LeBron James sent clear message by Snoop Dogg in surprise First Take appearance as music icon says ‘I’m an old man too’

SNOOP DOGG has sent a clear message to LeBron James during his surprise debut on First Take.

The music icon debuted on the basketball show to discuss the current form of the Los Angeles Lakers .

Snoop , 53, suggested that hs is not happy with he recent downturn in results on the court.

The Lakers started the season well under new head coach JJ Redick with a 10-4 start.

However, the side has now struggled for consistency and now stands with a record of 13-12.

Snoop called on the team's top brass, such as Jeannie Buss and Rob Pelinka, to add some new players to the roster.

READ MORE ON NBA He said: "But I think we need to make some changes.

We brought back the exact same team from last year.

"No disrespect, but that ain't going to cut it.

"Like Jeannie [Buss], Rob [Pelinka], Hello, where you at? What are you doing? Come on, man, make some moves, some adjustments.

"There are some people out there that we can have in our squad.

Most read in Basketball "As Lakers fans, y'all are on the clock.

You have got to hurry up before we start cussing you out.

"We on television right now being very professional but on Instagram , ya'll can get it." Snoop also looked at the form of Lakers star James , 39, who has started to show his age on the court.

He added: "He is going to play on his age.

I'm an old man too, so I do that sometimes.

"I get to sleep in and cancel certain events.

So you can do that LeBron, you sleeping in.

He missed Friday night's 97-87 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves through injury .

There is no set timeline on his injury, with the current designation being day-to-day.

He also did not play in the Lakers' home contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday due to his foot soreness.

Redick gave a blunt one-word answer when asked if he knew when his star would return after the defeat.

He said: "No." He also insisted that the Lakers were "killed" by their positioning during the clash at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

He added: "They came in a number of ways.

Some passes we tried to fit through tight windows.

Read More on The US Sun "Never want to inbound the ball to the other team after a made field goal and give up a dunk.

"Some of it not holding our positioning and timing our physicality to get open.

....

Yeah, killed us..

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