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Perk says ‘DAMN RIGHT’ LeBron deserves a Lakers statue ‼️ | First Take
The First Take crew debates whether LeBron James deserve a statue for his time with the Los Angeles Lakers. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: #ESPN #NBA #FirstTake
The First Take crew debates whether LeBron James deserve a statue for his time with the Los Angeles Lakers. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: #ESPN #NBA #FirstTake
@Xayjohns
July 2, 2026 at 7:48 pm
I played as the Los Angeles Lakers on NBA Live 2003 from time to time. I want a statue.
@Leowulfs
July 2, 2026 at 7:54 pm
There’s Lakers fans and Kobe fans that are bitter about LeBron being LeBron and Kobe being Kobe. Real Lakers fans know we were ABSOLUTELY in the dark ages. Nobody wanted to be ‘the guy’ in LA and deal with the scrutiny and so the Lakers just rotted away as this terrible franchise to conclude Kobe’s career and then post-Kobe. He made the Lakers must watch again, and I hope there’s one thing EVERY Laker fan can have some unity over: Rob Pelinka is garbage. Jeanie Buss was also garbage. As a kid I always wondered how some of the most historic NFL franchises ended up laughing stocks of the league. This very well could have happened to the Lakers but it didn’t. After the legendary Jerry Buss, things just went down south. Think of all the talent the Lakers drafted or had on their teams, players that went on to win championships with other franchises or blossom on other franchises? We had a prime (obviously not his true Heat/2018 prime, but still “prime”) LeBron James, and Anthony Davis at times playing like the greatest or second greatest player in the NBA. Pelinka never got those two incredible players a competent roster except one time. After that chip, they lose so much of the roster and never get back to it again. We had years of LeBron and AD begging for a competent center and the best we got was Jaxon “The Domestic Disturbance” Hayes. Then we get Luka and he begs for a great center and gets Dominayton 😂
@redcomet0079
July 2, 2026 at 8:07 pm
Appreciate what LeBron did in LA
But he doesn’t deserve a statue there
@EYEQCLIPZ
July 2, 2026 at 8:09 pm
FUCC NO!
@mrc5425
July 2, 2026 at 8:12 pm
C’mon ESPN. There are 8 billion people in the world to choose from.
It is painful for me to listen to Perk for more than 2 seconds.
@mrgordon724
July 2, 2026 at 8:16 pm
NOPE that statue would get all the disrespect 😂
@NuFo
July 2, 2026 at 8:28 pm
He Has Plenty Of Statues In Every City & Arenas. I Even Have A Couple In My Home To Honor Him. They’re Called TOILETS! 🚽
@WebtoonPirate
July 2, 2026 at 8:28 pm
What a clown.
@_Ninety9ine
July 2, 2026 at 8:28 pm
Kobe was the last real Laker
@brandonmoore462
July 2, 2026 at 8:31 pm
I’m a die hard Lakers fan. But no statue in LA. If they wanna retire his number fine. But a statue no. He’ll get his in Cleveland
@sfbayRC_E-Revo
July 2, 2026 at 8:36 pm
Kobe Bryant……. enough said
@TheRiptideKing
July 2, 2026 at 9:02 pm
Man, hell nah!!!
@SouthMin9983
July 2, 2026 at 9:05 pm
Hell no…
@Tfresh89
July 2, 2026 at 9:12 pm
Absolutely not!! That’s a bs argument Big perk!
@J-zu7po
July 2, 2026 at 9:28 pm
A statue in every city lmao tf, answer is phuck no, maybe in Akron
@J-zu7po
July 2, 2026 at 9:32 pm
They traded Lonzo kuzma Russel Caruso Randle Ingram and a lot of good other players because of Lebum
@juanio7036
July 2, 2026 at 9:40 pm
He ain’t getting 💩 in LA. He might not get anything in Miami. Cleveland will give him one. That’s it he don’t need 3 freaking statues.
@Mike-nd5pi
July 2, 2026 at 9:46 pm
No chance. Eight seasons and one bubble championship? No statue.
@KieShotYa
July 2, 2026 at 9:49 pm
perk get off yo knees dawg
@JosephShachor
July 2, 2026 at 10:04 pm
He deserves a statue
@Joe-c3w5u
July 2, 2026 at 10:05 pm
Perk must of just got that Klutch bonus check 😂 stop the nonsense
@EverardoPuente-xv1rk
July 2, 2026 at 10:16 pm
Cleveland yes , Miami heat yes . Lakers idk… Magic Johnson even have one?
@toysroom28
July 2, 2026 at 10:21 pm
yes he deserve a statue in LA area but in Disneyland 🤣😂
@andresgonzalez-pg7kj
July 2, 2026 at 10:33 pm
NO
@AM-my3jk
July 2, 2026 at 10:54 pm
I sure hope not.