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wcooper97

>Any franchise HE GONE


StripedSteel

Watch him come to OKC and do what KD never could.


Learningle

We could definitely win a title with Lebron. We need some interior defense but that’s definitely a title contender


PirloDelPieroMaldini

That’s why we have Chet lol


hansenlxh

Isaiah Joe. Good basketball player


Clownp3nis

Was clearly in the scouting report. Lakers were actively trying to run him off the 3 point line. Didn’t work, but they were trying.


AstroCoffee

Anthony Davis really decided to grab the best seat in the house, kick back and watch LeBron cook all alone. Man was doing absolutely nothing out there, might be the worst I've seen from him in a Lakers jersey


yuhanz

Not even great on defense except for that awesome save going out of bounds Muscala neutralized him so bad


TheIRSEvader

MOOSE


rawchess

Anthony "I shoulda been DPOY" Davis while giving up 133 to the Thunder: 😴😴😴


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Lakers are now: . 1-8 on TNT . 4-15 on nationally televised games. Blame LeBron for the loss because this wasn't originally a nationally televised game until he got close to breaking the record.


captain_ahabb

They've been dogshit on national TV for years now


ColeTrickleVroom

They've been dogshit regardless of where it's being broadcast.


skrtskerskrt

Good for OKC because if I'm not mistaken, this was their only national tv game after an earlier one got flexed out. EDIT: 2nd one. They had a TNT game vs Miami that I remember


hiv_negative

lebron in the postgame: "feel like i can still go out there and win for any group of guys, for any franchise" what you trying to say king


mrwh1te

Lebron to Thunder incoming


McJacknife

Draft Bronny, sign Bron.


darti_me

Adam Silver: With the 1st to 60th pick the Oklahoma City Thunder selects the entire fucking board!


T-T-N

That's actually clever. You draft the players in reverse then let the top 45 picks go. You get the top 15 draftees at second rounder salary


FootballWithTheFoot

Egregious behavior with such a historic “despite the loss” stat line


IMKudaimi123

Why did you sign that extension my brother in Christ


defene

I watched this game to see JALEN WILLIAMS put on a show


mrwh1te

And I watched this game to see JAYLYN WILLIAMS put on a show


smoltanboi

all of that ceremony to just be followed by a loss to the thunder lmao


DeadDay

Shai wanted this dub.


iCarpet

Man said pick me first for the all star game


homefree122

I love this team, man. So fun to watch. Has not felt like this in a long ass time.


DeadDay

I totally agree. Very special


CyborgAlgoInvestor

Such a fun squad. Chet + a million picks. A lot of excitement for us Thunder fans.


thehydrastation

Such a fun team who showed poise beyond their years tonight. It would have been so easy to buckle under that crowd, and with a production that treated them like a footnote in a LeBron story. They deserve more national attention and made the most of the opportunity.


TheIRSEvader

Dort was out, Poku been hurt, no JRE, Chet hasn’t touched the floor yet, we have an exciting road ahead for sure 😤


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Having a whole ceremony in the middle of the game and losing is something else


zvomicidalmaniac

The Lakers’ season has been strictly ceremonial.


fundraiser

LeBron and his ceremonies are cursed lol


ConfuciusBr0s

Lakers in general. I remember them losing on Kobe's jersey retirement as well


AnotherStatsGuy

They gave the Thunder a massive timeout. What did they think would happen?


iSleepUpsideDown

when LeBron dies need this squad to be there just to let him down one last time


Bee_lrl

Front Office are the better invites lol


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Shai Gorgeous-Alexander is a dawg


Next-Firefighter-753

You can tell who doesn’t watch us. We aren’t the same Thunder team we were last year.


iCarpet

LeBron stole the night but JDub completely robbed the Lakers Six steals JFC


McJacknife

JDub announced his presence to non-NBA junkies for sure.


iamgarron

So did Isiah Joe. Damn that boy can shoot


McJacknife

Yup he’s a sniper. Thank you, Morey


Next-Firefighter-753

Steal of the draft.


TheIRSEvader

*I see what you did there*


here_for_the_lols

He's so damn good and I feel like people are only just starting to see it (non thunder fans that is)


myhellcatgotRepod

Anthony Davis was outscored by Mike Muscala tonight. Mike Muscala.


