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Lou Williams draws backlash for his embarrassing playoff prediction admission

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Renzo Pocholo Salao | Last updated Apr 15, 2025 11:25 PM ET

NBA fan favorite Lou Williams caught some heat after he made an unflattering admission about one of his predictions for the 2025 playoffs.

On Tuesday, Williams appeared on his “Run It Back” show on FanDuel TV alongside Michelle Beadle and Chandler Parsons. Beadle asked the two former NBA veterans to give their predictions on the first-round series between the 4-seeded Indiana Pacers and 5-seeded Milwaukee Bucks.

Despite the Bucks being without Damian Lillard due to his blood clot issue, Parsons went with Milwaukee. Williams agreed with Parsons but also admitted that he has not seen much of the Pacers this season.

“I won’t even sit here on these people’s TVs and lie,” Williams said. “I haven’t watched a lot of Pacers basketball this year. … They got off to a slow start and I became disinterested.”

Analysts Chandler Parsons and Lou Williams admitted they didn’t watch the Pacers this season.

“Not going to lie I didn’t watch much Indiana Pacers basketball.”

Indiana had the NBA’s fourth-best winning percentage over the final four months of the season.pic.twitter.com/2lHvazN5T9
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) April 15, 2025

Several fans slammed Williams for being uninformed about a topic he gets paid to weigh in on. The Pacers were one of just nine teams in the NBA this season to tally at least 50 wins. But that apparently was not enough to keep Williams’ interest.

how do these ppl land these gigs man it’s crazy
— Jeremiah (@itsJebediah) April 15, 2025

They get paid to watch ball and have no idea the pacers are one of the hottest teams right now, like literally top 4
— VaughtsPicks (@VaughtsPicks) April 15, 2025

Lol who are these clowns? Didn't watch the Pacers, who finished with 50 wins and a better record than Milwaukee.
— Liberty Teeth (@MotorradMan5) April 15, 2025

Williams is not the first NBA player-turned-analyst to admit that he doesn’t watch the games he’s supposed to have an opinion on. But at least he was honest enough to admit it right away.

This season alone, both Shaq and Charles Barkley have outed themselves for not doing their research while on the air.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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