The Los Angeles Lakers have had a hard run at the season dealing with injuries and performance issues. The Lakers superstar LeBron James missed a few games after his historic night due to a minor ankle injury. Moreover, the purple and gold team traded their star player, Russell Westbrook, ahead of the deadline. Amid all the concerns, King James and the new Lakers addition impressed the fans with a Stephen Curry-like performance on the hardwood.
The Lakers are currently the 13th seed of the Western Conference with a 26-32 record, struggling to even qualify for the play-in tournament. However, the recent Lakers additions have provided promising signs to the fans as they flooded the Twitter comments with praise tweets for the 24-year-old star.
Pouring praise for LeBron James and the new Lakers star
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The LA side traded out Patrick Beverley for the Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba, and the 7 ft star and King James impressed the fans by channelizing inner Stephen Curry. The veteran NBA insiders Dave McMenamin and Juvan Buha shared videos of the stars taking 3-pointer shots during the team practice sessions. Moreover, Buha tweeted, “LeBron and Mo Bamba are the last two players getting shots up at shootaround.” Notably, the fans compared the stars to the Dubstar as he holds the record for the most three-pointers made.
Following the tweets, the fans swarmed the comments section, expressing their awe for the star’s buckets. One user said, “Bamba during warmups, hit this exact shot for what felt like 30 straight times without a miss lol. It was mesmerizing to watch. Ball was barely touching the net.” Following are some reactions from the NBA Twitter.
Somebody get this man some purple shoes #LakeShow https://t.co/NJIC4MEcCg pic.twitter.com/yJd3YYnhFU
— DP 🤑 (@CadilacBenjamin) February 13, 2023
If I'm a player on this team I would take it upon myself to out work a 38 yeard old 🐐 everyday … no excuses
— Venom (@Venom_5oh) February 13, 2023
No, tonight is the last game of his suspension so he will debut vs pelicans
— just a honest Kobe Fan (@Timeisnotpetan) February 13, 2023
This team is going to be special.
— Titus (@Atlanticoncrete) February 13, 2023
That’s a lot of makes
— Every Man (@EMSportsTalk) February 13, 2023
sniper
— Luca 🇧🇼 (@luca_mcfc) February 13, 2023
I remember going to an Orlando Magic game earlier this season and watched Bamba during warmups hit this exact shot for what felt like 30 straight times without a miss lol. It was mesmerizing to watch. Ball was barely touching the net.
— Fashi! (@FloridaNaijaPH) February 13, 2023
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Notably, Mo Bamba is yet to play his first game for the Lakers.
James and Mamba are to miss consecutive games
NBA suspended the former Magic star for four games after an ugly brawl with the Minnesota Timberwolves star Austin Rivers. Meanwhile, King James missed games due to his ankle injury. The team yet hasn’t provided any official update on his return. However, the fans expect the management to play Bamba in their next outing against the New Orleans Pelicans.
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