‘You could pass gas and they’ll think it’s perfume!’: Stephen A. Smith rips the Lakers after their disastrous start, accusing them of ‘stinking up the city of Los Angeles’ in hilarious rant
- The Los Angeles Lakers have been labeled ‘an atrocity’ by Stephen A. Smith
- The ESPN star shredded the team after it fell to 2-9 after a fourth-straight loss
- LA lost to the crosstown-rival Clippers 114-101 in another low on the NBA season
- The Lakers have a tough stretch of home games heading into Thanksgiving
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Stephen A. Smith has undressed the Los Angeles Lakers in his uniquely overexuberant style after the franchise’s horrific start to the season.
Smith took aim at the organization and team through a broader lens Thursday following its embarrassing fall to an abysmal 2-9 record.
The Lakers lost 114-101 to the crosstown rival Clippers Wednesday in yet another low on the season.
Things were made worse when LeBron James exited the game early with left leg soreness.
The Lakers have become a laughing stock across the United States since the season began
‘It’s bad enough the fog can be the way it is.’ Smith’s comical tirade began. It’s bad enough the homeless situation is what it is, but I’m talking about the basketball franchise, the Purple and Gold, the Lakers.
I mean they’re so bad, you could pass gas and they’ll think it’s perfume. They are stinking up the city of Los Angeles. It is an atrocity! They are bad.’
While James notched 30 points in arguably his best performance this season, the Lakers currently rank last in three-point percentage at 29.3% and second-last in points differential at -8.4.
LeBron James and the LA Lakers have had a horrible start to the NBA season and sit at 2-9
The Purple and Gold’s 2-9 record is the second-worst in the entire NBA, only bettered by the 2-10 Houston Rockets.
Although, Los Angeles has an opportunity to obtain the worst record in the league with a tough four-game stretch before Turkey Day.
‘They’ve got four games coming up…the Sacramento Kings, the Brooklyn Nets, the Detroit Pistons and the San Antonio Spurs,’ Smith continued.
‘The Lakers season might be over by Thanksgiving. That fourth game against San Antonio is November 20th. If the Lakers can’t win two of those games, it’s a wrap.
Russell Westbrook (CR) and Anthony Davis (R) were meant to springboard LA to the playoffs
‘I mean, it’s a wrap anyway but I’m just talking about the stench. You might smell the stench from here in New York City if they lose three of these four games.
‘Or do I say all four, because that’s what happens when you can’t shoot!’
The Lakers next host fellow struggles Sacramento (4-6) on Friday night as they look to get their season back toward relevance.
The Los Angeles Clippers and John Wall (C) took care of their crosstown rivals on Thursday
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