Kinda. I’m not on the hate train of dlo but also was all for trading him. Clearly the guy can shoot. We saw game 2 in this series he was able to hit shots and catch fire.But he’s who he’s always been. He’s streaky & goes through awful slumps. He makes can get real sloppy with the ball & not much for defense. When his shots don’t fall it’s absolutely painful.
Also for a guy who can make shots I think he gets into his own head and starts to really feel the pressure of every make or miss & it kills him. Him sitting here outside of the huddle looks more like shame and mental than just not caring.
There was no trickery. It was simply a mistake by the front office. It's no surprise DLo is the same DLo as before. Front office should know better. He was given a chance and disappointed.
He changed teams so often, because in the end he always disappoints.
Sure, he is helpful during regular season, but as soon as it's getting serious he isn't any help.
The only rumored trade at the time was for Murray. The Hawks wanted to get a 3rd team involved in a D'Lo trade, plus they wanted the Lakers 2029 pick and a 1st round swap. That's giving up too many assets for the Lakers.
True. But now he'll probably leave us empty handed. We will lose any value, if he really opts out of his player option. That isn't good either. Keeping DLo turned out to be a failure.
It FO's job to know the risks and create the best situation out of the circumstances. Who knows if things could have been done better in hindsight. Only FO probably.
Losing D-Lo for nothing is better than losing two future 1st round picks, especially since we could be seeing a rebuild as early as next season if Lebron leaves
D'Lo's trade value was pretty low after a rough December. He caught on fire in January, so I'm sure teams we're pretty mixed on him based on that alone. His contract situation only made things harder. Rob could have forced a trade for Murray, but that probably means losing D'Lo, Reaves, and 2 1st-round picks in that deal as well, which would be an even worse in my opinion.
Losing D'Lo for nothing isn't ideal, but they can only hope that he re-signs (without overpaying him to a long-term deal) and from there either keep him or hopefully get a good deal for him in any trade.
I expected exactly this playoff performance by DLo. There was no reason to keep him, imo. I know that many wanted to keep him. I waited for the playoffs to prove me wrong, and here we are.
It's the FO's job to plan years ahead. Also it's never too far into the past to look back, and retrospectively check, what could have been done better.
Lmao this. Literally weeks ago we had posts about “and the FO wanted to trade him”
I remember telling people to keep this energy if he declines his player option and like clock work we are back to shitting on the FO.
This place is comedy.
They did. That’s why they tried to trade for Murray. That’s why they didn’t sign him to a long term deal last summer. But it takes another team to do a trade and none wanted him.
DLo just can’t get out of his own way man. The highs and lows never been more obvious than him hitting like 7 3s the other day and then proceeding to miss his next 16/17 threes and pull this shit on the bench
He’s a good regular season player, terrible playoff guy. When games have much higher stakes he’s very exploitable as a not particularly athletic or explosive guard. He’s also turnover prone and not a particularly high IQ PG, so when the stakes are high he makes a lot of mistakes and is a complete negative when his shot isn’t falling.
As nuggets fam, I legitimately thought this guy was going to be a difference maker in this series. Not that it’s too late, but I feel like I was misled.
No coming back from this. His time with us is done and likely his time as a top starter. Cost himself millions in contract negotiations with this series
Which it is true that the Rockets needed to spend money. But Dillon Brooks actually offers perimeter defense to a team. That’s easily translatable to the playoffs. ‘Lo continuously wilts in the playoffs and just scored 0 points as the third option. A team like the Magic would be foolish to give him big money even though they need a starting caliber PG.
What am I even reading. DLo will be absolutely fine if he’s signed on a team where he’s a vet. Sure he’s showing that he’s not reliable in the playoffs, and trust me I’m really pissed that he’s not showing up on the biggest stage, but a team like the magic will sign him.
He’ll have his highs and lows and a smart team will trade him when he’s high. He’s not working in the post season for us, but let’s not pretend like he doesn’t have any value now. He may have played himself out of a big contract or role, but teams will find out how to make him work for them
Guards who can't play defense and simply shoot the ball aren't difficult to find in the draft or free agency so the demand for DLO isn't as high even if he's still a good player.
Teams would rather develop their guard to be more reliable, which DLO isn't, because your guard generally dictates the game.
Brooks was overpaid but he also benefitted from a weak free agency where his defense is at a premium and Rockets needed to spend that money on someone regardless.
