called point forward 😂.

@@zilverman7820that’s why he should be small forward lmao, there’s something called point forward 😂.

He deserves it

Speaking of “cherry picking”…

He's treated like California of the NBA everyone shits on it because they're envious of it.

He gets picked on because he disrespects and discredits the game with his flopping, tantrums, half assed defensive effort where he cherry picks by not getting back on defense, AND most importantly rarely takes responsibility except when it’s to his benefit. All of this with the league 100% behind him and a large segment of the mainstream media too. He is THE most annoying elite athlete by far that I have ever seen.

​@@cycleoflife565 go to sleep sound dumb

i wonder if paul george dropped his podcast after the 1st round collapse.

This is also a perfect illustration of how flawed the concept is of the post-game press conference. Players want to talk, they want to open up, but you just can't expect any player to walk away from a tough loss and have any type of complex, interesting thoughts mere moments after it ends. And then as the cherry on top, they have to answer the same basic question, over and over again, from dozens of reporters. I'm not criticizing the reporters, of course - they're just doing their job. But I really wish there was a better system and these types of interviews really do show that players want to open up and have conversations, but it needs to be done in the right way, and that mutual trust is so important.

@@griffhawkins8909 podcasts is that way

Wouldn't better questions fix the problem tho... not every reporter is bad at their job.. some players even have favorites. Keep checkin the bad apples😅

The Jugular was the 4th quarter in Game 1......when the Nba's leader in 4th quarter ppg (Lebron) blacked out and didn't shoot the ball until 3 minutes left and only shot the ball 2x in the 4th quarter. That demoralizes the chemistry and the effort of the team when they see their leader meltdown and crack under pressure to the point where he doesn't even want to shoot the ball at all in the 4th quarter. Let's be real.

That’s not true I can’t be farther than the ture

Only on the court.

Only Haters say that

People are right. He can also flop.

​@@dvdv8197 Flopping is part of the game you make it sound it like thats all he does flop and complains its never his leadership or off the court just a hater sad..

Still didn’t take any accountability…

@@aquaboymanwtf do you want him to say? “My fault”? 😂😂

@@JM-44-lmaoooo

@@JM-44-dude dropped a cool 25 ppg while reeves rui and dlo were selling and STILL has to say that it is his fault to the media? Ppl be wilding

@@aquaboyman he doesn't need to considering he played well🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

4 years ago is not today, can't even compare the Nuggets of 4 years ago to this team. MPJ was a rookie who averaged 9 points a game, Aaron Gordon was on the Magic, Jokic had issues with fouls (was even in foul trouble almost every game vs the Lakers). Last season the Wolves had Rudy and KAT, Nuggets beat them in 5. Wolves lone win was OT. Difference this season is Murray isn't close to 100%.

@@keithmason1485even then, they had the blueprint and the wolves are doing that exact replica of That blueprint, 3 Bigs, Elite perimeter d, And an elite Scorer.

Wait minnesota still needs 2 more wins.

@@keithmason1485wish yall would stop making excuses for Murray being hurt he is healthy he's just getting locked tf up and people can't accept that. Nobody is 100% this deep into the season.

Exactly!!!

Maybe it's the defense

Personnel*^ just saying fam. Also 1000% agree! 👍

JJ is the best NBA analyst now. People want him to coach. I like having him here

​@@roddyboethius1722He favors the players too much. Showing overwhelmingly biased towards them.

Austin Reaves had the same stats as Murray.

Then why didn’t all of the fans and media include Reaves? Or Rui? All I heard was Russell… or Spencer… or Vincent. Reaves and Rui didn’t shine either

Rui was trash , thats why we loose and Vando was missing ....

That part cuh 😂​@@only1adonis

@@penkima4923 Reeves is one of the NBA's worst defenders, so is RUI, so is D'Lo, and Lebron is average. Their decent defenders were either hurt or scrubbed off the bench.

The blueprint versus the Nuggets is to play against them, when Murray is injured.

@@penkima4923 he was “injured “ during the lakers series and he was flexing and smiling. Now they’re down 0-2 and all of the sudden the same injury is a big deal in this series

@@sladesurfer Austin Reaves had the same numbers as Murray this season. Last season Murray scored 32 ppg versus the Lakers. This season 23 ppg. That much he's injured.

Psst, guess what? They tried that last year, and when KCP and Gordon werent shooting below 40% away from the rim and murray was 100% healthy they beat them in five games

@@sladesurfer what does “injured” mean? He shot 30% for the series he was BAD

JJ is the head coach for the Lakers, so he can't ask LeBron about the missed game-winner 3-pointer in game 2.

@@penkima4923 casual

@@penkima4923 Guy shoots 40% from 3...so 6/10 x he is going to miss.

JJ is on Klutch payroll wdym

Just make out already.

