Stephen A. leaves NBA Countdown crew SPEECHLESS after Lakers' front office rant 👀👀

On NBA Countdown, Stephen A. Smith calls out Jeanie Buss and Kurt Rambis for their Los Angeles Lakers personnel moves, calling them “an international basketball travesty" after Michael Wilbon admits he hopes the Lakers “put themselves out of their own misery” tonight against the Phoenix Suns.

[frederickjones]

I hope when the playoffs start they show respect to the teams that made it and actually talk about them

[sonofpaper]

Oh! Now y'all tired if talking about them!

[dienauto]

LBJ is my guy, but this should be a lesson for all GMs and front offices. Players play, consult them, but ultimately GMs run rosters.

[saburvd]

The Lakers have made history as the oldest team in NBA history: 61.3 average years old. Ariza just turned 67.

[pyrrhicvictory]

I absolutely LOVE it when Stephen A rants about Kurt and Linda Rambis 🤣

[wavykidifiy]

Why nobody talking about how the lakers picked up Russ where when they played the rockets when they won the chip they left him wide open to shot and 2 years later you guys picked him up and expected him to do something

[rickDArula]

Lakers have been the most useless major story all season. Happy the narrative is ending.

Keep that same energy
-Lebron James

[UnrulyRebel-hdpl]

It's called ratings of course y'all gonna talk about them 24/7

[innercity]

🤣🤣🤣 did anybody else catch it when Wilbon said "ok we don't wanna have a Will Smith moment over here 3:00

[RMASUPERFLY]

"Dear AD and Westie. I did not play tonight even if my ankle is perfectly fine. We can't let them know that we really can't win even if we're together."- Love Lebron

[wojak-sensei]

Stephen A., in true Stephen A. fashion, went absolutely nuts on a Rambis lady that I don't even know of until now.

[_sparrowhawk]

"I got some breakin news - he picking that up" ...

Tears of laughter then... oh god... my Lakers... >< "

[mavfan]

ESPN has become pathetic. The Lakers are done. Talk about the Suns, the Warriors or some other relevant team. Big thumbs down. 👎

[YoungKProductions]

Magic Johnson doesn't know how the salary cap works. The team he speaks of was unconstructable.

[brantkim]

So the solution to the Lakers problems is to have a completely different team that somehow doesn't get injured.

[soniakoji]

Westbrick got himself a car dealership off the court in LA? Dude really took care of business off the court. 😮

[jej]

They should've just kept their team. Centers were deep. Javale McGee doesn't get talked about enough. Rondo need his credit. You can't just keep buying super teams.

[idmas.]

Espn: "Injuries sabotaged the season, with L.A.'s new-look Big Three of LeBron James, Davis and Russell Westbrook combining to play just 21 games together through Tuesday." So how many games did Jokic play with Jamal Murray (or Michael Porter Jr.). How many games did PG play with Kawhi?

[Earl_E_Burd]

Wilbon and ESPN are totally ignoring the hard cap. The DeRozen thing is not even close to possible, and definitely not with keeping Caruso/KCP and getting Hield. No wonder they're so upset because they're projecting their idiocracy. If you want details listen to Bobby Marks on today's Brian Windhorst podcast - it's at 5 minutes in.

[marjase]

But if I'm sincerely honest in my humble
opinion, without being sentimental, and
of course without offending anyone who
thinks differently from my direction but
rather looking into this serious matter
with a perspective distinction and without
condemning anyone's point of view,
honestly think and feel that I have nothing
to say