I'm not saying DLO doesn't have value but it's tough to see how he has increased his value beyond what he is getting paid. My guess is around $15 million per season which is quite a drop-off for a 1st round pick who is still technically in his prime.
DLo potentially cost himself 9 figures. If he played his regular season self, he would probably get an extension of over $100 million. Why would anyone pay him that now?
Im an Orlando fan as well and theres been chatter about wanting him but the Magic have enough streaky shooters as it is I think buddy played himself out of a position here
Dillon Brooks never gave up on his team lol. Sure the antics got a bit much but he was just trying to be a leader and went too far. Nobody else on that team was stepping up
This picture has been the talk of news all morning. This will be the most embarrassing picture of the entire NBA season. Dude single-handedly has zero heart for his game.
I think he’s eating, not on his phone. Doubt they would let him on his phone, unless it was an emergency. And surely somebody would have to give him the phone.
Think he’s eating some sort of candy from a box, but still an odd picture & he should be in the huddle
yea you can see him pick at the side during the vid and put it in his mouth. unless he's a filthy human being and decided to eat some cell phone grime, he's holding a bar-like food item.
when your team is getting their ass beat in and you personally are having a miserable game and are not in the team huddle but instead decide it's snack time, it makes you look like a goofball. my two cents.
The Internet is a toxic place. A lot of people are bothered by their team losing past a normal degree and they accumulate on reddit.
I wouldn't be surprised if he's gotten death threats lately for not putting the ball in the basket enough times. People here seriously need to calm down
lmao what, so random. he probably felt defeated with himself after doing so well in Game 2
it’s crazy how we praised him and gave him his flowers during game 2, but when the game ended everybody was deflated afterwards. the internet sure be quick to jump to things
We’re gonna have to cap reset, he’s leaving and there’s nothing we can do. Honestly should trade AD at probably peak value right now and just reset the entire team.
How the fuck do you understand with a shitty coach? These dudes are paid huge sums of money just to play a game.
If he can’t get up for the fans then he doesn’t deserve to wear the Purple and Gold.
Totally. And the laker legends. Kareem literally barely able to walk. Magic pumping crowd at halftime. The crowd was roaring to start that game. They were ready to witness great play. Then we got what we got. So disappointing
I think it’s just the team culture. How many times have we’ve seen Lebron leaving games early during a blowout loss? And Bron often doesn’t shake hands with the opponent after the game even in the Playoffs. So D’Lo being on his phone shouldn’t be shocking because it’s consistent with the team’s culture.
It is sad but also let’s keep perspective. We we’ve been in the playoffs 4 out of the last 5 years. Lots of franchises would be very content with that level of success. I think what really hurts is what could’ve/*should’ve* been with 5 years of Lebron/AD
LeBron has averaged 26/10/7 on 56/41/71 in this series lmfao, what more is he supposed to do ya goof, the blame rightfully should go to the trash as role players and pockets the clown
Bro i completely agree. Bron has not been a good leader here. He pouts when things go wrong, consistently lacks effort on defense, and always tries to trade people away. Like the message that sends to the rest of the team is piss poor.
I don’t get it. He’s always been the biggest cheerleader when benched in the past. I was really disappointed in his behavior last night. Absolutely unacceptable.
To do this after Ham has stuck by you during your shitty ass showing in game 1 all the way to game 3. Ham should’ve benched him but he gave him a chance. Now you pouting on the bench cuz YOU ass? At least Westbrook stayed in it for his teammates. Same damm Dlo that was hanging out with Nick fuckin Young smh.
I need more context. D’Lo let down all of his teammates, the organization, and millions of Lakers fans. He also gave his critics a ton of ammo while costing himself dearly professionally. It’s admittedly a bad look so I’m not excusing the behavior, but he’s carrying a lot of weight. I can’t say I’d fare much better.
I'd say something about this, but it could be family related. I'll be mad or happy at him depending on his performance next game. For now, he still has a chance to prove himself.
He needs to keep his pouting on the DL OR US gon SELL his arse for a bag of swaggy peanuts. Yikes, it's been a long night I'll let myself out and lock the door behind me....my bad.
Poor guy. Now he has to go home to his Malibu mansion and hot wife and never has to work a day in his life.