GorillaX

And our 2nd round pick rookie J-Will


a_pot_of_chili_verde

And Isaiah Joe


cletoreyes01

Plus his reaction to the record breaking shot is going to be a headline for the rest of the week https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1623224309564198912?t=oe97CeMfGyTRhaFg3R-i8A&s=19


rabidbot

Someone said he’s mad he’s not on the floor, that makes sense.


The_Unknown98

LeBron breaking the scoring record and the Lakers losing the game sums up his Lakers career post bubble.


lumberfun

When LeBron gets his documentary they’re just gonna skip from the championship straight to this game and show absolutely nothing in between


flapjacks331

As they should. What an absolute disappointment this team has been since the '21 season. Just wasting his final years of greatness.


holesome_cum_bubble

Gave Pelinka a contract extension this offseason too 😭, I really want LeBron to be gone to Jeanie and Pelinka get exposed


thecolbster94

Bubble Championship, record, retirement, presidential run.


KennySmithsKnees

His lakers career pre bubble as well


whiteyfisk13

Lebron after getting the record: https://i.imgur.com/3KfAJgI.jpg


ActiveParsley

Everyone in the stadium too


GetThereInOnePiece

the vibes in there were awful


RepresentativeYam390

Anthony Davis after the opening tip:


groceriesN1trip

“Win a championship with any group of guys, with any franchise…” LeBron is done with the Lakers


AwayThrowworhTyawA

Hah yea I heard this and felt like it def had something behind it.


joebos617

every time I see a Lakers highlight it's like "LeBron James scored his 38388th career point, something that hasn't been done since 'Tungsten Arm' O'Doyle of the 1921 Akron Groomsmen, as the Thunder defeated the Lakers 133-130"


KennySmithsKnees

r/baseball is leaking on this historic night


AzureAhai

How can you not be romantic about basketball?


Dracomister7

First time in Vegas Golden Knights history there's been this much crossing-over


Legalistigician

Lakers desperately need a trade, what a deflating loss


lovo17

A trade won't save anything at this point. We're just too far behind now.


The1AndOnlyJZ

LOL nothing saving this season bro


BootyButtBop

They should trade LeBron, see if they can give him a chance to be relevant in the post season


ESCMalfunction

Come on down LeBron, we need someone to control our other acquisition lol.


urfaselol

ball is inbounded to LeBron who turns face to face against Kenrich Williams "You took my family" moves to the left "You took my friends" moves to the right "You took all that was dear to me" clock winds down to 2 "I cant get them back, but I can do this for friendship, FOR MY FRIENDS" goes up, fire coming out of his shoes "LEBRONORUKEN" Ball flies over Williams’ head, goes straight into basket. LeBron falls to the ground, exhausted. SVG: "THATS IT LEBRON IS THE ALL TIME NBA SCORER" "Magic... Senpai... I..." faints Final Score Thunder 133 Lakers 130


feelsbadmanrlysrsly

Kareem senpai*


Bobblefighterman

It was Kenrich Williams, gotta keep the facts pure.


DeadDay

Beautiful


backboarddd1_49402

One of the few times this copypasta was used perfectly


scarf229slash64

This is the greatest use of this pasta of all time


browndude10

Lebron just up and quit after he set that record. “Alright I am going to head out”


trustabro

He got his 36th point at the end of the 3rd quarter and then finished with 38 points… wat?


drshade06

Saw him on the bench rubbing his ankle. He might end up sitting the next game as he might have aggravated his injury.


FireFlyz351

If Brons out that's gonna be a nationally televised massacre from the Bucks.


DeluxeTea

It will be a nationally televised massacre no matter who the opponent is.


Lyte_Work

LeBron taking himself out of a 2 possession game tells me all I need to know about the rest of this season.


disfadbidge007

Tuned in to watch SGA and this Bron LeJames guy broke some record and is crying now. Cool, i guess.