Man….🥲

Lakers fan here. Mpj had a big series last year also. This year Gordon killed us as well as mpj.

Lakers dont have the players the Wolves do. Just not good enough to advance.

They aren’t choking lmfao the wolves are an elite team as well. The lakers weren’t ever gonna beat the nuggets. the wolves being elite does not mean the lakers should’ve won lol. They’d have just also got beat by the wolves.

@@jdrummerdd the lakers most definitely have enough. rui was statistically the lakers best 3 point shooter at 42%. but in the playoffs, once lebron & AD abuse the pick and roll to perfection, the nuggets adjustment is to put jokic on rui and jokic just leave rui open on the 3 point line. the lakers best 3 point shooter isn't taking advantage of getting left wide open? yeah, that's more of just not stepping up in the big moment than just not having enough pieces.

Minnesota better than the Lakers

⁠FACTS. That front court and wing depth they have is crazy. Then they have a Superstar in the making in Ant man.

T wolves champs Edwards FVMP

LeBron already said wolves got the advantage

He already broke down how they did it

But they too much of a liability on offense vando need to learn a corner 3 shot it open the floor so much more

they still would have lost

@@terze2226all they have to do is get a stop and give the ball to bron or ad

Cam was unreliable bcuz he always decides to “take matters into his own hands” to prove he deserves a higher role. It was annoying then Ham allowed him to do that. It was a terrible team. Vando and woods were hurt. We were too small for the nuggets with no chemistry and they expect Bron and AD to win a chip with a terrible team. DLo is an allstar on his best nights but not a superstar and most nights he’s subpar. Reeves is consistent back up at best. Lakers was a freak show but claim Bron. I get tired of the haters. Lebron is 39 so yea he can’t do what he did before but to still make the playoffs and if he had a better cohesive team he for sure would have a chance at the chip. What makes Denver such a good team is the team chemistry and no one is playing outside their limits and roles. Lakers had no identity bcuz no one wanted to stay in the place or respect others game and the coaching was terrible.

@@tommydavidwalker2445not necessarily, idk why you guys act like they weren’t leading every single game lol, they were up 20 in one of the games , they lost that lead why? Because they had no defensive wing players such as Cam or Vando who have size and defense. Look at what NAW and Mcdaniels are doing to Murray, you telling me someone like Vando can’t do that?

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I bet he says that to himself daily 😅😅😅

Trap him

LeBron you should have been guarding JM each time the Lakers lost by 2 points. For some reason the lakers couldn’t buy a basket. And because Michael was pretty much in the corner wide open uncontested there you go. And Jokic doesn’t have to jump to shoot. They say you have so much control I beg the differ because you knew all along that pretty boy didn’t fit in. However Y’all made not changes before the Trade deadline ended. Why?!?🤬

He's injured and its catching up with him. The adrenaline wore off and he is clearly hobbled now

@@roddyboethius1722this comment aged terribly

@@hughtitchener6478 I can admit when I was wrong lol

That calmness came back lol

Basketball at the professional level is more about matchups not a player by player thing…

vando is that guy to guard MPJ. he was injured since february 1st, but for whatever reason, he was available in game 5 and darvin ham never put him in the game smh.

@@TripleG123983 lakers players with the length that would’ve helped lakers get over that hump were benched by ham smh wood,vando,max

Lebron plays defense?

Minnesota isn’t just playing “good defense.” They’re arguably the best defensive team of at least the last 5 years. And they’re the only team in the league with the defensive personnel to consistently disrupt the nuggets offense.

@@obi3924 They’re the best defense we’ve seen since the 2020 Lakers. They’re not and won’t be the only team that can do this to the Nuggets. Lakers weren’t a complete team at the end of the day. The Nuggets aren’t as good as they were last year. OKC and Minn beat up on them all season. Lakers need to fix their roster

@@fearlesskingdom4051 Nah they’re better than the 2020 lakers defensively. Only team in my opinion that’s arguably better defensively in the last 5 years is the 2019 raptors. I agree though that the nuggets aren’t as good as last year, simply because Murray and KCP are hurt, and the bench is a little weaker without Bruce brown.

@@obi3924 It has nothing to do with being better. This Timberwolves defense is the best we’ve seen since the 2020 Lakers. But let’s not act like the Nuggets aren’t choking. Never in all of life would the Timberwolves hold LeBron to 8 points in a playoff game in LA. It’s really a match up problem. OKC isn’t as big as Minn and they’ve been abusing the Nuggets all season as well.

Yeah, this is the narrative when lebron loses. All of a sudden, everyone on the other team is a great player. MPJ is a solid role player. He's a grrat shooter, but horrible defender snd low basketball iq. And Murray is a 0x all-star btw

@@fangiscool1 who are you talking to? Jamal was a Lottery pick and is a max contract player... Yeah he hasn't had the best seasons but the West is deep with great guards... There is one thing that some of those great guards don't have and that's a Ring. And you're also dumb because LeBron said last season that the Nuggets team was the best he's played in the last 4 years so think of it how you want... But he's not making excuses... Oh and I'm not a Lebron Fan.