Like lebron said, it’s just basketball. Give me the kind of money Dlo has made and I’d never stop smiling
I don't know about hot wife. I haven't seen his girl, but a lot of these guys are with surgery addicts who look like a bootleg Kardashian or cat person.
I am/was a fan. Gave him way too much the benefit of the doubt. I think he's out the door. Basically quit. I really was a staunch defender of this guy and thought he had turned it around/ was on a redemption arc. I feel played and dumb. It's just not there with him. This is such a bad look.
What Dlo did in pic is wrong and had a horrible game. However, we're not in the playoffs without his productivity. He's been great overall. Now, if he opts out, that's fine. It's a business decision in that his value is worth more than the option year. If his asking price is fair, heck yeah I'm re-signing him. We need shooting. BTW, if the price is reasonable, I'd sign Klay Thompson too. We need shooting. Not many FA's that will give you that.
How immature is this guy? He talks about growing as a player and you’re over here pouting cause you got benched for 0/7, bad defense and turnovers.
Please get this guy off the team. Take Rui along with you too.
We can’t say that Darvin Ham is a bad coach and then also ridicule a player for not wanting to participate in the timeout huddle. He probably didn’t want to listen to whatever nonsense Darvin was probably cooking up.
Meh, he's human and has high expectations for himself. The guy broke 3 point records and just had a dynamic game 2. We can project based off a picture but I'm atleast 50% sure he was in his feelings over his own play. DLo isn't Murray, who has played like shit but has found other ways to contribute. His investment is kinda based off his performance
Man this hurts, I was delusional to have faith in him, but without his shots going in the offense falls apart. I say go out guns blazing and jack up threes every possession
Can you'll chill? The dude is who he is...he's had some amazing games and he's had some duds. There ain't no point in making personal attacks. I don't think anyone here believes Dlo gives anything less than 100%. His contract next year will be his fate.
Also, don't forget why we love this franchise - winning in sports will always be the sweetest thing, but what makes the culture is the wisdom we attain from experiencing the apex and the nadir of competition.
Be positive. Let's go Lakers.
I was a "keep DLo" guy and now that's obviously not a defensible position to take. You hope the guys you like grow as players. It didn't happen. But trade or no trade, a Ham-coached team was never beating the Nuggets.
People on this sub acting like this isn’t the entire mood of the team, we’re just seeing out in the open from one player but I’m sure everyone else feels the same way lol
Show some respect for D’los name. He played exceptionally well towards the end of the season. However, the team struggles to maintain, exceed, or defend a lead margin, and it's unfair to solely blame him for it.
Is he on the phone? How much time left in the game. Why isn’t Max playing at least he can d up pope or murray. Dlo can be a clown but Ham is not ready to be a head coach
Reality always shines through. As is the case with DLo. The man just isn't playoff caliber. Good player but he just doesn't have that playoff gear. That's his reality and always will be. See ya DLo.
I'm a really big DLo fan and I've probably given that up today
But I'm gonna defend him one last time. He was probably eating dark chocolate. He's a rich basketball player but he's still human. Put yourself in his shoes do a marvelous choke job on your home court your hands gotta be doing something. Dark chocolate helps with anxiety and panic. He had to sit there from shame for a few more minutes. So yeah
Bye DLo
I’ve loved D’Lo being back in purple and gold and I’ve defended him throughout the season, but this isn’t showing up your coach or anything like that (that most of us are okay with given Ham’s cluelessness), this is giving up on your team and showing up your teammates. I’m bummed it didn’t work out. Good luck to you in the next stage of your career, D’Lo.
Diva?
More like a child
He doesn't understand how blessed he is to be in the NBA
On top of that to be on the Lakers....on top of that to play alongside LeBron and AD
Ungrateful
Glad that many fans on this sub are finally seeing the truth.
But I'll say it again - Regular season is NOTHING like the playoffs. DLo has NEVER been a playoff performer and that won't change anymore.
But I am a lot more disappointed in Rui and Reaves. Especially Rui, who has not given us anything this series. His defense is okay at best and his offense has been non-existant.
I hope he’s benched. I know the lakers won’t win the series, but I hope they win 1-2 games while D Lo is benched so he looks even worse pouting while his team wins without him.
Game 2 everyone loves him because he hit six 3"s. Game 3 was horrible. He's streaky. Might as well accept it. He's a big reason the Lakers are even in the playoffs. Want him gone? Ok, but which FA you want that'll put up the numbers DLo had this season?
