Marc Stein Explains to Doug Gottlieb What's Really Behind LeBron Saying "It's Just Basketball"
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2024
- DOUG GOTTLIEB SHOW - Doug Gottlieb dissects LeBron James's saying, "It's just basketball," and when Marc Stein joins the conversation, Stein believes there's a different context behind the quote.
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It's just basketball when he's losing. But when he wins, he's calling himself the goat.
I heard him call himself the goat once. Did you hear the whole interview and the question that was asked, or did you just listen to clip that was chopped?
LeQueen is divorcing the 5th husband AD, soon to get 6th (wedding) ring.
@@aarongordon4507he actually called himself the goat TWICE in that idiotic comment he made. Stop cappin. The man makes his wife call him the goat on stage and shows up to his own parties with goats. I swear you LeBronze fans are incredible at mental gymnastics. Enjoy him now because when he retires people will stop talking about him and that fact haunts him so he keeps “playing” even though he hasn’t played a lick of defense in a decade plus. His teammates secretly hate him since they’re constantly being scapegoated.
@@cotati76 Damn! He makes her call him the goat? Did he say that on that idiotic show also? Maybe she actually considers him the goat. Really, who cares? I only heard him say it once but maybe he said it a thousand times🤷🏾♂️
@@aarongordon4507 yeah she announced him as the goat during an awards show. It’s just desperate and pathetic. It’s shows he’s incredibly insecure.
Not 5, not 6, not 7 but 11 straight losses to the Denver Nuggets
about to be 12
back to back to back sweep 😂
😂😂😂
Hell yeah.
Just can’t beat Denver
Oh how we forget how lebron use to abuse Denver a few years ago. Things change 🤷🏾♂️
That LBJ quote is actually VERY DISRESPECTFUL to his own teammates and fans
Relax
@@20Schmidt don't assume that i'm not relax... i just stated an opinion... learn to comprehend and you'll be fine
Relax 😂
@@familyvideos9598 just stated an opinion... relax
relax
For basketball greats, basketball is life. It's never just basketball.
LBJ when he wins: I'm the chosen one, the king, but when he loose: it's just basketball.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣after he ran out of people to blame of course.
Ultimate front runner
The role players aren’t good enough
@@spenser6353.. and he’s one of them , AD needs real superstar teammate not a 40 year old washed player
Exactly. He thought he was a badass when he won a title, now jf he loses, basketball doesn’t matter
@@spenser6353that's why they are role players in the first place.. if the superstar has to depend on the role players... Then the supposed superstar is not a good leader
Imagine Kobe or MJ saying “it’s just basketball” when 3-0 down and about to get swept
Never ever in a million years especially not MJ!
MJ and Kobe were both out of the NBA by 37 and weren’t competing against a 2x MVP. Stop acting as if they would be competing against the defending champions after their 21st year
That quote alone removes him from any and all GOAT discussions.
He’s saying it’s not impossible to play close to perfect; it’s just basketball… “I’ve done it 4 times” 4 rings
Good lord so dramatic. Just learn to appreciate the greats you get to watch. Sports media is intolerable.
2011 ended the discussion
@@baldeagle4710 💯!!!!
That's stupid cause Bron is the best ever. So don't go mentally ill over a ball and go get a woman.
MJ , and Kobe would never act like LeBron
How was he acting?
Kobe quit on his Lakers in the playoffs against Phoenix
As per Timmy D goat amongst all he biggest weapon hiden in plain sight never beating his chest and wanting attention like most of this fools
Kobe demanded a trade to go to the bulls because he wasn't getting his way...
@@KingoftheSouth78to prove a point
Im not gonna lie.. you guys are finally coming around to lebrons bullshit and im glad you guys are opening your eyes up it took yall long enough but atleast you see it now.
They've been seen it just couldnt talk about it.
@@TodTatney but why? Skip was the only one man enough
😂😂 he’s such a hypocrite it’s ridiculous
“It’s just basketball”.
- Michael Jordan…never
Yall don’t even watch. Hes talking about his teammates feelings.
@@samuelpembertonbro stop making excuses for him
@@samuelpembertoneh even then lying through his teeth.
He's not gonna pressure his team mates to their faces. Gonna passive aggressively get them traded behind their backs.
@@NoThankYou-uk4zd Joker is on the winning side and we KNOW he feels like it is "just basketball" and btw he is easily the best player in the league. Guess what? the second best in the league Giannis feels the same way. Sry the new age player has a work life balance...
