Stephen A. Smith details whether or not LeBron James should be doing more with Anthony Davis out of the Los Angeles Lakers' lineup.
0:00 LeBron on the Lakers missing Anthony Davis.
0:56 Stephen A. doesn't think it is unfair to ask LeBron to do more for the Lakers.
2:27 Max Kellerman doesn't think LeBron should have to do any more for the Lakers at his age.
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Stephen A. breaks down how LeBron should adjust without Anthony Davis | First Take
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Latchman Mangra
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PhenomThe1st
Ok don’t ask him to do more then, just lose smh 🤦🏽♂️
sshaxy
Remember how crazy Kobe was when he had to “adjust” when Shaq was out??? That guy was so fire 🔥 and willed his team to many crazy wins
Sax Fiff
Lebron doesn’t know how to adjust in the way that he needs to, it’s not in his game. He’s not a great one one one player, nor is he a great shooter or ball handler, he’s not clutch and doesn’t don’t know when to activate attack mode. He’s made it this far off his athleticism, but he needs to be able to score 40 and 50,
odinga77
Jordan in Washington.
odinga77
Did anyone demand this of jordan in Washington.
Jose Hernandez
I agree with Max
Brian Pilimai
How bout making the game winning shot? That’s it. Lejames says he’s the goat?
Eugene Mangune
give him a few more games and he'll figure this out. one thing i learned from watching lebron is he always figure things out...
Flight Ramirez
Molly looked beautiful in yesterday's show omg
Rebel86 Rebel86
Dis convo wouldve neva had to be had about Jordan...
Rebel86 Rebel86
@Gregory Hayes jordan retired twice won more finals a betta defensive player a betta clutch player betta free throw shooter a betta all around player...lol u really bringin up da wizards wea jordan still was da teams best player scorer defender n rebounder at 39 n 40 n didnt lebron jus miss da playoffs 2 years ago dead n his prime🤔🤔🤔....i see da truth hurts🤣🤣🤣🤣
Gregory Hayes
Jordan didn't play in 18 season. When jordan came back to the wizards he missed the playoff both years.
Kung Fu Kenny
ESPN: LEBRON is MVP
REALITY: WIZARDS >>> LAKERS WITHOUT AD
😆🤦♂️😆
Frank Edwards
Lebron Ears icy
Real Conspiracy Wow!
Stephen A is right look at all those broken parts on LA then you get rid of Rando who ever owns that team don't know what there doing.
wanto tre
You know what he should do?
practicing free throws
Marko Morales
Max has better advice than Stephen a smith !!!! Max is the truth always ... reason they have to always bring in Bucket of chicken Perk to agree with him so they can disagree with Max 😂
A Jamal
did u see when Mark Cuban came in there and skip and Stephen A didnt know when to utilize the zone vs conevntional man 2 man 😂😂😂
MC
AD should be traded. Lol. That is wasted time and money tbh. Time waste. for Lebron bc father time is catching up and money lost for Lakers org
Techneeque South Africa
If Lebron doesn't average 30 points per game, the Lakers just might watch the NBA Finals from the couch.
ZodusX3
Like lebron the only player in the league trying to backpack a team...cough cough Dame, kd when Kyrie was out, Bradley Beal when the whole team was out, luka. But we’re gonna make a big sob story about lebron being asked to do too much
Leovic Rosal
Jimmy outhustled Lebrn, simple as that, he shyed away and gave the shots to his teammates so he won't get blame, very same look during the finals against Dallas, looking for someone else to takeover on clutch moments. Lakers were lucky Dragic and Bam wasn't well last year's finals.
Jhon Snow
No Ring without AD. mark my word
Kay Sheye
good thing he'll be back by April then :)
Terrell Evans
Kd is the best player in the world. The true best player player of this era. They have so many excuses for his failures its unbelievable. He is not clutch and has no killer instinct. Always passin when he should be taking the last shot. Been like this his entire career. Even james harden is better than Lebron.
Terrell Evans
@hz01 im talkin about lebron is not clutch
hz01
LOL no one ever said that KD is not clutch. He's just beta asf like you who couldn't tell. He has talent but wasted.