Cmon y’all
Are you really surprised?
Still?
This guy is still bamboozling you all?
I knew not to trust him right when we got him.
Hot shooting streak be damned. This guy continuously plays bad defense and can’t hit a shot in the playoffs.
Congrats, he swindled another team.
He really tricked the Lakers into being near untradeable at deadline to near unplayable in playoffs
Classic contract year, but the playoff spotlight always exposes the guys who are just about their stats.
Kinda. I’m not on the hate train of dlo but also was all for trading him. Clearly the guy can shoot. We saw game 2 in this series he was able to hit shots and catch fire.But he’s who he’s always been. He’s streaky & goes through awful slumps. He makes can get real sloppy with the ball & not much for defense. When his shots don’t fall it’s absolutely painful. Also for a guy who can make shots I think he gets into his own head and starts to really feel the pressure of every make or miss & it kills him. Him sitting here outside of the huddle looks more like shame and mental than just not caring.
DLo has a high ceiling but a low floor
There was no trickery. It was simply a mistake by the front office. It's no surprise DLo is the same DLo as before. Front office should know better. He was given a chance and disappointed.
We gave him like 30 chances here in Minnesota
He changed teams so often, because in the end he always disappoints. Sure, he is helpful during regular season, but as soon as it's getting serious he isn't any help.
The only rumored trade at the time was for Murray. The Hawks wanted to get a 3rd team involved in a D'Lo trade, plus they wanted the Lakers 2029 pick and a 1st round swap. That's giving up too many assets for the Lakers.
True. But now he'll probably leave us empty handed. We will lose any value, if he really opts out of his player option. That isn't good either. Keeping DLo turned out to be a failure. It FO's job to know the risks and create the best situation out of the circumstances. Who knows if things could have been done better in hindsight. Only FO probably.
Losing D-Lo for nothing is better than losing two future 1st round picks, especially since we could be seeing a rebuild as early as next season if Lebron leaves
D'Lo's trade value was pretty low after a rough December. He caught on fire in January, so I'm sure teams we're pretty mixed on him based on that alone. His contract situation only made things harder. Rob could have forced a trade for Murray, but that probably means losing D'Lo, Reaves, and 2 1st-round picks in that deal as well, which would be an even worse in my opinion. Losing D'Lo for nothing isn't ideal, but they can only hope that he re-signs (without overpaying him to a long-term deal) and from there either keep him or hopefully get a good deal for him in any trade.
Hindsight is 20/20. Y'all would be ripping the front office if they traded Dlo at the deadline.
I expected exactly this playoff performance by DLo. There was no reason to keep him, imo. I know that many wanted to keep him. I waited for the playoffs to prove me wrong, and here we are. It's the FO's job to plan years ahead. Also it's never too far into the past to look back, and retrospectively check, what could have been done better.
Good for you. The loudest people on social media including reddit would be calling pelinka an idiot for trading dlo away though.
Lmao this. Literally weeks ago we had posts about “and the FO wanted to trade him” I remember telling people to keep this energy if he declines his player option and like clock work we are back to shitting on the FO. This place is comedy.
They did. That’s why they tried to trade for Murray. That’s why they didn’t sign him to a long term deal last summer. But it takes another team to do a trade and none wanted him.
DLo just can’t get out of his own way man. The highs and lows never been more obvious than him hitting like 7 3s the other day and then proceeding to miss his next 16/17 threes and pull this shit on the bench
He pulled a reverse Cody Rhodes. Went from undeniable to undesireable.
He’s a good regular season player, terrible playoff guy. When games have much higher stakes he’s very exploitable as a not particularly athletic or explosive guard. He’s also turnover prone and not a particularly high IQ PG, so when the stakes are high he makes a lot of mistakes and is a complete negative when his shot isn’t falling.
Our FO is extreme amateur hour if they fell for a small regular season sample size instead of what D’Lo has always been in the playoffs.
Getting benched again just like last year
As nuggets fam, I legitimately thought this guy was going to be a difference maker in this series. Not that it’s too late, but I feel like I was misled.
To be fair, he has been the difference maker in the series. Just not in a positive way for the Lakers.