@@manz7860 I’m convinced yall are high schoolers because you don’t win 4 chips without being confrontational.
They are not overwhelmed, Lebron is a ball stopper who is now old and slow. The offense has no flow and the Lakers need to play faster and feed AD, especially in the 4th quarter.
He came into the league a boy and will leave a boy
He’s immature. Good thing he has good genetics
Well said!!!
Doug is always trying to take a shot at Kobe
He gave Kobe props. Stop being a groupie
@@spenser6353 you stop glazing LeBron
@@spenser6353
Did you hear his words 🤨 or are you deaf homie?!
"When the house is on fire you still have Magic and Kobe Bryant was not the perfect player and not the perfect person"
That's him HATING on Kobe hinting at allegations as he said Kobe's full name while with Magic it's only Magic as he didn't hint at ANY allegations of his career or personality. Why?
Bec Magic is his favourite player and you don't think this is HATING on Kobe when Doug has been doing it religiously for a decade now.
You have absolutely lost touch of reality you LeChoker!
Lestat is clown😂
His guest is a Lebron fan..That's why he interpreted Lebron's comment the way he did
I would have respected lebron if he just said we didn’t prepare and make enough adjustments but deflecting it as “it’s just basketball” is weak
Regarding the guest's comment, once again all I hear is gaslighting and excuses. How he interpreted the statement as LeBron covering for his teammates is really a stretch and not credible.
Quote is out of context Lebron was saying it’s just basketball so there’s no reason why guys shouldn’t be able to play through pressure wtf are u people even talking about
It's the media's narrative to earn more money I think, the more they can bring hate to the man the more engagement they get especially from the haters
they are npcs
The caller is absolutely right. Listening comprehension is scarce af these days
I disagree...it's not just basketball when you're being paid millions to compete at the highest level for the ultimate prize in the best league in the world.
Thats what im saying bro. Not sure how everyone is taking what he said completely out of context
Lebron : don’t worry teammates, “it’s just basketball “
(Then gets them traded in the offseason)
Darvin Ham and D Lo will get all the blame anyway
Exactly, smh
If Gabe Vincent & DeAngelo Russell played for the Nuggets, they would just would perform just as well as Caldwell Pope. *(When is LeBron gonna accept his failue as a leader?)*
But KCP won first with LeBron😂😂 and Steph is known as a great leader and even better teammate and Russel missed the playoffs with Steph 😂😂
Taken out of context. The question was asked why his teammates are folding under pressure.
It sounds like your guest is a politician with all that double talking, at the end of the day. You play to win the game, stats don't count in a lost, because defenses relax, after teams are down, simple as that
Blame Coach Ham excuse😂😂😂
Real Lakers fans wants LeBron gone!!!!
They aren’t real Lakers fans
Thats a fuckin FACT
Facts 💯
💯💯💯💯
You must’ve really forgotten what y’all were before he got there…lol
LeGone 🧹🧹🧹🧹
LeBron is a joke. It’s seriously a miracle that he’s won at all. How does the context help the situation. He’s been 🍑 in the second half of every game.
A joke with 4 chips. You sound silly
And desperately pushing his seed into the league as if that will have any significance towards his so called king status. 3.5 chips in 20 plus seasons is well done 🙋 jive turkey
If it was Kobe or Jordan at age 39 what will u'll expect them to or I forgot they didn't make it into the playoffs & they wasn't that good of a player & 21yrs
@@spenser6353
Yeah a JOKE with 6 Finals L's. You sound silly!
@@Mercurial. youre a joke. how many finals have you made?
Imagine saying to your boss, “ it’s just a job.”… 🤣🤣🤣
This is the same guy who wore a shirt after another meltdown that said, "Check my stats" no surprise here 😂
That caller 🤣 Feels like Mr Miyagi asked him to paint a pretty picture of LeFlop on his fence 🤣
Marc Stein gives a very generous explanation for LeBron comments but I disagree...it's not just basketball, just basketball is playing on the playground, or in your driveway or aau/YMCA... this is the NBA playoffs, you're a professional competing for a championship. They pay you a kings ransom to perform at a high level in these situations and that comes with pressure. If your team isn't prepared for that pressure, you've failed as a professional.
At 5:02 he just read what he said dude and it was a direct response to basketball. WTF are you talking about?