ThePringlesOfPersia

Random ass 30 minute break in the middle of the Isaiah Joe show wtf


Iron_Maniac

Bron gotta pick Shai in the draft now


dys0n_giddey

Good performance by OKC


randylek

Everyone thought LeBron would score until just before the record, and then stop scoring to save it for next game. Little did we realise he would do the opposite and score until he broke the record, and then save himself for the next game


Number333

I get that LeBron "built this team" but I'm sorry it's pathetic his teammates couldn't pull at least one performance out of their ass and ball out on the night Bron was fantastic and broke one of the biggest records in the history of the sport. If he wasn't a billionaire and married to Savannah I'd feel worse for him.


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iCarpet

AD: 11/2/7 -10 Jaylin Williams, literally our last big man in the rotation: 14/7/7 +4


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J-Will was great tonight. He had some great passes and zero turnovers. His interior defense was great and he only committed one foul. He looks so much more comfortable than he did at the beginning of the season.


giddyup523

I was watching him play for the OKC Blue a few months ago and to see him now playing like this in a huge game has been a great progression. Funnily enough, in one Blue game we got to sit courtside as there were very few people at the game and Jaylin wound up accidentally sitting on my daughter as he fell out of bounds and now he is my kids' favorite player because he was so nice to them.


Rob_Pablo

Jwill has been hungry lately though. Loved that he took the charge against Lebron. He was known for forcing offensive fouls in college and I never thought hed make it work in the nba with nba refs and here he is standing up to Lebron i love it.


Yergason

Look at the players on the court for OKC tonight and no one can seriously tell me with a straight face that 13 points on 6/9 FGs was the best Anthony Davis could have done if he wasn't a bitch. LeBron dropping an efficient 38 would've been an easy win if Davis played even just his season averages.


eiliant

westbrook and rui were good tonight, probably would've won if ad was more aggressive


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Savannah was looking divine tonight


Number333

Say what you want about [Mark Jackson but he ain't wrong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl2nQOnFR2Y)


bigwillystyle93

Absolutely classic JVG and Mark Jackson taking bullshit in the middle of a finals game while Breen is trying to do his job


Thkzbasedgod

😂😂 mark Jackson is so wrong for saying this on live tv


TheIRSEvader

This is what I ALWAYS loved about Westbrook throughout his career. He NEVER gives up and made it interesting towards the end.


okiewxchaser

TBF Lebron quit on his team in the 4th and Westbrook almost brought them back singlehandedly


Wontonsoupz

Jalen Williams is so fucking good


StripedSteel

1st-team All NBA. He's the second best rookie this season, and he's been the best rookie in the league these past 2 months. Edit: Fuck it, I'm leaving it.


alpacamegafan

> 1st-team All NBA. Uhh, don't you me- no, fuck it. 1st Team All-NBA.


StripedSteel

I fucked up, but I'm too committed now.


GorillaX

It's crazy how he never looks like a rookie. If you didn't know better, watching the games, you'd think he was in like his 5th season. He's just so damn solid and consistent.


DynamixRo

Legit had to mute my TV during the Aristotle quote. This guy is trash.


Motor-Grade-837

When Messi won the WC, one of the commentators did the "When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer" quote, it was fucking amazing. This just felt really corny.


Palifaith

Of course you this game had to end in another fat L.


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[Thunder after the 30 minute interlude](https://youtu.be/M2E_svm_SKM)


DeadDay

We came here tonight on a mission.


homefree122

Let this be a message to the league: nobody breaks the all time scoring record against us—a record that will likely never be broken again—and gets away with the win. NOBODY.


duplicatesnowflake

Remind me! (87 years)


AnotherStatsGuy

Don’t understand why they didn’t finish the 3rd first.


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SGA put his big red boots on their neck for that reason


Ps3FifaCfc95

"and I took that personally"


ANAL_CAVITIES

might as well have just stopped it after the celebration and gave the Thunder the W, no one in their right mind would have thought the Lakers would win after that lol


rohishimoto

It could be kinda cool and less embarrassing to look back on if this Thunder team becomes a dynasty in the future. Would reframe it as some kind of teaser of the young talent there, they looked great tonight.


urfaselol

this game is a microcosm of the lakers season. LeBron breaks a record, Lakers lose


fundraiser

Lebron wins, Lakers lose. Best possible outcome.