Erick Santos
I think LeBron should do enough to get them to the playoffs, and the work out whatever problems the team may have, the players may have, before the time comes. He shouldn't turn it up and just be playoff LeBron just because he's LeBron. If he is injured, the Lakers are going out the first round if they even make it to the playoffs, even if AD comes back 100%.
Raymond Rivera
Lebron,Davis,griffin,and 🌹to Chicago by 2022 .....3peat ☝
Selfish Stockton
When Lebron first teamed up with AD he should have known he was more fragile than a wet paper bag
NerdNel
It is fair to ask Lebron for more. The way he hogs all accolades on any Lakers W. Also he is a self-proclaimed GOAT
Sauce Cards
Trade for Wendell Carter Jr. Let them know.
Trevor Rogers
man is 36 and needs to do more lol . I get he is suppose to be the best player in the world but come on he needs more help from the other players rather than that
Mark anthony Mundo
lebron wasnt talking about himself to adjust,its about his teammates,they need to stepped up,
Tyler Kom
SAS the type to say lebron "didn't want it enough"
Albert Morales
I wouldn't say that Lebron should be doing more but rather the supporting cast needs to find a way to contribute more than they have been, that's what should be addressed. Lebron may be shooting 36% from 3-point range as of now, but he's 9-46 from the perimeter in the last 7 games... he needs to get his shot going.
jjmcwill
Basically Stephen A is saying they need to play Bronball.
dvon1097
People forget schroder has missed a few games recently too
Vivek Shenoy
Is it fair to ask LeBron to carry them? I don't know and it doesn't matter because if he doesn't become a superhuman until AD comes back Lakers aren't gonna do much. All we can do is pray AD comes back 100%. 🙏
Clement Decker
LeBron's role players have ALWAYS underperformed and I am starting to wonder if he might be at least partially responsible...
Robert hall
When i was watching heat vs the lakers he saged off on the offenseive end when he passed the ball
Bron needs 2 be more.active i know hes 36
Yes he still looks good at his age
Lazuardi Firdaus
Max has some good takes after giving up 'The Cliff'. This is one of his better take
Zico Money
Always been a winner? Dude is 4-6 barely
Israel Fresse
Bruh Stephen A is really a clown
Ran Cheng
Lebum
Swift Breezy
Cant spell adjust w out AD lol
Cosmic King
"Stephen A Smith how can Lebron improve the lakers performance with AD out?"
Stephen A Smith: Do more...
Rondoe Johnson
I feel bad for bron the whole eneternet bugging him bout can't win without AD that's tuff
Sounza
Max is right tbh, nothing more Lebron can do
BijinXOXO
Absolutely no credit being given to the Heat for their win lol
Jared Thomas
lebron needs to average 40ppg, mj would have
Wraith Carter
It's time for LeBron to play PF
User 1
us
Andres Quiroz
you are down bad if you are taking advice from stephen a smith and his green hair
Renz Dela Cruz
Imagine a new comer on the team asking the GOAT to play defense? Doesn't sound so GOAT-Y to me :D
Bryan Chapman
it's simple. He needs to become cleveland lebron. Score 40 a game because nobody else can score at all. Forget assists.
One Skill Point
They about to make a trade. I can feel it. Kuzma, KCP, that 2022 1st round........ idk
Mark Smith
"I'M 36!!!! I'm not THANOS!!!"😂
SHAKE WEIGHT
"It's not enuff"
- Shaq voice
gamer 101
Lebron needs to start averaging atleast 30 9 9 for the lakers to be able to compete with the nets
THIS IS CHICAGO
We In The Winning Business and I’ve Always Been A Winner 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
J Black
Lebron couldn’t even make the playoffs without ad. Mj>Kobe>lecramp
Ben Omerovic
Made 9 straight finals without ad Kobe needed Shaq
Adonis Keef
In 2018 he faked an injury Bc he knew he had no chance to make the finals on his own.
If you see lebron “injured” this year it means AD is probably out for a LONG time.
Run bron run.
He bout to join the 76ers next season 😂
Benjamin From The Tribe of Judah
AD been accident prone
Joe Palmer
There's not much else he can do at his age... even when he was younger, you can't expect much more from anybody performing like he is
fireFist ace
I think this a good time for the lakers players to learn and get better from AD offense
Boogie Gooba
Just go back to 2018 Lebron
Accolade HQ
The title is freakin HILARIOUS
jonathan velasquez
He needs to learn how to close games. He's not being blown out in these games he just doesn't take over at the right times.
