Despite the recent rebound observed against the Clippers, the last few weeks have proven to be extremely delicate for the Lakers. This also led to a merciless outing from LeBron James towards his teammates, which was not unanimous.

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What better way to restart the machine than a success against their local rivals? The Lakers could not have hoped for a better trigger than a victory against the Clippers. They now hope to ride the latter and why not start a positive series in order to return to the upper echelons of the Western Conference. A goal that LeBron James undoubtedly displays , frustrated by the current situation.

LeBron destroyed for his scathing statement about the Lakers

While the Lakers had a string of disappointing results coming out of the In-Season Tournament, LeBron for his part had little to reproach himself for. After the recent defeat against the Grizzlies, he made murderous remarks towards his teammates , before describing the level of his team as “horrible”. On the set of NBA TV , Sam Mitchell also wondered about the case of the Angelinos:

When you see how the Lakers played during the In-Season Tournament — and not just the two games in Las Vegas, but the seven games they all won, there was energy, there was toughness, there was speed, and especially defense. The whole team played the same part in this area. And suddenly, after winning the In-Season Tournament, all that disappeared.

A double face which can explain the anger of the King, still determined to play the leading roles in the league despite his 39 years. However, according to Mitchell, his stinging message to his troops was not the right one:

LeBron disappointed me a lot by saying that. He keeps saying he has impeccable behavior, but is that really how he wants to behave?

If I’m a player on this team and I see LeBron James, the ultimate leader, the GOAT, saying we’re terrible right now, what will I think? Instead, he should come into the locker room and say, “First of all, it’s not because of the coach. Second, it’s our fault. Third, let’s behave like adults and get back to playing our basketball. »

Above all, they must get back to defending well, take advantage of this to reproduce a transition game, and above all assume their responsibilities! No player does it, everyone blames Darvin (Ham). Still, Darvin didn’t get any credit when they won the In-Season Tournament, right? It was the players. When they win, it’s thanks to the players and when they lose, it’s because of the coach.

Vocal leader of the Lakers, LeBron James did not try to be formal when speaking about the crisis his franchise was going through. Enough to disappoint Sam Mitchell, who criticizes his approach and encourages him to protect Darvin Ham more.