He's right about the luck also... Imagine tho Bron... The Nuggets also drafted Spida and Gobert... Imagine if they kept them. Well least Spida.

Murray is injured, so they only need to guard Jokic.

also lakers did that 2020 already, they showed the tWolves

All you need is 2-3 7 footers and 3 athletic wings on defense that can Switch everything. 🤦🏿‍♂️

@@penkima4923 jokic neither is 100%. the difference is the twolves have 5-7 players on same level. lakers just had james, 3/4 ad and one or two randoms, that stepped up somehow. mostly either dlo reaves and somehow hachimura.. lakers never built their team potential up.

Also the wolves coaching staff and front office are all from Denver so they probably have the blueprint

James is a competitor, that guy always gives it his all, unfortunately, he can't hard carry a team by himself like he was younger.

​@MistyKathrine I remember him sitting on the floor complaining to refs while the other team went on a fast break last series. He absolutely does not give it his all anymore

Probably wouldn't be a big reaction, because he's doing the show with the current head coach.

🤣🤣🤣

Same story, different year.

Yeah the leader is only responsible for wins right? 🤦

@@hakancarlsson2881 LeBron is not responsible for the Lakers losing in the 1st round. He played phenomenal in his 21st season. And he & AD are the major reasons why the Lakers made it to the playoffs and had a chance to even win. Like I said terrible coaching and role players not playing well is why they lost. Those are the facts. Hopefully the Lakers front office will finally hire a good coaching staff and properly upgrade the roster.

@@erikkdane8485 No way? 🤯 You got even more excuses! Good dog!

@@hakancarlsson2881 Exactly. Thats why MJ should shoulder all the blame for not leading the Wizards to the playoffs for 2 straight seasons, as well as not beating the pistons in the ECF of 1990

A week after they lost so he can come up w/ his excuses, I mean “analysis” lol

@@rickeysmiley1055 SAYS SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT ACHIEVED BIG IN LIFE GET LOST

40 this year my brother

Just now? They only mention it every 20 seconds of any NBA media coverage

Lol

40 is not that old

@@TakumiKhashi it is for a professional athlete who's still better than 95% of their colleagues.

LeBron is doing a pod with his soon to be coach, so it would feel like a waste to just retire instead.

PEDS help

⁠@@tommydavidwalker2445I better see a fuck ton of people playing forever, since PEDs are so impactful 😦

​@@nanobruvdamn everybody has BALCO connections?

You sure, Denver in game 3 up by 27 🔥🔥

@@kendalworld😂

Clearly this comment before Denver whooped MN ass.

Rob doesn’t know how to build a team, or draft tbh

This is literally the argument I've been making. The adjustment for L.A. wasn't there in my opinion.

Facts

Probably why Darvin Ham got fired even tho his butt buddy Micheal Wilbon tries to defend him Ham is kind of ass

Yep, they needed another big at the 5, we can see how well that works with Minnesota against Denver.

Fax

Denver turned Wolves into kittens

Nawh he be catching his self

Lol. He's trying to get used to civilian life after stepping on land mines in Viet Nam

No OKC don't need him He can go to the spurs

​@user-jl2te1tt5z that's not a bad idea spurs have a great development system

Bronny can’t even start on a bad college team. Stop it !

Bronny should not be used as a bargaining chip to get LeBron. Bronny is probably not a draft pick outside of his name

@@roddyboethius1722 nobody would know him if he wasn’t lebron’s son. That’s how you know he’s not nba level

Ghey

He's honest and straight to the point.

It’s the high you’re on

Yea and perfect blend of new school and old school basketball

I mean we don't know that. Not every high-IQ player is a successful coach. Just look at Chauncey Billups, Steve Nash, or Jason Kidd.

@@JohnnyYeet123-sr8xkthe three you just named were actual stars tho. High IQ role players make great coaches.

Not against the t wolves he's not lmao 🤣

only against the lakers🙄

....on offense.

Except he somehow showed us all how to be a worse passer than Klay Thompson

Mpj has not done anything close to what Klay did.

He showed up in game 2, 4, 5 and Lakers should’ve won those games but choked !

Great insight, you should be on the podcast with them.

Nooooo way I thought it was a tight 7 game series 😒

Bruh😂. Go back to sleep

Not for a draft pick

😂😂

Lebron also gets JJ Reddick, Jeanie Buss, and Linda Rambis

LeBron should go to the nuggets if the nuggets lose pair him with Jokic.

