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Bill Plaschke: Lakers snub Kyrie Irving and annoy LeBron James. Good for them.

The tweet appeared within hours of the news that the Lakers had not been able to pull off a trade for Kyrie Irving. The tweet was from LeBron James, who had openly campaigned for Irving despite overwhelming evidence he would be a bad fit. The tweet, as usual, was a passive-aggressive shot at Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and general manager Rob Pelinka. "Maybe It's Me," James declared Sunday ...
Lakers forward LeBron James warms up before the game against the Blazers at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Nov. 30, 2022.

The tweet appeared within hours of the news that the Lakers had not been able to pull off a trade for Kyrie Irving.

The tweet was from LeBron James, who had openly campaigned for Irving despite overwhelming evidence he would be a bad fit.

The tweet, as usual, was a passive-aggressive shot at Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and general manager Rob Pelinka.

"Maybe It's Me," James declared Sunday afternoon.

No maybes about it.

It is him.

LeBron James has been such a horrible general manager that the Lakers

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