‘Does He Have That Job?’ Shannon Sharpe Asks Whether Rob Pelinka Has Earned the Benefit of the Doubt or Simply Inherited It

After the Los Angeles Lakers were swept by Oklahoma City in the 2026 NBA Playoffs, Shannon Sharpe delivered a sharp critique of GM Rob Pelinka on Nightcap, revisiting the Westbrook disaster, questioning whether Pelinka would have the job without his Kobe Bryant relationship.