The guy on the other end is coping
What else can he say? He can’t beat Denver 😂
You have to be dumb not to play the question and his ENTIRE answer. He was saying he feels no pressure because it's just basketball. Hack reporting here
So the context of its just basketball so dont be overwhelmed by the guy who took a 3 man super team in miami to Dallas and collapsed and got his ass handed to him by 1 star in Dirk. Was it just basketball then too?
That's how a person feels when he constantly claiming that he's the best basketball player in the world .
kobe quit on the lakers in the playoffs vs suns
No tf he didnt u lebalco meat eater
It’s wild how the media took the “it’s just basketball” part of the quote in generate clicks… Doug never even told y’all what he was asked. He was specifically asked about D-Lo’s struggles coming off of being 0-7… they knew exactly what they were doing which was gaslighting for clicks and views…
What was the question?
Look how this guy just tried to paint LeBron.😂 Like damn!
How can you say that LBJ was not exerting pressure upon his teammates when LBJ said you have to be perfect?
That is impossible when the old man flop does not even practice with his teammates but has the highest usage on the roster?
Hendid not say that. He said you have to almost perefect to win a championship
Took this statement out of context! I’m a laker fan Kobe all day. What the reporter asked him. Listen to his whole answer. He don’t have anxiety about basketball because he’s been playing for over 35 years. Won 4 championships it’s just basketball to him. This is part of the game
Yall took my advice about having a visual!! And look at how your numbers have improved👌 I wasn’t lying lol
This is your king😅
His excuse for losing just basketball
A I it's just practice
Dude its not just basketball, its lakers basketball. This ain’t no Cleveland or Indiana. We didn’t get 17 championships with a mindset like this. Leave already
The pressure is they all know they are playing musical chairs on who is going to be the scapegoat.
Burning the Mona Lisa...It's just art
Doug forehead is the size of a Ford focus
The real reason for the Lakers of loosing is only one thing..its because of Lebron..dont blame anyone or someone,its just because of him..
Lebum is insensitive, some hoopers are putting their life’s hope just to get an opportunity to play and win and this guy just dont care about the game, he doesnt love the game that everyone loves. This shows that he has no character SMH
Doug. It was not The Forum. It was The GREAT WESTERN FORUM! It is what we heard everytime the Lakers played. Even the LOOK of the Lakers and of the Forum was something different from everything else we saw.
I really wish LeBron had never gone to LA!
"Ehat being said, at the end of the day, it's just basketball." - a guy who just lost
only sheep speak like that- not goats -- goats are baaaaaahhhh -daasss
LeMEDIA: It's Russell's fault!! (again)
The Truth (+/- in 3 games):
AD minus 16
Hachimura minus 29
LeGOAT minus 15
Reaves minus 11
Dinwiddie minus 18
Russell plus minus ZERO
Why did Doug even feel the need to mention that “Kobe wasn’t the perfect person” when seconds earlier he mentioned Magic without expressing a similar sentiment? How’d Magic contract HIV? He wasn’t the perfect person either.
It’s just basketball 😢 I’m sad to hear this, but I respect your point of view.
I know you’re just upset.
I Love Playing basketball even though I’m not good with it.
This brings me joy and peace when I’m holding, dribbling and shooting the ball.
This sport I truly love.
No hate just love and respect
❤❤❤❤
“IT’s BASKETBALL anyone can loss”
After I watched the movie the Bronx Tale as a child I never looked at sports the same again. From that moment on I'm only a fan of the team I'm betting on, I'm loyal to my $$$ like the players are loyal to theirs
I love the mental gymnastics Lebronze fans demonstrate while cappin for him. “He was really saying…….” We all heard what he said. Stop cappin.
Jordan would never say ‘it’s just basketball’
No one an the GOST conversation, has ever lost 11 straight to the same opponent...argument over !
Last year, it was his possible retirement… now he’s downplaying the significance of getting swept Yet Again!
The BurgerKing up there looking Transparent af!
the fact that him ssaying its just basketball has to be psychoanalyzed alone shows that he is indeed the best ever.
You wish Bron stan
The GOAT debate is OVER. He will never catch Jordan.
Am I mistaken or wasn’t the media all saying, and I quote “ the Lakers won the offseason!!” That’s all we heard from the media but they’ll never stop cappin for Lebronze until he retires and then we’ll all hear what they really think.
Dats good he cleared dat up cuz i thought he was sayin it like when he said Ima have a great life n yall or gonna go on doin what yall do ima b fine after Dallas hot potato loss
Why he have to cleared it up? The question about his teammates feeling pressure. Not sure why people thought he was talking about himself. He is right about it. Its just basketball. Nothing complicated. There are professional
That’s not how he meant it smh
When u have starters who the moment is too bright for, u have to say something to calm them down.
