The Lakers are 30-33 on the season, 4.5 games back of the San Antonio Spurs for the 8-seed in the Western Conference. Each loss makes it more and more likely that LeBron James’ playoff streak will come to an end at 13 consecutive years.
Most recently, L.A. went to Phoenix and somehow managed to lose to the Suns, who are tied with the Knicks for the fewest wins in the league. The loss was a new low point for a team that seems to find one of those every week, and grumblings from the fan base that changes were needed continue to grow.
One prominent Lakers fan in particular has had enough of this season and is calling for heads to roll, as Snoop Dogg posted a video expressing his frustration with this season saying, “Someone’s gotta go,” and, “these guys f*ckin suck.”
Snoop is FED up with the Lakers.
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— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 4, 2019
It’s a sentiment shared by a lot of Lakers fans, although there are plenty that are pointing to LeBron as being as much of a problem as his supporting cast. The failures of the Lakers this season, from top to bottom, have led to a very interesting dynamic in L.A.
Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka didn’t do enough this summer to surround LeBron with quality support, instead giving contracts to veterans with iffy-at-best track records with almost none of them panning out. The young players have certainly had their own issues learning how to play with James, as has Luke Walton figuring out how to maximize his roster and balance his rotations. LeBron hasn’t looked like the LeBron we’re accustomed to seeing, particularly since his groin injury, and all of that has led to a team sitting in the 10th spot in the West with 19 games to play.
A massive run to make the playoffs could still be in the works, but if it’s not, the battle in L.A. between Lakers fans over whose fault it was will rage through the summer — and you can be all but guaranteed Snoop will get his wish in the form of sweeping changes to the staff and roster.
