NBA followers have been handled to the peak of leisure this week when LeBron James confronted off towards Dillon Brooks.
Skip Bayless couldn’t assist however weigh in on the matchup after the Rockets embarrassed LeBron and the Lakers by successful 128-94.
Bayless was again to doing what he beloved most, which is criticising LeBron.
“I look at the rebound total, and you get crushed on the backboard, it’s 57 to 34… to Rachel’s point, you’re lifeless, you’re gutless looking to me, you don’t even care last night after Dillon Brooks again called out LeBron,” Bayless said on Undisputed.
“I thought LeBron would say, ‘Okay, kid, watch this. I’m gonna shut your mouth again, I’m gonna come in here, and I’m gonna give you a triple-double. It wasn’t that LeBron played awful, it was just lifeless… nobody really cared about anything from the jump.”
James had 18 factors, six rebounds and two assists in Thursday’s contest, whereas Brooks solely had 5 factors, 4 rebounds and one help.
Bayless’ co-host Rachel Nichols was additionally fairly vital of the Lakers, notably their sluggish begins which have been hurting them in season 2023-24.
“No team has ever been worse in the 1st quarter in 75 plus years than the Lakers these first 8 games,” Nichols mentioned. “You have to have more hustle.”
After their loss to the Houston, Los Angeles are actually 0-3 on their four-game highway journey.
They will get an opportunity to redeem themselves towards the Suns in Phoenix on Friday.
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