You can tell the reporter doesn't know competition and plays for participation trophy if he even plays at all, we don't need excuses and apologies from leBROOM fans like you, because at the end of the day it's not just basketball its life...
MJ and Kobe would’ve NEVER said that…smh
LMAO, the guest wants "the question" on Lebron to follow his own thoughts... Rather than the answer.... Cognitive dissonance
This guy sounds like the media when they talk about Biden 🤣
The caller is correct that Lebron is talking about his teammates, but what Lebron is actually saying is you have to be damnear perfect to win chips, you have to be committed and locked in, which his teammates are not, but he understands because its only basketball at the end of the day.
You say this to escape accountability in losing the series.
How ever you want to slice it it is not for Lebron to say something like that period
He means "it's just basketball"
Seems like players play worse when playing with lebron and do way better when they leave. Seems like guys don’t like to play with him, I think maybe they did earlier in his career.
It’s so funny how Doug was “trying to push a narrative” only to be met with “common sense” with Marc Stein and he completely couldn’t push back cuz he made Doug look like a complete idiot
I think everyone is overreacting to the "its just basketball" comment. Hes literally talkin about the postseason and what comes with it and how guys should be prepared because thats what makes the postseason fun u gotta be damn near perfect to win. When he says its just basketball hes saying nobody is asking anyone to do anything crazy.. not fight war, or some extreme struggle... Its just basketball. In a way hes being condescending to someone by sayin bruh... Its just basketball, now go play the way u kno how. Calm down folks...
The clickbaiting narratives of the media inorder to earn more money, the more you bring hate narratives to the man the more engagement you get from the "lack of comprehension" haters
It’s called Leadership, mj & Kobe weren’t nice bcuz leaders aren’t there to be buddies, leaders r goin to lead everyone to the top even if they have to scream in your ear
It wasn't just basketball when he won the bubble chip, it wasn't just basketball when he won the so-called in-season tournament 🤷🏽♀️
How do you minimize the very sport that made you who you are? This is laughable and ridiculous at the same time 👉🏽
Funny how it’s not “just basketball “ when they asking for 100 million contracts . It’s just basketball not a big deal
Lebum, let's go Nuggets. Zivela Srbija.
At the end of the day it's just 11 straight LLLLLLLLLLLs!
It's obviously more than just basketball it's his whole life he's wealthy and living a good life becuse of basketball.
Marc Stein is every Lebron media stooge.
We heard what he said in the context of why he said it. He's said things like this before.
"It's just basketball " means it's not that important. He is consistently on the wrong side of all time basketball quotes.
Lbj and Ad playing well, Denver just better.
There is NOTHING wrong with the roster! Lbj can't close.
Clearly his guest is a Lebron fan 😂 My children would see that guest is a Lebron fan 😂
DLo's new nickname "MR DONUT"
DNo
The Celtics are a paper tiger and they have been for years. They look good on paper and do well in the regular season…but they in no way play like a team who will ever win a championship. They rely too much on the 3 and they’re terrible in execution in crucial games when it matters.
Damn middle aged vegeta cut that ish
Society doesn't understand nba is scripted entertainment, even lebron has common sense to understand "IT'S JUST BASKETBALL"
Kobe quit on his team in a game 7 Mike retired twice mf it is just basketball as long as he gives it his all on the court it don’t matter what he say everybody seen his reaction yday after a missed call don’t question his passion for the game..
Lebron saying it’s just basketball is cheating the game
Keep LBJ in the ‘GOAT’ convo…. He deserves it! .. oh sorry…. I meant ‘GHOST’ conversation!
That person on the other side trying to justify what lebron said is funny bcuz at first when he was trying to do the context thing i was trying to listen and understand abd be subjective but after i realized he jus making excuses for lebum.
There is no way at this point of the season facing elimation now can u be saying its jus basketball...brother ur so call legacy is taking a hit after this..bcuz if he won it would be elevated so losing although not as devastating as it would of been good if he won another chip this still imapcts his legacy negatively..it will not go unnoticed and saying its jus basketball was context fir teammates should strive to be better or u need to be next to pefect is throwing shots at teammates and he needs to look at himself bcuz he hasnt been perfect...man lebron needs to retire and STFU
You didnt understand LeBron also. I listen to the press conference. LeBron obviously was talking about his teammates.
Thank you Mark‼️