“The Lakers Are Up to Nothing but Shenanigans”: After Missing the Playoffs Last Year, Huge Claim by LeBron James’ Teammate Leaves NBA Fans in Disbelief

The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t have the best of starts in the 2022-23 regular season. They ended the pre-season 1-5, with their only win coming against the Warriors. Then they lost their season opener 123-109 to the defending champions on the road. LeBron James led the scoring charts for the game, but couldn’t steer the Lakers to a win. However, one Lakers star is confident that the purple and gold will make it to the playoffs this time – Patrick Beverley.

Patrick Beverley has finally made his Los Angeles Lakers debut against the Golden State Warriors, where he played 25 mins. He was drafted by the Lakers back in 2009 but was later acquired by the Heat. He spent four years on the other side of LA when he played for the Clippers and played his second regular season game as a Laker against the Clippers.

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Beverley joined the Lakers in search of his first NBA championship. However, their performance against the Warriors suggested otherwise. But Beverley is very confident that the Lakers will make it to the playoffs this time around.

“We’re going to the playoffs,” Beverley said.

However, the 34-year-old point guard’s message to Lakers supporters does not seem to be going down with them. Fans took to social media to react to Beverley’s message.

NBA fans react to Patrick Beverley’s message of confidence

Confidence undoubtedly plays an important role in a team fighting for a championship. However, the Lakers arguably have an insanely talented roster, and they still failed to make it to the playoffs last season. Fans couldn’t digest Beverley’s comments and came up with some hilarious reactions to them on Twitter.

Here are some of the reactions to Patrick Beverley’s claim from NBA Twitter:

The Lakers crashed out of the first round after winning a championship in 2020. After the disappointment, they splashed the cash in the off-season and landed some NBA greats to help the team bounce back. However, they failed to even make it to the recently introduced play-in tournament.

LeBron James enters the top-10 of all-time three-point list

‘King James‘ started the second game against the Clippers in search of their first win of the season. He has been crucial to the Lakers’ championship hopes and has single-handedly carried them in the past two seasons. He reached an important milestone in the second game of the season against city-rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. James is now among the top 10 in the all-time 3-point list.

James crossed Paul Pierce, who had 2,143 three-pointers in his NBA career. He managed to pass Pierce in the first quarter with a three-pointer to put the Lakers ahead by 3 points.

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