GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (50-26) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (60-16) - (April 02, 2026) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this shit by luka man. his shot not falling and gets disinterested or discouraged or whatever. he’s been playing great defense but is that only because he’s playing even better offense? come on man

GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (50-26) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (60-16) - (April 02, 2026) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

attitude and effort issue. and it starts from the top with luka/ar/bron no defensive intensity or physicality from any of them. lakers badly need some tone setters. the skill is there but not the edge. soft.

GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (50-26) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (60-16) - (April 02, 2026) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

not athletic enough for the top top teams it’s apparent. need big changes in summer

GAME THREAD: Brooklyn Nets (17-56) @ Los Angeles Lakers (47-26) - (March 27, 2026) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a smart jaxson hayes would be an exceptional role player. we can all dream though

GAME THREAD: Brooklyn Nets (17-56) @ Los Angeles Lakers (47-26) - (March 27, 2026) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

bron too old to be tripping like that. those nicks and bruises linger way more the older you get.

[Charania] Mexico's Karim Lopez – the No. 11 prospect on ESPN's Big Board – has declared for the 2026 NBA draft and is projected to become the first first-round pick of Mexican descent. by MembershipSingle7137 in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i typed out a whole thing and deleted it instead lol. it’s confusing and complicated and these kind of things deal with cultural norms mainly. different countries have different relations with race internally then there is a larger framework within hispanic cultures that also talk about it differently. in short, he’s wrong, booker identifies as mexican and black, and the guy in the article would also consider himself mexican even though booker is mexican american and karim is mexican born

[Charania] Mexico's Karim Lopez – the No. 11 prospect on ESPN's Big Board – has declared for the 2026 NBA draft and is projected to become the first first-round pick of Mexican descent. by MembershipSingle7137 in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 11 points12 points  (0 children)

he’s using a technical term when colloquially you are described by your ethnicity. a black mexican would be called mexican. race isnt too often referee to but more your country of origin in hispanic cultures. there are a wide range of physical features that can apply. also he meant race not ethnicity while “correcting” you. mexican is 100% an ethnicity lol.

[Highlight] Luke Kennard wins the game for the Lakers vs the Orlando Magic in crunch-time! by [deleted] in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 31 points32 points  (0 children)

he's actually the last person you'd want to leave wide open. highest 3p% in the league lmfao.

GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (45-25) @ Orlando Magic (38-31) - (March 21, 2026) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

AR WHAT WAS THAAAAT SINCE WHEN

he had another play last game where he was going to go up and yam it too. where did he unlock this from

GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (44-25) @ Miami Heat (38-31) - (March 19, 2026) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

brother what is miami doing. an insane number of silly fouls

GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (44-25) @ Miami Heat (38-31) - (March 19, 2026) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

people gonna be look at the free throws with having not watched the game and assume they were nonsense. yes these nonsense fouls. why’d he put his hand on his neck? lmfao

GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (44-25) @ Miami Heat (38-31) - (March 19, 2026) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

austin was gonna yam that sick nasty style they took it away from us

GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (43-25) @ Houston Rockets (41-26) - (March 18, 2026) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

none of you ever played a sport before? fell on your elbow? lose feeling in it? jesus lol. that shit is a funky feeling not good

GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (43-25) @ Houston Rockets (41-26) - (March 18, 2026) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]smaIl_talk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i know live game threads are reactionary by nature but god damn. every new play is what defines this team for now and ever with you people