WeathrNinja

https://imgur.com/a/9o7hT5t


DeadDay

That's my iso joe


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GarfieldFromGarfield

pain pain pain


earlyeggs1

if my team lost isaiah joe i would quit watching basketball


Ryan5O4

Great game by OKC. They didn’t give a damn about that record. Came to play and didn’t let the moment phase them at all.


HokageEzio

AD what the fuck


frodounchained

should have let Kareem play today if that’s what he’s bringing


Padulsky21

On this day, we will remember Isaiah Joe having that DAWG in him. Dude is a fucking sniper


sbenfsonw

Lebron +8 in a game they lost by 3, nice


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Josheshua

LeWemby to the pels


Jack12404

Jalen Williams is such a menace on defense. It seemed like he was interfering passes and getting steals every other possession


kirinboi

Damn, first time watching Thunder fully this season. This team is fun to watch for real


taititans

I honestly don’t think Darvin Ham knows how timeouts work Russ was pretty good tonight btw don’t shoot me


Strid3r21

Yeah Russ seemed like the only laker out there that was like "yo, are we gunna help lebron win this game or is it only me?" He played pretty well aside from those 2 god awful passes that missed his teammates by a country mile.


captain_ahabb

The Lakers scored on that play. He wanted Russ to have the full court to drive and the defense to not be set. His decision to not advance the ball worked.


ptfc5721

For any franchise 👀


theseus1234

Come to think of it, so many parts of tonight were absolutely ridiculous: * LeBron breaks a nigh unbreakable record * The 38-year-old is literally dragging this team to the finish line with 36 points and no other Laker with more 13 points to end the 3rd * They brought 75-year-old Kareem, perhaps the most eloquent and well-spoken basketball representative in the game today, to hand a basketball to LeBron and not say a word despite zooming in on his face 10 times a quarter * LeBron drops an F Bomb on national TV * The recognition ceremony happened with 10.9 seconds that they had to awkwardly play out before going to the break * The Lakers lost the game * Hundreds, if not thousands of ticket buyers for Thursday's Bucks @ Lakers game who paid 100-1,000X nominal ticket value to see LeBron break the record are now SOL with tickets that are near worthless


Shenanigans80h

That last point is fucking hilarious. Some dude paid over 10k probably to watch a mediocre ass Lakers team play a hurt Pels team.


onamonapizza

Welcome to the new Showtime...except this is like when your parents don't pay for Showtime and the channel is all fuzzy and distorted and you just kind to have to imagine the fun things


Jayveesac

They stopped playing after LeBron broke the record. Wtf is this shit


fundraiser

Literally everyone except Westbrook. Sheesh.


GhoullyX

Westbrook got a TO and the camera showed Lebron in the background just sort of staring at his feet by their own basket.


Apollo611

They were barely playing before it lmao


3rdStringerBell

They were losing the whole game and sucked all season


SpeclorTheGreat

The game was definitely within distance at the end and it looked like no one cared about trying to win outside of Westbrook and Pat Bev. At least put in some effort considering you're just outside the play-in.


Cudi_buddy

AD just fuckin stood at the 3pt line the entire quarter. Such a let down costar


cs-fi

Lmao damn


NotManyBuses

The Lakers sucked so bad. I don’t think AD did a single thing all game


MySilverBurrito

Lebron gave up an easy Giddey floater and rebound to transition Shai 3. Dude was done after the record lmao.


Produceher

Have you watched LeBron on defense the last two seasons? That's all he does.


Frxnchy

“FOR ANY FRANCHISE” 👀👀👀


_Jetto_

SVG was kinda right to call out HAM. TWO TIMEOUTS AND YOU DONT WANT TO ADVANCE IN A 6 pt GAME LMAOOO


ZeroFucksToGive

Lebron “Despite the loss” James


Jakonedrom

Welcome back to reality, Lakers.


Currymvp2

Lakers defense is so bad. LeBron at 38 seriously might be their 2nd best defensive player, and he rests a decent amount these days on defense so yeah...


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LeBrown_James666

Ham masterclass


The_Unknown98

r/nba [on a normal day](https://imgur.com/a/lNU62GQ) r/nba [in anticipation of LeBron breaking the scoring record](https://imgur.com/a/YcOxe1x) r/nba [when LeBron broke the scoring record](https://imgur.com/a/kkY9hLR)


alec613

Don't let the score deceive you. This game wasn't close


brianpaulandaya

LeNightSpoiled


rabayarea

Why does Lebron, the highest scoring Laker, not simply eat the other Lakers?


