THE HERD - Hour 1 - Lakers have issues on defense, LeBron James won't be enough, A.J. Brown and the Eagles offense

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

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🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Los Angeles Lakers defensive flaws could destroy their NBA championship hopes—and why even a vintage 40-year-old LeBron James can't fix this fatal weakness. Colin dives deep into the Lakers defensive efficiency issues, roster construction, and what it means for their playoff chances in the loaded Western Conference

Then, Colin reacts to A.J. Brown's comments calling out the Philadelphia Eagles struggling offense. He explains why this tension isn't new—and why he has been warning you about this broken Brown-Jalen Hurts-Nick Sirianni relationship for almost a year now

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0:50.5	J-Mack, sometimes you look at the Lakers brand and you think like the Showtime Lakers.
0:58.0	Oh, it was all about Magic Johnson, who was not a great defender.
1:04.0	But you had Kareem protecting the rim.
1:07.0	So all five of those title teams, the Showtime Lakers, all five were top 10 defenses.
1:14.5	People don't think about that because you had the great backstop at the rim and Kareem.
1:21.0	And so I'm watching the Lakers last night getting gouged defensively by OKC, and this is not a criticism, it's instructive.
1:30.4	This is why eventually you've got to get rid of the duplication in the Lakers lineup.
1:36.2	It's so easy for Oklahoma City to score, and they were missing two starters.
1:40.4	I mean, SGA had 30 points, didn't even have to play the fourth quarter.
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