Hova 1987
Man Bron need to maintain his pace until they get to the playoffs...man 36yrs old and folks expecting a Prime pace from him.. role players need to make their shots. KCP been struggling heavily.
Dexter Li
Bron need to do what Bron has always do to win...trade guys to get better guys!
Sir Toon The Great
Bron needs to score period... he needs to score and have a killer mentality with AD out
Ricardo Rmz
Funny how in the beginning of the season they said it was a secure championship because of the off season moves and now that AD is out and have lost 3 of 4, now Lebron has no help, I hate this narrative , he can play better he’s shooting horrible this past 2 games, he just gets the narrative that fitt him every time.
Brett Thomas
Tip for ROLE PLAYERS: YOUR A PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER, MAKE WIDE OPEN SHOTS LIKE PAXSON AND KERR DID.
CruztyCrabs
Them new PEDs just landed for Bron lmaooo
boland850
Molly looking so good I don't care who don't like her
boland850
@Gregory Hayes🌈
Gregory Hayes
simp
Dom Killuminati
So let me get this straight, Kobe was trying to do a lot and got criticized for it around 13' thru '16 but y'all asking if LBJ needs to do more because Max thinks he doesn't need to do more
Leland Joseph
Kobe was having negative value at that time. He wasn't doing more, he was shooting more and that shot selection became even more cringing.
B C
LMAO its goin to be a 2018-2019 LAKERS all over again.......boooo hooooooo i thought homie was the goat?
MarkiBash
@B C that’s y, I hold him partially accountable for that pathetic run but still, u can’t ignore the fact that they were like a 4th seed 30ish games in I believe?
B C
@MarkiBash he came back in January that season
MarkiBash
Wasn’t Lebron injured at the worst time that season when the lakers were like the 4th seed, though I will hold him partially accountable for the “playoff run” when he returned.
Eric Valenzuela
Nothing he can do. According to the experts Brooklyn has it all wrapped up anyway. Today at least
DJaySplitSecond
If the big three avoids injuries, they winning the chip this year!
Jonathan Blanton
What experts are saying it's a wrap for Brooklyn, or that they're even anything more than slight favorites? In fact most experts still have the Lakers winning the championship, and the Lakers are still the Vegas favorites to win it all.
Chri Jame!
Me 4 of my boys can drop 100 on the nets
DC_Galaxy
@Chay Tiano lol he has a point. About 2 weeks ago. They just said they were worried about the nets. Lakers lose 2 starters and of course they worried about them. Any top teams that lose 2 starters. Especially if they are the 2nd and 3rd best player then yeah it's gonna be rough.
Chay Tiano
Stop crying.
Phill Moe
Not missing games? Pretty sure LeBron only played 1 full season in his career. Max took a pay off
Aaron Ward
Always been a winner? What’s your record in finals buddy?
Gabriel Dorta Hernández
Maybe if Schröder was available Stephen A would have a point, they are lacking 2 of their best 3 players...
JerryOne JonesSecond
AND PEOPLE KEEP AVOIDING THAT SMH
Omar W
People listen to stephen A when he said the nets wont work but know since he talkn about lebron dont believe what stephen A says
Shaz Khan
Should have kept rondo, he was a leader with a high IQ
Lakers In 5
Rondo left on his own, know what you're talking about before you talk.
Nemsz
Lebron need to learn it’s not about him it’s about the team that’s why the nets gonna take this chip
FlameBullet 21
I hate how lakers Lebron plays he is too passive. I miss cleaveland Bron where he would always attack and score
Karnige
shows how overrated lebron is. can only win with other superstars...................
JP H
Wow you really that dumb
Kalvin Verner
I 100% agree with Max!
zooie 72
He's gotta spend some time practicing them free throws.
