"Worst fanbase ever": NBA Fans react as Malik Beasley asks Lakers fans to leave his family alone
Malik Beasley is one of the most talented shooters in the NBA. Unfortunately, he hasn't been making a lot of shots since getting traded to the LA Lakers last February.
The 6-foot-4 guard was supposed to make the Lakers dangerous from 3-point range. However, he's only converted 38.1% of his total shots so far in LA, including 34.9% from long range.
Beasley recently celebrated his son's birthday on Instagram. However, Lakers fans did not let him celebrate it properly as they posted a lot of negative comments on the post. The 26-year-old guard reacted to this by posting a comment about the fans.
Malik Beasley was recently criticized by Lakers fans
Malik Beasley is capable of converting 3-point shots at around 40%, which hasn't been the case so far. However, he likely needs more time to get used to his new team and should be better in the playoffs.
Unfortunately, many fans don't understand this, which is why they've posted negative comments on Malik's birthday post on Instagram. The Lakers guard responded to them, promising that he would get better.
Malik Beasley's pinned comment on his son's birthday post (IG) https://t.co/lBqoprVnsu
Basketball fans aren't always nice, and Lakers fans don't like it when their players don't perform well. They've criticized many of their players in the past, and Malik Beasley is no exception.
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However, many other NBA fans believe that the LA Lakers have the worst fanbase ever.
@joeylinn_ Worst fanbase ever smh
Some Twitter users believe that it's LeBron James fans who talk bad about other players.
@joeylinn_ Once LeBron leaves this shit won’t be happening that’s for sure.
Others, however, don't think this is anything new. Lakers fans have a long history of attacking their players, which is why the latest incident comes as no surprise.
@joeylinn_ laker fans verbally abusing their players? https://t.co/a2SzSewon7
@joeylinn_ Wow what a shocker that the worst fanbase is sending threats
Some NBA fans took it a step further, calling Lakers fans the worst fanbase in all sports.
@joeylinn_ Most disgusting fan base in all sports
@joeylinn_ Worst fan base in sports for me and it isn’t close.
A couple of Lakers fans shared their thoughts as well. However, it doesn't appear that they care much about Beasley, who has a team option on his contract for the 2023-24 season.
Fans mostly blamed Beasley's defense as they consider him a liability on the court.
@OVOLakeShow Dc. His defense is trash. He is a liability that shouldn’t see the floor
@OVOLakeShow unfortunately we do not care. @robpelinka send that man on a trip to china right now
Others, however, think that some fans have taken it too far. While almost every fanbase gets frustrated with their favorite team, going after a player's family is not acceptable.
@OVOLakeShow Our fan base can be an bit toxic but going after another man’s family is wild
@OVOLakeShow Bro this shit makes me sad. When fans go at peoples family man that’s so uncalled for
The Lakers suffered a heartbreaking loss against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. Malik Beasley came off the bench once again, scoring 18 points on 6-for-14 shooting. He also added three rebounds and two assists.
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Despite being the second-best scorer on the team, Beasley could not avoid criticism from the fanbase.