On January 20, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Indiana Pacers 104-111. After the game, LeBron James was interviewed by reporters about rumors about the Lakers coaching staff, in addition, Westbrook directly refused to be interviewed and left the stadium.
James said: "I don't think it's bad to play tonight, it's just that in the fourth quarter, one of the Pacers' players went into hot form and then it would disrupt our plans."
"Other than that, I think if you're going to ask about the coaching staff, you can ask, except for some journalists who are talking nonsense. Our coaching staff are great, they keep us successful, we need to do our part."
Asked about Frank Vogel wanting to end his post-match press conference when he wanted Russell Westbrook to play, James said: "I'm going to go to the movies with my wife, man. I gotta go. ”
In this campaign, James shot 11-of-22, and his three-pointers shot 3-of-7, scoring 30 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. However, although the Lakers were ahead of the Pacers in the first three and a half quarters, the team ultimately lost.
In addition, in this game, Westbrook sat on the bench for the last 3 minutes and 50 seconds, instead, Vogel sent Munch, but in the end the Lakers lost. After the game, Wei Shao also did not accept an interview and left the stadium directly.