Stephen A. Smith goes off on LeBron James for his 'excuses' about struggles | First Take | ESPN

First Take's Stephen A. Smith goes off on Cavaliers' LeBron James for his "excuses" about struggles.

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[KBisClutcherThanMJ]

We officially entered the "LeBron needs help" phase of the season following the annual MLK day beat down.

[hereforthedubs]

Lebron you hand picked most of your teammates when you got there then complain about em. Play basketball! We all lose at times.

[aaronconnor]

SAS is the only person who puts Bron on blast for his bullshit

[trevionsewell]

I thought Bron make everybody better ?

[nov]

SAS has a point, you are supposed to believe in your team it's January and he admitting defeat. When Bynum went down in 08 vs Celtics Kobe ain't make big noise about being the underdog. When the Lakers were finishing 5th in the West with Shaq and Kobe missing games they didn't make excuses, accept the challenge and work your ass to win. They lace up their shoes just like you do, tell your players to take their game to the next level. Skill is always moving. Get better.

[RacerNight]

Don't compare LeBron to Kobe.. EVER.. Kobe got a Lion Heart...

[Baller]

The media loves LeBron. SAS Keep calling him out

[elisarayaay]

GM lebron need more help? hilarious, he handpicked his scrub teammates.

[lukerj]

Lebron couldn't win, so he left Cleveland to build a super team in Miami with Wade, Bosh and Ray Allen. When these teammates were passing their prime he decided to return to Cleveland, a team that struggled after he left and because of that received first picks in the draft, like Kyrie Irving and the one they used to get Kevin Love from the Wolves. So, Lebron built another super team, and now, that Kyrie left and the team is struggling he pretends to find another easy way out. Everybody knows what's gonna happen, Lebron will move again next season trying to build a super team. Maybe he will go to the Rockets to play with James Harden and Chris Paul. That's the way he found to win titles. Greats like Jordan, Magic, Bird, Kobe, Duncan never had to go anywhere to win rings.

[serj]

LeHelp be like: I need the entire all star roster on my team or I'll take my talents to Lithuania.

[bartsimpsonupinthisbishh]

LeBron doesn’t need more help, he needs that *MAMBA* mentality 🐍

[clo-broy]

Max said LeBron overcame more obstacles on the way to a championship. Really? Kobe didn't link up with wade and Bosh, didn't play in a sorry eastern conference, wasn't guaranteed a trip to the finals, wasn't the owner, gm, and coach off his own team. Be real

[javianjohnson]

LeHelp needs more help. The story of his life. Yet another excuse

[BrianCheng]

Never underestimate LeHelp James. Adam Silver will throw something his way soon enough.

[phillipstewart]

“David gotta slay Goliath on steroids “ Max is funny 😂

[jarethcruz]

LeBron has everything he needed but if it didn't work that's his problem, now watch them make another trade 😂

[boomproductions]

WTF is Max talking about??? And Stephen A is correct Lebron isn't a REAL Champ looking for the easiest routes to the finals with loaded teams. Lebron won with less odds then KOBE??? Really?? Did he just not here what SAS said Kobe said to him when they faced the vaunted Boston team??? And Kobe had Pau Gasol?? GFOH.. Say what u want about Gasol but he was leading no one anywhere on his own. He struck no fear in any opponent he was however a very good player. Lebron has played with SUPERSTARS for over 10 years!!! HELL NO LEBRON DIDN'T WIN WITH LESS ODDS. The series was given to him by the NBA and no one is even disputing that because of it being so obvious. Best Player in the world? KD!! (or Curry my personal favorite lol) Stop the nonsense Max.. u have been on a bad losing streak here these last couple of weeks.. step ur game up sir

[kevinkim]

That 3-1 loss from against Suns. He had Luke Walton, Kwame Brown, and Smush Parker in the starting lineup.

[fernandocarlos]

this is the thing that LeBron lacks and that is having a killer instinct that the great Michael Jordan and the great Kobe Bryant had
Jordan >Kobe >LeBron

[justaction]

Max out here telling kids to snitch😂😂😂