LA's roster < Wolves roster

Thats true however let's not over look the NBA is preparing the table these guys are able to play Denver very physical and when Denver ask for calls they can't get away with the tic tac fouls that broke LAKERS momentum and you see how the T wolves coach isn't scared to challenge the refs the game is balanced where the league is undecided rather to push European agenda or the next mj agenda with Ant man

No way the Lakers could’ve done to Denver what Minnesota is doing to Denver now simply because the Lakers don’t have those kind of players Minnesota currently have. like LeBron said Denver was the better team.🤷🏽

@@je5406is you high the wolves cooking Denver y’all could not

@@franklynlindsay2728 i disagree I feel because they're trying to push LBJ out the league any team he go on is doomed! It's so much bigger than watching the game play out on the floor it's about the BOSSES! up stairs why you think refs go unpunished this series is far from over between Denver and Minnesota it's all Hype and sales even ant man is part of the script they tried to place KD, Kawai,and others in position but they fumbled the bag my point is this lakers as a team could have beat them if that what the BOSSES wanted they lead every game until 4th whistles..... they played physical all game however in the fourth they hit them with momentum fouls and what was allowed through 3qrts of the game is no longer allowed so yes they played the same but the league needs Ant man to play the defending champs to elevate their Agenda which is who's the next MJ because it's the market biggest sale

JFC That quote is going to be misquoted forever. He was saying that he needs his team to execute because its just basketball

@@euro51116 sometimes people have a warped sence of reality....that they forget its just a game... not too far removed from WWE.

@@euro51116mfs are taking this quote too far as if bron has given up on the game or something 💀 he’s literally going to be in the Olympics soon

Timberwolves would have slammed the Lakers anyway, Nuggets arent even elite this year.

Bla bla bla... The dear leader is innocent

It's Bron's fault. He played GM and failed. AD kept the Lakers respectable.

neither is at fault. the coaching was horrendous and the role players (not named tauren prince) were underperforming and playing inconsistent.

@@hakancarlsson2881Womp womp…no one cares

😒

It’s about matchups. Never in all of life will the Timberwolves hold LBJ to 8 points in a playoff game in LA.

@@fearlesskingdom4051 Oh I have zero doubt that LeBron would be the problem

@@fearlesskingdom4051 The Lakers can't defend big teams like the TWolves. Their only small guy is Mike Conley but he's a defensive player in his own right. McDaniels is big, Nickeil is big, Kyle Anderson is big, Ant is pretty big, and obviously KAT and Rudy are giants. LeBron would struggle against KAT, and Reaves would get smoked by Ant.

@@JohnnyYeet123-sr8xk LeBron isn’t Jamal Murray bro. No one the Timberwolves can guard LeBron and they definitely don’t have to personnel to hold him to 8 points in a playoff game on his home court. As great as Rudy is he still can’t guard AD to save his life.

@@fearlesskingdom4051Didn’t the Nuggets with just Gordon managed to sweep AND gentleman sweep the Lakers? The Wolves would lock the entire Lakers roster up into oblivion.

Ham was diabolical with the rotations, timeout, challenges, etc all season.

He bout to retire

You try playing offense & defense for 48mins at 39 years old then you try & “open up”

Bro.. the only people putting "expectations" on lebron are the same ones making excuses for him when he doesn't meet them lmfao.. It's been that way since he got into the NBA

Considering he hasn’t had any real controversy outside of the game like other stars the level of criticism is definitely insane. I have a feeling tho once he retires and the basketball world looks back a few years later the appreciation for what he has done will be absolutely immense. Just as much as MJ if not more.

​@@juliuscaesar6994 😂wtf that don't make sense..bruh u know u dnt watch basketball 😅

@@thewrongjogger4234 yeah, like Bron didn't set expectations for 7 rings in Miami lmfao.. you need to learn that sometimes people mean what they say and sometimes they full of shit

They have the defensive player of the year and Michael Jordan part 2

To be fair, this was filmed may 1st and game 1 wasn't even until May 4th. Conventional wisdom by almost ANYONE was that Denver would be Denver and they'd win. I had a feeling that Wolves would do better than most people thought...but I never thought Denver would collapse like this. Nobody saw this coming. But I will say that I can't wait until they film their next one because Brons head is just gonna explode trying to make sense of what is happening right now.

@@griffhawkins8909 what am I trying to say is just the Wolves solved this "puzzle that was so much hard to solve"

So you literally going to try pin the blame on him? Really? Did you watch the entire series and arrive at that conclusion logically or is this speaking emotionally?

@@Ogole-oyeevery good leader takes part of the blame. We all know bron has never been a leader.

@@lbjr777 okay 👍🏿

@@lbjr777 He literally took blame on the pod for his 2011 finals loss, even though he wasn't the leader of that team. He doesn't criticize teammates. So idk where you're getting this opinion from.

😂