On January 17, Beijing time, the day after the Lakers' 37-point fiasco against the Nuggets, the 37-year-old James publicly apologized to the fans, tweeting: Lakers country, I apologize, I promise we will get better (King + two loving expressions); James's remarks attracted heated discussion, and the Lakers reporter's interpretation of James's apology was the most direct response to the Magician's question.
Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin tweeted: James did not give an interview after last night's game, this is the second time he has declined to be interviewed this season, and this (James apologized) is a clear response to Magic Johnson's criticism of the Lakers.
After the Lakers' fiasco against the Nuggets yesterday, the Lakers celebrity magician criticized the team and tweeted: The Lakers lost to the Nuggets 96-133. As Lakers fans, we can accept being beaten, but we don't accept that this team lacks effort and doesn't have a sense of urgency. Jenny Bass, you deserve better.
There is no doubt that James is the leader of this Purple and Gold Legion, and he should bear the primary responsibility regardless of whether he wins or loses; and James's public apology and commitment should indeed be a response to the magician.
This season, James has played in 31 games, averaging 28.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks in 36.7 minutes per game, serving as a starting center for the team, the 37-year-old Zhan did his best, but the team's record was not ideal, after 3 consecutive losses, 21 wins and 22 losses ranked seventh in the West.
The Lakers' record is far below expectations, who should bear the blame? Us media Basketball Forever posted a picture to ridicule James is busy trading Wei Shao, spoof picture James is busy with phone calls, the computer screen is a photo of Wei Shao, the US media tweeted: Manager Zhan's phone must be very busy now.
This season, Westbrook played 43 games for the Lakers, averaging 18.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, 8 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting 43.8%, shooting 29.1% from three-point range and shooting 66.2% from the free throws; in addition to this low performance of Westbrook, Vogel's tactics and employment and the team's defensive attitude are the reasons for the Lakers' poor record.
The Lakers have 39 games left, 11 of which will be against the top four teams in the East and West, including three Games for the Warriors, Three Games for the Jazz and two Games for the Suns, and one game each against the Nets, Bucks and Heat; the next Time the Lakers will play against the Jazz at home, can James lead the team to stop the decline after apologizing?