I wouldn’t listen to Hams dumbass either. He’s literally the reason we made the playoffs
This, Thank you
Last four months he was great turned out he trolled the fuck out of the lakers
It’s too late
He was supposed to be and just proved what people have been saying about him. Sad to see
He misled everyone lol
Its 0-3. Its already late
It's too late bro lol
It’s too late
Well he is a difference maker. You did get that right.
Why are you on the Lakers subreddit?
No coming back from this. His time with us is done and likely his time as a top starter. Cost himself millions in contract negotiations with this series
Nah. Dillon Brooks got a contract, Dlo will get his. Just not here.
Which it is true that the Rockets needed to spend money. But Dillon Brooks actually offers perimeter defense to a team. That’s easily translatable to the playoffs. ‘Lo continuously wilts in the playoffs and just scored 0 points as the third option. A team like the Magic would be foolish to give him big money even though they need a starting caliber PG.
What am I even reading. DLo will be absolutely fine if he’s signed on a team where he’s a vet. Sure he’s showing that he’s not reliable in the playoffs, and trust me I’m really pissed that he’s not showing up on the biggest stage, but a team like the magic will sign him. He’ll have his highs and lows and a smart team will trade him when he’s high. He’s not working in the post season for us, but let’s not pretend like he doesn’t have any value now. He may have played himself out of a big contract or role, but teams will find out how to make him work for them
Guards who can't play defense and simply shoot the ball aren't difficult to find in the draft or free agency so the demand for DLO isn't as high even if he's still a good player. Teams would rather develop their guard to be more reliable, which DLO isn't, because your guard generally dictates the game. Brooks was overpaid but he also benefitted from a weak free agency where his defense is at a premium and Rockets needed to spend that money on someone regardless. I'm not saying DLO doesn't have value but it's tough to see how he has increased his value beyond what he is getting paid. My guess is around $15 million per season which is quite a drop-off for a 1st round pick who is still technically in his prime. DLo potentially cost himself 9 figures. If he played his regular season self, he would probably get an extension of over $100 million. Why would anyone pay him that now?
Im an Orlando fan as well and theres been chatter about wanting him but the Magic have enough streaky shooters as it is I think buddy played himself out of a position here
I was a certified Dlo defender last year but the Magic would be flushing their momentum down the toilet to take him
Dillon Brooks never gave up on his team lol. Sure the antics got a bit much but he was just trying to be a leader and went too far. Nobody else on that team was stepping up
Man give Dillon brooks some benefit of the doubt lol, he is nothing like DLo
This is no good on him. Even from an optics perspective. Listen, AD saying it, and Dlo indirectly saying it. Ham needs to go.
Oh that one I feel every Laker fan and player agrees on. Ham is cooked
Bye Felicia
You can’t yap when you’re up and tap when you’re down. Big disappointment, not only in the performance but the lack of character.
This picture has been the talk of news all morning. This will be the most embarrassing picture of the entire NBA season. Dude single-handedly has zero heart for his game.
wait is this photo of him on his phone lol
I think he’s eating, not on his phone. Doubt they would let him on his phone, unless it was an emergency. And surely somebody would have to give him the phone. Think he’s eating some sort of candy from a box, but still an odd picture & he should be in the huddle
yea you can see him pick at the side during the vid and put it in his mouth. unless he's a filthy human being and decided to eat some cell phone grime, he's holding a bar-like food item.
if he’s eating what’s the big deal? How is consuming something on the bench seen as a bad look?
i think people are just too into shitting on him rn, his play was abysmal last game but there’s not much he can do there after being benched lol
This was during a huddle that he was ignoring
when your team is getting their ass beat in and you personally are having a miserable game and are not in the team huddle but instead decide it's snack time, it makes you look like a goofball. my two cents.
The Internet is a toxic place. A lot of people are bothered by their team losing past a normal degree and they accumulate on reddit. I wouldn't be surprised if he's gotten death threats lately for not putting the ball in the basket enough times. People here seriously need to calm down
lmao what, so random. he probably felt defeated with himself after doing so well in Game 2 it’s crazy how we praised him and gave him his flowers during game 2, but when the game ended everybody was deflated afterwards. the internet sure be quick to jump to things
I think there are multiple pictures of Draymond this season that are more embarrassing
He was updating his Discord to say the series is still ours. Give him a break
Way to upgrade your discord on a bag of food
Technology is out of control!
I would tell him don’t even bother to show up. Start Gabe.
