Lakers stars go WILD after incredible shot but NBA fans slam Los Angeles on Twitter
LOS ANGELES LAKERS stars threw themselves at the floor after Lance Stephenson produced one of their moments of the season on Tuesday night.
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Against the Washington Wizards, Stephenson made one of the plays of the season as he sent Jeff Green tripping over himself after some impressive handles.
Stephenson then stood and watched the Wizards star falling back on himself, before hitting a perfect jump shot for two points.
JaVale McGee’s reaction told the whole story, as he crouched down to watch Stephenson returning down the court with an open-mouthed look of shock on his face.
As soon as the shot fell, every Lakers player on the bench jumped up and started running around, with the line referee even having to push one player away from running on the court.
The shot was a rare moment of excitement for the Lakers, who missed out on the playoffs on Friday after losing to the Brooklyn Nets.
With the Lakers unable to make the playoffs, NBA fans immediately took to Twitter to question the reaction of the players.
“Bench reacting like they won a title lmao,” one joked.
A second fan posted: “Dance out of the playoffs too”
“Bench a little too rowdy for a team that didn’t make the playoffs lol they should’ve kept that same energy al season,” one user posted.
“Them Lakers bout be a problem in the playoffs,” another joked.
A fifth wrote: “The only thing our bench is useful for I swear.”
One NBA fan said: “Well a least the Lakers have something to be excited for.”
“The only thing they can celebrate,” one more wrote.
The Lakers were up 32-29 at the time.