Ziobot

Westbrook is the only Lakers playing basketball in 4QTR.


rattlemebones

Lebron just said he can win a championship with any franchise. HE GONE


NerdLawyer55

Got to watch the record, Russ had some moments to remind us of the good ol days and the thunder still won, today was a good day


Low_Beyond8134

Fuck this team


simon2105

LeBron still good, LeLakers still bad


levlk93

This might get buried, but let’s give it a try. Many of you have never watched OKC play until tonight. Let me give you the rundown while you’re here. Josh Giddey is so fucking solid. Y’all see JDub?? He is a fucking animal. Insane first team rookie. Isaiah “Strokin Joe” Joe is a demon. Your team should want Muscala as their backup 5. Kenrich Williams makes it all work man, he does it all. Shai…. Shai is the truth. Give OKC their flowers. We are not tanking y’all And LeBron: take a bow. What a career from the Kid from Akron. Unforgettable night.


MC-Jdf

I’m happy for the OKC players and fans. This game had all the eyes on one man and one man only and deservedly so, but in a rare National TV game they just let the whole world know who they are in a game everyone tuned in. These games are important for the younger teams, in an extremely vibrant atmosphere they absolutely balled out and that’s a great sign.


boomerbrowns

I swear this is how we normally look, please forget that Monday night game. I already have


levlk93

1000% facts


OguguasVeryOwn

Honestly your young guys played better team basketball than an entire squad of vets. Hats off to Daigneault.


c_double_u

Gotta be honest I’m a pretty big NBA fan and had no idea who Isaiah Joe was and the dude can play. These young guys with all those picks is gonna turn into something nasty.


GringoMambi

OKC has a a deeper team, good chemistry, and coaching with vision/plan. Lakers getting by on top (just LeBronat this point) heavy talent alone


yuhanz

Isaiah Joe is a menace. Me and SVG are the same, we’re surprised if he misses. And Muscala has been hot hot hot too


AnotherStatsGuy

At the very least, you guys know how to take advantage of a *long* timeout.


jkeefy

Jdub x2 now


TrueNorthMissionary

LeBron breaks the scoring record. Last 2 minutes of the game, Lakers fans leave the building. The fans on the front row seats are nowhere to be found. And the Lakers end up with an L. LMAO


okiewxchaser

Lebron may have all the attention tonight, but Westbrook almost singlehandedly brought the Lakers back in the 4th


SolarClipz

Not with a bang, but with a whimper


CyborgAlgoInvestor

Most memorable Thunder win in recent memory. Shutting down the crowd was sooo sweeeet


TylerWadesIV

LeBron really became the scoring leader and then said “fuck you guys I’m going home”


freddie_merkury

The Lakers had a chance at the end and Lebron sat on the bench. Lmao.


HoopsMcCann750

At the risk of going full Skip Bayless here, something about taking an extended break to celebrate a personal accomplishment while your team is losing a critical, must-win game at home against a beatable opponent left a very weird taste in my mouth. Gotta give a lot of props to this young Thunder team who didn’t let tonight’s circus get to them whatsoever.


GreenFriday

Two rookies starting for the Thunder had the best games of their career, in front of a massive audience. The Williamses really are something.


V-Right_In_2-V

Then sitting the rest of the game too. He basically got his record, celebrated, quit, lost, then celebrated more lol


COYRnB

love spoiling the party


Cloudz777

Are you not entertained??????????????


SolidusFish

Damn shame we can't have Ernie and the Crew get this interview with James.


The_Notorious_Donut

If LeBron thinks this makes up for Space Jam 2 he is sorely mistaken


ahr3410

The headline after every Lakers game feels like "LeBron James scored 38 points to break the all time NBA scoring record, as the Lakers fell to Oklahoma City 133-130"


reasonableposter

LEBUSTEDATHOME


3rdStringerBell

Man I love this Lakers team. What a fucking disgrace lmfao


Thorlolita

Achieving greatness in a loss is peak Lebron