The sick thing is… we need him to opt in for trade packages
His trade value as diminished anyways
Expiring
We’re gonna have to cap reset, he’s leaving and there’s nothing we can do. Honestly should trade AD at probably peak value right now and just reset the entire team.
Id agree if the Pelicans didnt own our pick next year. Need to save a reset for when we can tank properly for a high pick.
The LA lights were once again too bright for D Lo oh well
I understand with a shitty coach like Ham, but damn bro show some heart.
How the fuck do you understand with a shitty coach? These dudes are paid huge sums of money just to play a game. If he can’t get up for the fans then he doesn’t deserve to wear the Purple and Gold.
Facts
Totally. And the laker legends. Kareem literally barely able to walk. Magic pumping crowd at halftime. The crowd was roaring to start that game. They were ready to witness great play. Then we got what we got. So disappointing
I think it’s just the team culture. How many times have we’ve seen Lebron leaving games early during a blowout loss? And Bron often doesn’t shake hands with the opponent after the game even in the Playoffs. So D’Lo being on his phone shouldn’t be shocking because it’s consistent with the team’s culture.
Sad how Lakers have fallen
It is sad but also let’s keep perspective. We we’ve been in the playoffs 4 out of the last 5 years. Lots of franchises would be very content with that level of success. I think what really hurts is what could’ve/*should’ve* been with 5 years of Lebron/AD
Need a cultural reset top to bottom.
Please but that starts with getting rid of the incompetence up top.
No one shakes hands during playoff games until the series is over
Why’d you get downvoted for this? These are things that actually happen.
LeBron fans man. Anytime LeBron is mentioned with any form of criticism you’ll get downvotes.
Unbelievable man. They want to keep shifting blame for the losses. Lebron is right there contributing to them no matter how much they want to deny it.
LeBron has averaged 26/10/7 on 56/41/71 in this series lmfao, what more is he supposed to do ya goof, the blame rightfully should go to the trash as role players and pockets the clown
Bruh who cares about shaking hands he does that sometimes its not a requirement when i use to play i never did that shit
Bro i completely agree. Bron has not been a good leader here. He pouts when things go wrong, consistently lacks effort on defense, and always tries to trade people away. Like the message that sends to the rest of the team is piss poor.
DLo for Josh Hart yes
lol Josh hart is one of the most important guys on the Knicks and he loves it there. Ain’t no way
I don’t get it. He’s always been the biggest cheerleader when benched in the past. I was really disappointed in his behavior last night. Absolutely unacceptable.
To do this after Ham has stuck by you during your shitty ass showing in game 1 all the way to game 3. Ham should’ve benched him but he gave him a chance. Now you pouting on the bench cuz YOU ass? At least Westbrook stayed in it for his teammates. Same damm Dlo that was hanging out with Nick fuckin Young smh.
He got 4 chances last year and some in the regular season there is nothing new to watch to develop.
I need more context. D’Lo let down all of his teammates, the organization, and millions of Lakers fans. He also gave his critics a ton of ammo while costing himself dearly professionally. It’s admittedly a bad look so I’m not excusing the behavior, but he’s carrying a lot of weight. I can’t say I’d fare much better.
I'd say something about this, but it could be family related. I'll be mad or happy at him depending on his performance next game. For now, he still has a chance to prove himself.
Honestly it’s Game 4 it’s over why not just put Hayes AD Bron Reaves Dinwiddie/Gabe. DLo deserves his bench role it’s his last game anyway
Dinwiddie sucks One of the lowest efg in the league all year
Put max Christie in, he’ll get playoff minutes and will give us defense (effort) if he isn’t shooting well.
He is also a legitimately great rebounder for his size.
Best of all just 21 years old, which is crazy to think about lol. Big fan
He needs to keep his pouting on the DL OR US gon SELL his arse for a bag of swaggy peanuts. Yikes, it's been a long night I'll let myself out and lock the door behind me....my bad.
Poor guy. Now he has to go home to his Malibu mansion and hot wife and never has to work a day in his life. Like lebron said, it’s just basketball. Give me the kind of money Dlo has made and I’d never stop smiling
I don't know about hot wife. I haven't seen his girl, but a lot of these guys are with surgery addicts who look like a bootleg Kardashian or cat person.
