On January 9, Beijing time, in the previous game of the Lakers to defeat the Timberwolves, James had an argument with assistant coach Handy in the player channel at halftime, and now, the truth of the dispute between the two has come out. People have to sigh that James's competitive spirit is too strong.
Here's how it went, with 0.8 seconds left in the half, James fouled Reed to the free throw line, who hit the penalty line. At this point, Old Zhan was ready to serve the bottom line.
At that time, Old Jan saw that Bradley in the front court had a chance to sneak attack, and he shouted urgently, but Bradley had already turned around and chatted with assistant coach Handy, walked to the dressing room, gave up the attack, and did not look in the direction of James at all.
James was desperate to spread his hands, and then threw the ball to Ariza. At halftime, James ran straight to Find Handy.
The conversation between the two went something like this: James said to Handy, "Can't you look for him at halftime?" He just had an empty spot there and could make a layup. Handy, accused by Jan Sr., responded, "It was he (Bradley) who was talking to me." James continued, "Then you'll have to deal with him at halftime too." ”
Yes, the root of everything is James' competitive spirit, and every game, he wants to win. In fact, the Lakers' staff also revealed after the game that the dispute between the two at that time was entirely because of Old Zhan's competitive spirit. In the end, the Lakers also won 108-103, and James got 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, full output.