Looking back to the past few seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers have failed to portray their glory. They failed to live up to the status of one of the NBA’s great organizations, despite some big names leading from the front. However, the fans and the franchise are looking forward to reclaiming the triumph this year. Additionally, the Lakers’ decision to make a trade and subsequent revisions were observed in the media.
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As the new season approaches, Twitter appears to get more active. Every second, there is a fresh announcement and piece of team news. Fan reactions are flooding the feeds. Recently, the Lakers posted multiple clips of their training game.
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Jovan Buha, is an NBA insider and Lakers writer. Buha posted multiple clips from the Lakers practice match. The videos contain different aspects of the team’s play. But it was the players missing shots and failing to score that drew the attention of the fans.
The Lakers practice clips elicited a variety of reactions from fans
Amidst having the big three of LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Anthony Davis at the helm, if you overlook injuries, the Los Angeles Lakers lacked in a couple of domains in previous seasons. Shooting is undoubtedly one of the major ones. This year, they will likely strive to improve their shortcomings, but their practice match performance has left supporters disillusioned and fearful.
In the video, the players were seen missing two straight shots and one scoring attempt. Currently, the tweet has more than 10,000 likes and 635 retweets full of fan emotions.
Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:
Brickshow😭😭 we are so cooked ngl
— BOOGIE (@1LANCYY) October 1, 2022
The league after watching this pic.twitter.com/7jFuHmwF8f
— 𝔾𝕆𝔸𝕋 𝔸𝕀𝕐𝕌𝕂 (1-2) (@MOBLEY__ERA) October 1, 2022
Someone forgot to take the lid off pic.twitter.com/GEAAjCrE8T
— LouAye🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆IFB (@LouAye_) October 1, 2022
This clip is pathetic. The Lakers look like highschoolers 🤣#Losers
— Raptorious Maximus (@Atticuss2017) October 1, 2022
Ayo there's pleny of other teams that have footage of players MAKING the shots lmao
— Thunduh (@ThunduhDav) October 1, 2022
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oh brother😭 another season of bricks with all due respect
— Mark Jackson’s burner’s burner’s burner (@LeGoat23789799) October 1, 2022
In other clips, LeBron James can be seen doing high-flying dunks, Westbrook scoring from his left, and some amazing footwork and rebounds. There will likely be more clips coming, and the fans will be eagerly waiting for them to get a better glimpse at the squad ahead of the new season.
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