After a strong start to the season, the Los Angeles Lakers have struggled to find their footing over the last few games.

L.A. has struggled mightily, and things came to a collapse on Tuesday night when they were blown out by the Phoenix Suns, 127-100. The Suns dominated the Lakers, especially in the second half of what was a close game at halftime, which turned into a route, and in the blink of an eye, the Lakers were out of the game.

Los Angeles is in a rut, and it’s become very easy to pile on them. Former NBA champion turned analyst Kendrick Perkins chimed in on the Lakers as he blasted their performance, including the play of D’Angelo Russell and LeBron James.

Perkins was not shy about sharing his thoughts on L.A. on Twitter/X Tuesday night.

He first shared this tweet.

“Perimeter play will always be the issue for the Lakers on both ends of the floor. Hopefully Pelinka address the issue before Bron retires!!!”

Minutes later, he blasted Russell for his poor play.

“D’Angelo Russell be trippen. Some of the things he does on the court makes my damn skin crawl.”

Finally, he called out James for his poor defensive play and body language.

“Bron was horrible tonight defensively and his body language was unacceptable.”

Perkins is one to never shy away from being vocal, and that was the case on Tuesday.

The former NBA champion was teammates with James during the 2018 season when he signed a contract for the remainder of the season in mid-April. Perkins only played one game with the Cavaliers and spent most of his time on the bench.

The Cavaliers made the NBA Finals that season thanks to James’ heroics. Although they lost the NBA Finals, 4-0, it was James’ play that made it possible that they even had a chance to win another title for Cleveland.

The Lakers suffered their worst loss of the season as nothing went right for L.A. in the second half. Russell has struggled all season long, and that continued in the Suns ‘game. He recorded 16 points on 5-for-13 shooting from the field and 1-for-6 from three, along with three rebounds and four assists in 29 minutes.

James recorded 18 points in 35 minutes, along with eight rebounds and 10 assists, and shot 7-for-16 from the field.

Perkins has and will continue to tell it like it is.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland EMS said a 58-year-old was killed in an industrial accident at a salt mine located in Cleveland’s Flats Wednesday.

The accident happened at Cargill Salt located at 2400 Ship Channel around 6:10 p.m.

There is no other information available on the incident at this time.

Cargill provided the following statement about the accident:

We are heartbroken that one of our teammates lost his life today. Following the tragic accident in Cleveland, our primary focus is supporting and caring for his family and colleagues.

The mine was already scheduled to be closed Thursday-Sunday for the Thanksgiving holiday. We do have MHSA (Mine Safety and Health Administration) currently onsite and we are working with them to investigate the accident. Out of respect for our teammate and their loved ones, we will not be sharing further details at this time.

According to Cargill’s website, the salt business provides essential salt products for various industries, such as food, water conditioning, de-icing, and industrial applications.

This is a developing story check back with 19 News for the latest information.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Drivers and fliers are filling up Northeast Ohio’s roads and skies to travel to their Thanksgiving destinations.

So how are travelers faring with traffic that’ll be slowed down with rain and snow?

19 News reporters are stationed at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and our busiest highways to find out.

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