Do the Lakers still want to win while one of the game’s all-time greats is on their roster? RohanNadkarni breaks down why Los Angeles needs to listen to LeBron
Los Angeles is now 14–21 after a loss to the Heat on Wednesday. You can still assign blame for the team’s current tailspin if you want. The front office deserves plenty for a series of ineffective moves dating back years. has to take ownership for championing some of those moves. Maybe you even want to throw in Darvin Ham’s rotations or injuries. It doesn’t matter now.
“And I know it takes steps to get there, but once you get there and know how to get there, playing basketball at this level just to be playing basketball is not in my DNA. It's not in my DNA anymore.” You don’t need to have had a perfect score on your SAT to interpret those comments as James’s frustration with his predicament in Los Angeles. Sure, there is accountability for everyone to go around in Los Angeles. Yes, LeBron is a higher maintenance star than most. He is also holding up his end of the bargain on the court, defying the rules of superstardom, and the Lakers are seemingly content to sit on their hands and do nothing about it.
I know it is not simple to snap your fingers and conjure up a trade overnight. It takes two to tango. And opponents know the Lakers are desperate. Still, the seemingly snail’s pace at which Los Angeles’s front office is moving to upgrade the roster could have dire consequences. At seven games under .500, the Lakers are 3 1/2 games behind the Warriors for the final play-in spot in the West.
Simply put, the Lakers are a mess teetering on disaster. They’ve lost five of six. Davis’s health is a concern. James is publicly wondering about the purpose of this season. The franchise is inviting questions about whether or not their stars will force them to blow this all up. It’s an embarrassing place to be for everyone involved. Some may think this is largely LeBron’s own doing, and those people may even revel in his demise.
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