The Los Angeles Lakers were once again no match for the Denver Nuggets.
Outside of some stretches in which they managed to make it a game, Michael Malone’s team was never at serious risk of losing control of the game, and they mostly dominated from the jump ball to the final buzzer.
Needless to say, one of the biggest — if not the biggest — talking points after the loss was LeBron James’ minutes limit.
Darvin Ham confirmed that he’s going to have LeBron play 28 to 30 minutes this season, and he played 29 last night.
According to Colin Cowherd, that was bad enough, but the fact that D’Angelo Russell was on the floor for more minutes than LeBron was actually even worse.
"I don't care what the excuses are. You can't have D-Lo playing more minutes than LeBron."
— @ColinCowherd has questions for the Lakers pic.twitter.com/7s18Priwu8
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) October 25, 2023
The analyst went on a full four-minute rant dissecting Russell’s play and how he’s not good enough to be on the floor for that much time.
He claimed that he didn’t like the fact that they re-signed him after his no-shows in the playoffs last season, and made a case for him being unable to play with LeBron.
Cowherd stated that Russell’s presence on the court forces James to do things he doesn’t necessarily want to do, not to mention the fact that he has to babysit him.
He criticized Russell’s shot selection, decision-making, lack of defensive skill, and pretty much every single aspect of his game.
He also stated that it reminded him of how LeBron didn’t want to play with Mario Chalmers, adding that James’ body language wasn’t exactly the best.
Cowherd was a bit too hard on Russell, but the amount of playing time he and James receive will continue to be a hot topic this season.
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