LeBron James has "no idea" where the Lakers are going.
Perkins: He wants to go back to Cleveland
After the loss to Phoenix, LeBron is frustrated by the many shortcomings and instability, Russell Westbrook somehow finds a source of optimism.
And also, coach Shampert claims: "LeBron ruined basketball"
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Wednesday, 22 December, 2021, 12:22 Updated: 12:57
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The Los Angeles Lakers once again lost their positive balance this morning (Wednesday), after losing 108-90 to Phoenix and dropping to 16:16, with a third straight loss.
LeBron James was asked after the game where these Lakers were capable of reaching, and honestly replied, "We do not know. We have no idea what this team could be."
James for his part supplies the goods.
Tonight LeBron has scored 34 points (the eighth time he is with 30 or more in the last 12 games), but the Lakers are injured and missing, and it is not over.
He himself missed 12 games due to injury.
Trevor Packing has just returned, Anthony Davis was injured last week and will be out for four weeks.
Coach Frank Vogel in isolation because of Corona.
Against Phoenix tonight, the Lakers brought up the 17th answer in the opening five, the most in the league.
Shale Horton Tucker returned after three games, hitting just 1 of 13 from the field.
That's how hard it is to function, King James claims.
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Trying not to convey despair.
LeBron (Photo: GettyImages)
"So how can we absolutely appreciate what we are, when we were not whole?" LeBron said, although in fact all league teams suffer from deductions, "I can not remember when was the last time we played with the same five with the same rotation and the same substitutes coming off the bench. "It's been a long time coming. So it's hard to appreciate."
Tonight the Lakers also met the Western Champions, the team with the best balance in the league, which recently also got back Devin Booker.
"They are with all their strength and we are not," LeBron said, "so hard, hard to see who we are as a team."
Commentator Kendrick Perkins, who previously played alongside LeBron, suggested he return to his former team, which is now thriving with a young squad.
"I wonder, will LeBron consider demanding a trade to bring him back to Cleveland ?! I mean, the Cubs have a very nice roster!"
David Pizzdale, the Lakers assistant coach who fills in for Vogel, said of Phoenix: "They have continuity, and they are also lucky that they stayed healthy ... I feel that with all our injuries and setbacks our guys have maintained a fantastic attitude, so yeah, "I feel we will be fine. LeBron? He's not going to get into this negativity, he sees it as a challenge. After all these years, he will not allow himself to sink, he is not one who complains and points the finger of blame, but one who finds solutions."
Russell Westbrook, who tonight finished 22 points, 5 assists and 7 turnovers, believes these problems only harden the team.
"I'm optimistic," he claims, "we went through so many things this year, and we go through it together, as a unit. For me it's the best part. The ups and downs are a tortured part. The most important thing is that we stay together. "We do not pay attention to what people on the outside say. We just make sure we are together."
* Coach Shampert, a former friend of LeBron's in Cleveland, claims King James "ruined basketball" in his move to Miami.
In a podcast conversation Shampert was asked about Kevin Durant, saying: "No, it was not KD, the first was LeBron who moved to Miami. Baron knows he ruined basketball. For me personally, I love the NBA because of the loyalty I thought was there. LeBron practically "He dismantled that wall. He was not supposed to do that."
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