GildedWarrior331
Noooooo CAPPPPPPP bron be killing me. Lol
Urbain Delva
I've said this many times. LeBron needs to modify his game so that when he's off the floor, his teammates can sustain without him. That's the best way the Lakers are gonna turn things around. Outside of that, there's not much else he can do
Rossjyn Fallorina
@Lakers In 5 maybe make his on-the-floor game less reliant on him running the offense? Most of the time it’s him facilitating (when he’s not scoring) - when he’s off the court the team just looks lost since no one runs the show as much as Lebron. They don’t get enough minutes to do that. Rondo worked since he has the IQ and experience.
Anthony Harris
@Lakers In 5 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lakers In 5
Modify his game? If he's off the floor how can he control what happens on the court? Make it make sense.
rick santana
SAS sound silly. LeBron is 37 years of age and 18 years deep in the NBA. No way he should “do more.” Ask his teammates to do more. See...here’s what SAS loves to do, he’ll setup a narrative that he can later tear down. In this case it’s LeBron doing more. Now, if LeBron does not perform at SAS’s level, he’ll circle back around and use it as a way to offer harsh critique of LeBron.
Martin Brankov
Lakers are in trouble I’m worried!
Lakers In 5
You're not a fan
MarvelAgeofComics
Lebron: I've always been a winner.
Everyone: Except for 6 years in the finals.
Lakers In 5
Your comment shows how ignorant you are.
MarvelAgeofComics
@Desmond Hackney Jr Change an N to an E and you are exactly right. Work on that spelling.
Desmond Hackney Jr
@MarvelAgeofComics has one of the highest win% in NBA history top 10 I’d say he’s a winner 😉🤡
MarvelAgeofComics
@Urbain Delva Even one makes ALWAYS incorrect. Funny how when he wins, it is because of him, and when he loses, it is someone else's fault.
MarvelAgeofComics
@Desmond Hackney Jr So if a football team wins 4 out of 10 games, did they have a winning season or a losing season? When you lose more than you win, you certainly can't say I've A:WAYS been a winner. He has SOMETIMES been a winner.
sports Nation
I don't have to read the comments and I bet its lebron James hate 🤷🏾♂️💯 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Real Conspiracy Wow!
It's just to many LebronSexuals out there like you@ sports Nation 😭
Francis Santos
Without AD lakers is not going anywhere simple is that.
Desmond Hackney Jr
nah they still a threat
Mesrop Mkhitaryan
50 years later on espn 'what Lebron should adjust in abscence of "star" robot to win his 20 th chip? Oh and who is the 🐐 Lebron or MJ
REALTALK NOCAP
KEEP THAT SAME ENEGRY WHEN WE WILL WIN IT ALL
Manhua City
Ok?
NSA
I'm loving the Way Kuz has been playing but these other guys have to step up
bollocksnlilies
lmao did I just read this title. Oh also foh Max with the scary thing about PER.
AbsentRegard24
Lebron Fans in January: We ain’t worried about the Nets Big 3. Harden is a choker and Kyrie is a head case.
Lebron Fans in February: It’s unfair that Lebron has to go against the Nets superteam. The league shouldn’t have allowed this superteam to form.
dude
nobody says that
Tiger Hoods
Imagine a professional athlete taking advice from an analyst who never played professionally 😂😂
MarkiBash
@Thinh Pham swear people assume they hating and not giving constructive criticism. Difference? They want to genuinely help him out based on what they’ve experienced.
Thinh Pham
Not everyone that had knowledge about the game of happened had to game played the game. Coaches, GMs, and many NBA analysts who game had no professional basketball experiences all have an amazing understanding of the game. Stop being ignorant
Slikk Nikka
Most of these problems would have never happened if they had a longer postseason..
Hudson Valdivia
Lebron doesn’t need to do anything more. Everyone else just has to step up
King Alpha
They can’t hit a shot to save their lives 💀
Bliss, a sensitive man
He should adjust by retiring before he starts to look really really pathetic
Desmond Hackney Jr
@Bliss, a sensitive man he had 31-9-13🤡
Bliss, a sensitive man
@Desmond Hackney Jr 🤡
Bliss, a sensitive man
@Desmond Hackney Jr Really really pathetic, I tried to tell y’all man lol
Desmond Hackney Jr
26-8-8 50% shooting 37% from 3 retire ?? 🤡
Disgruntled Klutch
how can this man lost to JJ barea