LAKERS GOT EXPOSED 🤯 Reacting to LA’s EARLY playoff exit … is JJ Redick to blame?! 👀 | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Chris Canty and Jay Williams react to the Minnesota Timberwolves eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers in 5 games of the 1st round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
0:00 What went wrong for the Lakers?
3:00 The level of physicality went up in this series – Jay Williams
4:50 Chris Canty criticizes JJ Redick
6:00 Stephen A. on the Luka trade
8:20 Did JJ Redick let the Lakers down?
11:10 Stephen A. is proud of the work Redick did this season
15:45 Is it Anthony Edwards’ league now?
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44 Comments
I think the Lakers over looked the T-Wolves from the start , lakers thought it was go be a easy cake walk series but it was the complete opposite
We don't care about Tatum. Frfr.
Lakers will have to reconstruct their roster around Luka. They lack depth and their roster is still built around AD and LeBron. LeBron should want to take a pay cut and free up the salary cap if he wants to win next year.
Im a wolves and ant fan he is the best SG. But jokic is still the best player in the league and the best player in NBA
Stephen A Smith you need to say a prayer full of pauses
Lakers been dominating Nick Wrong tiers and title pie only for them to be a first round exit 😅
Molly with the sneak shot on Shannon “ is Minnesota in 5 “
“I did not make it to the finals, or did not win a championship” as if they’re the same 😂. Lebron has made just being there as good as winning it
Jayson Tatum isn’t ever the anchor of his team let alone the face of the league
That team is just as much Jalen Browns
Timberbulls 😂
LBJ never getting 6 rings MJ the GOAT
S.A.S just want to defend that lousey jj.. he's was horrible.. dang S.A.S you don't have to keeping kissing that clown you know what
The longer that CLAM HOLE TALKS the dumber she sounds.
So who made the decision SAS?? Nico or the owners? 😂..man – this guy flip flops faster than a politician 😂
You can only get fast break points by getting rebounds, Chris Canty.
The lakers would have won if they played
Bronny james, Ha! Ha!
Hey LeBron fan boys what happened to Lakers in five lol LeBron will never be the goat it’s just reality
Longer, got more girth, got up in em…..PAUSE!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Did the Lakers set JJ Redick up to fail, or is he simply not ready to lead a playoff team? 🤔
The lakers front office are full of morons to say the least. The lebron experience is ultimately a disaster and had it not been for covid, they would have never ever ever won the championship and that is a fact!
Why would a team of that stature allow an old broken down over the hill player like lebron with a foot in the grave dictate how the team is constructed . I could understand this being done in 2010 but this is 15 years later and he not a good player anymore just pure headache
Lakers playing small ball but playing slow paced which doesn't make sense.
JJ deserves much of the blame no exceptions
SAS trying to get back in LBJs good graces ? lol
Lakers bench! Like shinning figurines!
If Molly had a nice voice she'd be unstoppable… But here I am wanting to throw her out a window.
I like JJ as head coach of lakers 🎉
There's nothing to prove in basketball Bron, you're 40 and billionaire rich, time to retire and focus in your family and business , let the Lakers start fresh once again with luka and your son bronny, hope u read this
14:22 – 14:34 Ayo of the year candidate!
I can’t stand Steven A
JJ didnt make any adjustments. Coaching could have prevented many easy baskets the wolves got. Luka was a defensive liability, coaching could have adjusted and covered luka better. Personnel talent wise, they were lacking. But a 12man team roster, someone could have done a better job there.
These first take analysis did u people even watch the game these takes r a joke!!!! bron flopped and stayed on the bench for like 10 minutes while luka out there dying to breathe and jj did nothing
Luka is STILL better on defense than Lebron.
Steph the man ant ain't ish
At the end of the day they should of play some bigs
Blaming this on JJ. You couldn't even put in Dalton Kenecht?
The Lakers should’ve kept Mark Williams when they had the chance they shot themselves in the foot. The Minnesota Timberwolves are literally built to beat the Lakers current constructor roster no Biggs versus Timberwolves who have 3 to 4 good bigs Gobert, Randle Reid, and McDaniels who 6’10 plus ant who just going to feast driving to the room seeing that the Lakers have no rim protection and then playing a 40 year old at center is just crazy
For ESPN, the NBA season ended last night. Now, they'll start talking about LeBron's IG vacation posts and whether he should stay with the Lakers next year.
Yea jason os currently on a stacked league
Ayoooo!!!
before its russ then dlo and now its luka 😂😂😂😂 this is why most superstar hate to play with bron coz they find a way to put the blame on bron co star 😂😂😂😂
Soooo reeves nick name is ar15 which is a gun..but ja cnt do his celebration
Every season but 4…smh 👑
nah, before redick became a coach, he talked like he could do better than darvin ham. now, he's being exposed.
I don't want to hear another Fire Nico now because he was right, defense does win championships