Following another embarrassing loss for the Lakers, former NBA forward Robert Horry hardly found the words to describe the state of the team.
Clearly dejected and demoralized, Horry spoke for all of Laker Nation when he expressed his disappointment with the ball club.
“I don’t know really what to say. You watch this team and all of a sudden, they give you that excellent third quarter and you’re like ‘okay, this is the Lakers we fell in love with.’ And now all of a sudden they flip the script where the ball doesn’t move, everybody says ‘we got a run going, let me be the star now, let me take a bad shot.’ And you can’t have this if you want to be a ball club that wins games. You have to be consistent and stay the course. It’s just hard sometimes to sit here and stay positive and watch this because they keep doing dumb stuff.”
Over on Twitter, fans once again blasted the Purple and Gold with a mix of memes, jokes, and criticism for every player involved.
I honestly can't believe how terrible the Lakers are. It's almost impossible to be this bad with LeBron James on your team but they've somehow managed to do it. The worst part is they had a good foundation not even 12 months ago.
— Barry (@BarryOnHere) March 17, 2022
The Lakers: pic.twitter.com/u5AoRurA8M
— Jacob Ortiz (@jacobryanortiz) March 17, 2022
Are the Lakers being held hostage and forced to play basketball?
What the f**k is this pic.twitter.com/7nDRubIQ39
— Ben Stinar (@BenStinar) March 17, 2022
The Lakers want this whole thing to be over so badly but can't fall out of the play-in because the teams below them are worse or tanking. They should just accept that this is an 83-game season & be done with it.
— Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) March 17, 2022
"Can't expect the Lakers to hang with a team as talented as Minnesota" is not a phrase with which I am familiar.
— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) March 17, 2022
Lakers getting clowned by a new opponent every night 😭😭😂 https://t.co/SUhOW1oDmf
— 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 (@HeatvsHaters) March 17, 2022
Lakers are 1/31 from 3 in the first quarters of their last three games…
…that’s 3.2% . This team is PATHETIC 😭
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) March 17, 2022
Everybody on the Lakers need to shutup. https://t.co/7hIzz07UHR
— PeeWeeDaPlug (@PeeWeeDaPlug) March 17, 2022
There was even some trolling happening during the game. Patrick Beverley called his opponents trash and even slapped LeBron’s backside as he relished in the beat-down. Karl-Anthony Towns took part in mocking Russell Westbrook after he threw up an ugly airball.
The situation is volatile, but is there any hope left for the Lakers? Is there any chance at redemption? Right now, it doesn’t look good.
At 11 games under .500, the best the team can hope for is a spot in the play-ins. Even if they make it through that, they will have to face a tough first-round opponent without home-court advantage.
To be blunt, the odds for a miracle turnaround are not in their favor.