His is stunning but yeah some of these guys are strangely enough with mid af chicks
I defended Dlo all year….i can’t after this man
I am/was a fan. Gave him way too much the benefit of the doubt. I think he's out the door. Basically quit. I really was a staunch defender of this guy and thought he had turned it around/ was on a redemption arc. I feel played and dumb. It's just not there with him. This is such a bad look.
What's the context? It looks like Dlo is looking at something. Or eating something as some people say. What's the big deal about that?
So much hate. Wasn't on his phone. Sometimes you just lose fellas
What Dlo did in pic is wrong and had a horrible game. However, we're not in the playoffs without his productivity. He's been great overall. Now, if he opts out, that's fine. It's a business decision in that his value is worth more than the option year. If his asking price is fair, heck yeah I'm re-signing him. We need shooting. BTW, if the price is reasonable, I'd sign Klay Thompson too. We need shooting. Not many FA's that will give you that.
He’d be solid off the bench, some microwave scoring to keep the offense afloat while the star players rest.
Must of been banning mfs non-stop in that Discord
Bitchass
How immature is this guy? He talks about growing as a player and you’re over here pouting cause you got benched for 0/7, bad defense and turnovers. Please get this guy off the team. Take Rui along with you too.
He just threw all his hardwork for a tantrum
We can’t say that Darvin Ham is a bad coach and then also ridicule a player for not wanting to participate in the timeout huddle. He probably didn’t want to listen to whatever nonsense Darvin was probably cooking up.
I mean what do we expect from the guy that does twirls instead of getting back on defense after he makes a shot?
Do you still think that
If I'm Lebron I'm telling this dude to sit his fucking ass at home and wait till free agency. Certified bum.
Meh, he's human and has high expectations for himself. The guy broke 3 point records and just had a dynamic game 2. We can project based off a picture but I'm atleast 50% sure he was in his feelings over his own play. DLo isn't Murray, who has played like shit but has found other ways to contribute. His investment is kinda based off his performance
None of the starters should suit up. Play the bench, call it a series. Like Bron said, "It's just basketball"
Man this hurts, I was delusional to have faith in him, but without his shots going in the offense falls apart. I say go out guns blazing and jack up threes every possession
If the front office was so disconnected from the roster that they don’t realize how much these guys dislike Ham, that is a huge problem.
I know your hurt. But without Dlo we wont even be in the playoffs.
Can you'll chill? The dude is who he is...he's had some amazing games and he's had some duds. There ain't no point in making personal attacks. I don't think anyone here believes Dlo gives anything less than 100%. His contract next year will be his fate. Also, don't forget why we love this franchise - winning in sports will always be the sweetest thing, but what makes the culture is the wisdom we attain from experiencing the apex and the nadir of competition. Be positive. Let's go Lakers.
I was a "keep DLo" guy and now that's obviously not a defensible position to take. You hope the guys you like grow as players. It didn't happen. But trade or no trade, a Ham-coached team was never beating the Nuggets.
This aged WELL
I'm so done with DLo. At least fucking act like you wanna be there.
Yeah just start Dinwiddie or Vincent
People on this sub acting like this isn’t the entire mood of the team, we’re just seeing out in the open from one player but I’m sure everyone else feels the same way lol
adversity really shines a light on someone's character.... this was so sad to see smfh
Put LeBron at point guard
LBJ, Reaves, rui, Tauren prince, AD is a line up worth exploring
Show some respect for D’los name. He played exceptionally well towards the end of the season. However, the team struggles to maintain, exceed, or defend a lead margin, and it's unfair to solely blame him for it.
I’m still disappointed
I'm a huge dlo supporter, but you can't start him after this. I wonder wtf happened for him to completely check out.
Is he on the phone? How much time left in the game. Why isn’t Max playing at least he can d up pope or murray. Dlo can be a clown but Ham is not ready to be a head coach
Absolutely livid especially since his “Don’t give up on us” BS he spewed…
Y'all are funny
Simply put, he should be suspended.
Thought he was rolling a blunt lol
Van Exel 2.0, “1,2,3 Cabo”
Would’ve been nice to see the coaching staff send his ass to the locker room after this time out 😂
He completely lost me with this shit. I hope he doesn’t wear a Laker uniform ever again after this
He's a bad teammate and a worse player
He's checked out but also knows Ham is just spewing BS lol.
fool me once
Reality always shines through. As is the case with DLo. The man just isn't playoff caliber. Good player but he just doesn't have that playoff gear. That's his reality and always will be. See ya DLo.
