The LA Lakers are looking to shore up their roster with the NBA tradeline, reportedly eyeing veteran players Dorian Finney-Smith and Royce O’Neal from the Brooklyn Nets. And fans took the opportunity to joke about the team over it on social media.

The Lakers are currently ninth in the Western Conference with a 16-15 record heading into their scheduled game at home against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday.

While they are still very much in the thick of things, some quarters believe the Lakers can use some upgrading in the wing position, hence the interest in Finney-Smith and O’Neal.

Fans picked up on the development on social media, with some taking a dig at the Lakers. Here are some of those written on X (formerly Twitter):

@LamesLarden wrote: Lebron and the trade deadline. The most infamous duo in the history of the NBA.

LeBron James expresses concern over Lakers’ ability to compete against top teams

LA Lakers superstar LeBron James was forced to take stock of where they are in the ongoing NBA season following their 126-115 loss to rivals the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day.

In particular, he expressed concern over their ability to compete against the top teams in the league, highlighting how, at this point, they remain far from the form they want to be in.

James shared in the post-game interview following their loss to the Celtics (via the Bleacher Report):

“I don’t think we’re where we want to be to be able to compete against the top teams.” The loss to the Celtics was the sixth in the last eight games for the Lakers (16-15), who have had to deal with players going in and out of the roster since the season started because of injuries.