ESPN Star Delivers Brutally Honest LeBron James Statement After Thunder-Lakers Game

On Friday night, LeBron James and the Lakers hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles, California.

The game was competitive, but the Lakers lost by a score of 101-93.

Despite turning 40 next month, LeBron James has been outstanding so far this season.

That said, he had a rough game against OKC, finishing with 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists while shooting 5-of-13 from the field and 0-of-4 from three-point range in 34 minutes of action.

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November 29, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) reacts to a call in the second half against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

A person who sent a post on James was ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins.

He wrote: “It looks like this just might be Bron’s last season.”

In addition to Perkins, other people on social media were worried about James.

Via Lakers Daily: “LeBron’s last 4 games:

18 points
18 points
16 points
12 points

Has Father Time finally come?”

Legion Hoops: “LeBron in the loss tonight:

12 points
8 rebounds
6 assists
5 turnovers
5/13 FG
0/4 3P

Hard.”

@SK_Hoops: “LeBron struggles through a tough night, finishing with 12 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 5 TO and +- -12.

Is time ticking for LeBron James after another underwhelming display? “

James is still averaging an outstanding 22.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game. game while shooting 49.8% from the field and 38.8% from three-point range in 19 games.

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November 29, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; A general view as Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) stands at midcourt during the first half of an NBA Cup game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The Lakers fell to 11-8 in their first 19 games, which has them as the sixth seed in the Western Conference.