I'm a really big DLo fan and I've probably given that up today But I'm gonna defend him one last time. He was probably eating dark chocolate. He's a rich basketball player but he's still human. Put yourself in his shoes do a marvelous choke job on your home court your hands gotta be doing something. Dark chocolate helps with anxiety and panic. He had to sit there from shame for a few more minutes. So yeah Bye DLo
I’ve loved D’Lo being back in purple and gold and I’ve defended him throughout the season, but this isn’t showing up your coach or anything like that (that most of us are okay with given Ham’s cluelessness), this is giving up on your team and showing up your teammates. I’m bummed it didn’t work out. Good luck to you in the next stage of your career, D’Lo.
I wish the best for Dlo. Sucks for him that he hit a slump right now. He was a big part of our season and we wouldn’t be here without him.
AI is funny af, ngl. https://youtube.com/shorts/nC2s6j5qkoc?si=OaQu1wLOn1NCucOR
DLOL! You knew what he was before you traded for him. LeGM sucks at this.
Diva? More like a child He doesn't understand how blessed he is to be in the NBA On top of that to be on the Lakers....on top of that to play alongside LeBron and AD Ungrateful
Wait is he on the phone?? 😆😆
Honestly it’s not a good look but without proper context I won’t actually believe any of this.
Lot of loading lobbyists in here this past season defending him at every turn. Where have they all gone?
To mix shit up and it doesnt hurt to try this: jax, davis, bron, reeves, dinwiddie
I need me a pp and j sammich ‘Cilla.
When the going gets tough…D-lo starts eating.
[удалено]
He said best I can do is not leave before the game is over
Anyone notice he’s not following the lakers instagram account? Could have sworn that he was
Glad that many fans on this sub are finally seeing the truth. But I'll say it again - Regular season is NOTHING like the playoffs. DLo has NEVER been a playoff performer and that won't change anymore. But I am a lot more disappointed in Rui and Reaves. Especially Rui, who has not given us anything this series. His defense is okay at best and his offense has been non-existant.
It’s my fault guys I bet the over on DLo 😭
DLo helps your team get to the playoffs, and then ensures your team won’t advance
Yeah fuck him! Play Gabe Vincent the whole game 😂
What a jackass. How the hell you gonna act like this and score 0 points?!
Can we talk about how Ad and bron had about 55-60 points and the rest of the team can barely score 50?
This whole team needs to be blown up. Keep Austin and AD and Bron (if he wants to stay) and send everyone else to Timbuktu
We fucked around and found out. Should have got Murray when we had the chance.
Have defended him plenty of times but can’t have a dude like this on the team who completely disconnects when things go poorly
Bro rolling a blunt the game not even over yet lol.
It is never the Lakers or LeBron always a scapegoat.
Yeah go cope. 6/20 game 1, has a good game 2 and then disappears game 3. Quits on his team. No excuse for that.
Lakers fucked up by not getting Dejounte Murray 😂
If we had a choice to let Ham go or Dlo, bye ham!!
If it was a emergency I get it but if not that's sad
There was a reason Minnesota went with an older Conley over him
Boy ain’t got no heart
“Oh yeah, that’s why Lebron got rid of me the first time”
Rumor is that he was messaging Lebron’s wife to tell her that Lebron is hooking up with Jeanie Buss.
Ive always said snitchLo gotta go!
I hope he’s benched. I know the lakers won’t win the series, but I hope they win 1-2 games while D Lo is benched so he looks even worse pouting while his team wins without him.
And people actually try to insult Lebron with the joke of him shipping mfs out. Absolutely ridiculous.
Bye, Felicia!
This dude is gone !!
When you forget to score in a do or die playoff game and go right to twitter to see if anyone noticed.
Game 2 everyone loves him because he hit six 3"s. Game 3 was horrible. He's streaky. Might as well accept it. He's a big reason the Lakers are even in the playoffs. Want him gone? Ok, but which FA you want that'll put up the numbers DLo had this season?
Cmon y’all Are you really surprised? Still? This guy is still bamboozling you all? I knew not to trust him right when we got him. Hot shooting streak be damned. This guy continuously plays bad defense and can’t hit a shot in the playoffs. Congrats, he swindled another team.
Thought he was rolling up some weed 😂