Pat

[Pat @Pat34sho]

@CuffsTheLegend Why are you still on the Lakers dick pa??? Get over it Lakers moved on so did LBJ now it’s time for you 🤣

[Pat @Pat34sho]

@CuffsTheLegend Get off the Lakers dick already bro 🤣

[NBACentel @TheNBACentel]

SNOWTIME LAKERS 🔥🔥🔥

WHO’S STOPPING THEM?

[Hoops @Hoopss]

They calling them the Snowtime Lakers ❄️😂

[PRINCE ANGELUS @PRINCE_ANGELUS_]

The Snowtime Lakers have arrived 🤣

[Joe Arrigo @JoeArrigo_]

Rob Pelinka is the perfect example of being damned if you do and damned if you don’t.

Yesterday, @Lakers fans were saying he was asleep at the wheel, that he wasn’t aggressive enough, and that the front office had no plan. Less than 24 hours later, the #Lakers reportedly land Walker Kessler, Collin Sexton, Quentin Grimes, and Sandro Mamukelashvili in a flurry of moves that completely reshape the roster around Luka Dončić.

Was the price for Walker Kessler steep? Absolutely. But here’s the reality: when you identify a 24-year-old rim protector who runs the floor, rebounds, blocks shots, and fits perfectly next to Luka, you don’t get him at a discount. Utah had all the leverage, and Pelinka knew that if Kessler was his guy, it was going to cost premium assets. That’s the price of solving your biggest roster need.

The bigger picture matters. This wasn’t about winning the transaction. It was about building a roster that actually fits. Kessler gives Luka the vertical lob threat and defensive anchor he’s at his best with. Sexton brings downhill scoring and toughness. Grimes adds two-way versatility on the wing. Mamukelashvili gives the Lakers another skilled frontcourt player with size and shooting.

Fans wanted urgency. Pelinka showed urgency.

You can debate the cost, but you can’t debate the intent. The Lakers identified their weaknesses and attacked them immediately. That’s what a President of Basketball Operations is supposed to do. Now it’s on the players and coaching staff to make it work.

#LakeShow

[Adam Schein @AdamSchein]

Everyone knows I love LeBron.

The Lakers are significantly better today than they were 24 hours ago.

Obsessed with the these moves.

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

Rob Pelinka has taken over free agency

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

New Big 3 in LA 🔥

[Pat @Pat34sho]

@TheDunkCentral @IraHeatBeat @HeatCulture13 @Lakers 👀

[industrypolitics @industrypolitic]

Was it really worth it in the end?
All the lies and elimination of Drake?

After everything they tried to do to Drake, we still ended up right back where we started: Drake is still on top, and even more recognizable.

The only thing that changed is that many people, including the industry, exposed themselves in the process.

For those of us who saw it from the very beginning, and how this whole thing became bigger than rap. It revealed something ugly about people, about mob mentality, and about how far society is willing to go to tear someone down when they cannot beat them fairly.

What kind of message are we sending to young people?
That's it okay to steal, belittle, mock, and try to destroy someone simply because their talent makes people uncomfortable?

Let's be honest: the level of talent Drake has is rare. It’s the equivalent of an engineer or scientist changing the landscape of an entire industry. People should have appreciated witnessing it in real time. He should have been protected, and appreciated not targeted by people trying to force a replacement narrative onto the culture.
As if Kendrick was the one who transcended genres, shifted the sound of rap, and carried the culture across generations for over a decade- shameless..

This is what made this entire thing feel so forced to many of us.

An entire “culture” came together to try to take one man down.
And failed.

And once again Drake has cut through the noise, again and delivered masterpieces.
And the people have spoken- It's Drake Drake Drake🦉

If there’s one lesson people should take away from all of this, it’s that real talent requires patience.

Noise fades. Narratives fade. Real work doesn’t.
Drake showed that.

[Mo Mooncey @TheHoopGenius]

I look at people who hate on Drake the same way I look at Skip Bayless when he talks about LeBron.

Fundamentally no knowledge, just hating for attention.

[Sam Block @theblockspot]

Drake is the greatest ever.
LeBron is the greatest ever.
Serena is the greatest ever.
Ohtani is the greatest ever.
Phelps is the greatest ever.
Messi is the greatest ever.
Brady is the greatest ever.
Tiger is the greatest ever.
Bolt is the greatest ever.

We have been so spoiled.

[𝐄𝐑 @ErlingRoIe]

Never heard anyone in my life say “put some Kendrick on”. You can’t fake influence, the most relevant time of his career had Drake tied to it

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

ICEMAN IS UPON US 🥶

[73-9 and THEY LIED @CuffsTheLegend]

NOBODY CAN RAP BETTER THAN AUBREY GRAHAM!!!! 🦉 🔥

[Maxx Crosby @CrosbyMaxx]

LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @SStricklandMMA 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Lakers Lead @LakersLead]

#LAKESHOW RT IF WE’RE WINNING GAME 3

[NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA]

GAME 6 LEBRON DID NOT DISAPPOINT 😤👑

James led all scorers in the game with 28 points to help the Lakers advance against the Rockets 👏

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

BREAKING: THE LAKERS HAVE ELIMINATED THE HOUSTON ROCKETS