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LeBron James is on his way to his 10th NBA finals appearance but Skip Bayless was somehow still able to hate on him after the Lakers eliminated the Denver Nuggets.
During the Lakers game 5 win on Saturday, LeBron went off in the fourth quarter and dropped 16 points including this dagger 3-pointer that basically ended the game.
KING. JAMES. 👑 pic.twitter.com/sK7ECpjVxS
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 27, 2020
Despite LeBron’s impressive performance, Bayless went on a tirade on how the Lakers were lucky the Clippers were eliminated early because he felt the Clippers would have easily beaten the Lakers.
This is LeBron's easiest path to a ring: KD/Kyrie decided not to play. So LBJ got to beat a 35-39 Portland (and Dame got hurt), then the Rockets after Danuel House broke house rules, then the Nuggets instead of Kawhi's Clippers, and now maybe the overachieving Heat. Meant to be.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 27, 2020
The Clippers would've beaten the Lakers. Even the Lakers know that.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 27, 2020
Biggest shot of the 4th quarter was not by LeBron. It was Danny Green's three after the Nuggets cut it to 4 points with 4:20 left. That broke it open.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 27, 2020
I guess LeBron was trying to get even with Mike Malone, who coached him in Cleveland, for saying during "The Last Dance" that LeBron doesn't have the killer mentality that Jordan did. Malone didn't lie.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 27, 2020
Of course, Skip was mocked over his hot take on LeBron and the Lakers.
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— Chris Manning 🏀 (@LD2K) September 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/vickywhooo/status/1310067128616116230
https://twitter.com/BeansGoated/status/1310062586520461318
Just let the tears flow skip we know you're hurting like your guy front runner Leonard who had a 3-1 lead but you're here being very delusional. While giving him a pass. If lebron did that he would have to retire. You're such a hypocrite. pic.twitter.com/SlQDjXIJzE
— dwight cole (@cole_dwight) September 27, 2020
just stop skip pic.twitter.com/ZFum77nxFT
— ✝️ ⓜⓐⓣⓔⓡ ✝️ (@MahomesBetta) September 27, 2020
Skip is this the best you got? 💜💛 #Lakers 🤣 https://t.co/iVobAECVBM pic.twitter.com/DxuSqfRuEW
— Parris (@vicious696) September 27, 2020
At this point…
I kind of appreciate how consistent you’ve been at dismissing the greatness of this man.
I respect that you’re willing to die on that hill despite being wrong. https://t.co/gqnl9kui4N
— Bobby Sessions (@bobbysessions) September 27, 2020
Shannon Sharpe waiting for Skip Bayless to come into Undisputed Monday after LeBron’s triple-double and NBA Finals birth pic.twitter.com/kp5T6M5HaK
— YesMeNameIsWes (@weszmarsh) September 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/CallMeRubesYo/status/1310079622785036288