LeGoat knows its over, LeBron James deletes tweet of not missing the playoff ever again
Recall when LeBron James tweeted about the playoffs with the rest of us in the spring. He missed competing at that level and contending for the league’s top title, just like the other Lakers supporters. For the Lakers, things are going really horribly. Many of the team’s key players are struggling, Anthony Davis is injured, Russell Westbrook is still underperforming, and LeBron James is…deleting tweets?
Therefore, he vowed on Twitter that he would never again miss the playoffs. In actuality, these were his precise words: “I can/will NOT miss the postseason again for my career! This sh*t HURT. OK back to watching these games.” We did in fact verify that he indeed deleted the objectively funny tweet.
The tweet was quote-tweeted just after the Lakers’ Christmas Day loss to the Mavericks. So the tweet appears to have been deleted between that game and Tuesday afternoon. One fan wrote, “He knows they are not making as long as AD is out.” Some of the other reactions are mentioned below:
He knows they are not making as long as AD is out.
— Kaleb Earls (@K_Earls32) December 27, 2022Do y’all really expect a 38 year old to carry a team to the playoffs with no role players?
— Pablo M (@foeteenkaybaby) December 27, 2022Now let’s face it, Lebron can see which way the wind is blowing this season. He’s been himself, but unfortunately AD’s poor attendance has derailed this season. pic.twitter.com/YaBPeDVgGB
— Hubie Talks Hoops (@HubieTalksHoops) December 27, 2022Free bron he needs to come to Philly
— Philly betta🏆 (@phillyinfive) December 27, 2022The only way Lebron reaches the playoffs this year is him getting traded to a playoff bound team like Boston, Milwaukee or Denver.
— Schala (@SchalaV) December 28, 2022Considering where the Lakers are in the standings, the timing of it is undoubtedly intriguing. The Lakers were seven games below .500 and 2.5 games out of the play-in berth prior to their matchup with Orlando on Tuesday. They were also on the decline. It also happens to coincide with Anthony Davis’s prolonged absence from the Lakers. Without him, the group has often appeared adrift, especially on the court’s defensive end.
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Can LeBron James’s Lakers still make the playoffs?
There was scarcely a worse start for the Lakers this season than the one they had. They were put in a difficult situation right away, and the early stages of the new campaign saw a significant portion of their margin for error disappear.
As a result, Anthony Davis’ injury seemed much more devastating than it already had and made the playoffs appear even further away. This season, the Lakers largely depended on both Davis and LeBron James, so losing one of them makes the fight much more difficult.
The Lakers might still contend for a postseason spot provided they can maintain their composure if AD’s injury is not serious, and if a trade is done to strengthen the squad or both. But there are a lot of “ifs” there. The next month or two might determine a significant portion of the Lakers’ playoff odds.
The team’s schedule is substantially lighter than it was earlier in the year, in particular. At this juncture, the Lakers cannot afford to tread water in a playoff race, so if they can put together a run during this time without AD, the postseason may become more plausible.
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