James has been actively recovering since his injury on Feb. 27. According to ESPN, James is likely to return in the final week of the regular season, though not playing back-to-back. Although James later debunked the rumor that he did not have a comeback, there is no doubt that he is close to returning, at least in the playoffs or playoffs.
But just as James was about to make a comeback, his former teammate Beverley unleashed a bomb. In an interview, Beverley said that during my previous time with the Lakers, when I wanted to shout for my teammates to defend, James interrupted me, he said: No, no, no, we're good, we're good, we're going to change defense... No, no, Beverley, you're mistaken.
James, what do you mean by changing defenses, you don't defend at all? That's the case I just said, they don't listen to me at all.
Beverley bluntly said that James himself did not defend, but asked his teammates to rotate to defend. In the league, active players who dare to spit on James like this can be said to be rare, and Beverley is quite "willing to snatch himself and dare to pull James off the horse" meaning. James' position and influence in the league need not be said, he also often makes some brotherly remarks on Twitter, it can be said that James has become brothers in the league.
Beverley is known as Dog Brother, is defensive and good at moralizing his teammates, and he still maintains a Beverley law that a team with Beverley must make the playoffs. At present, the Bulls are 34-38 and ranked 10th in the East, only half a game away from the Raptors in front of them, and the Pacers behind them are 1 and a half games away, it should be said that the Bulls' hope of reaching the playoffs through the playoffs is very large, and the probability that this season's Beverley's law will be realized.
Beverley is not a fool, he knows that his status is 108,000 miles worse than James, but he still bombards James for not defending, so what does he want?
Beverley was traded to the Magic by the Lakers on the trade deadline, then bought out by the Magic, and after weighing the Suns, Clippers, Warriors, Timberwolves, and Rockets, chose to join the Bulls, believing that the competition in the East was relatively less intense (Beverley's vision proved to be very accurate).
At the press conference to join the Bulls, Beverley said that a lot of people think Beverley was traded, and the truth is that I don't like what happened with the Lakers and I want to find a better place for myself to play. It was my own decision, and they respected mine.
The Lakers' current problem is not a basketball problem at all, important things are said three times. I want to say that those are all messy other issues, and there are a lot of things you don't like, but you can't say it directly. All of a sudden there is a problem here, and all of a sudden there is a problem again.
We're going to play the Lakers twice, twice! My thought about them is to kick them out of the playoffs, because we need to be in the playoffs too, so I'm sorry.
Beverley bombarded the Lakers when he joined the Bulls and threatened to kick the Lakers out of the playoffs, which is not unusual in his character, after all, each is its own master. On January 29, in the final minute of Lakers vs Celtics regular time, James was hit by Tatum for a layup, the referee did not blow, and the two sides went into overtime. At this point, Beverley was so anxious to take the camera to the referee, who gave Beverley a technical foul. I believe everyone remembers this scene, Beverley's attitude of playing seriously for this team is very professional.
According to the schedule, the Bulls will take on the Lakers on March 27, followed by a home game on March 30. It can be said that these two games are very important for both sides, and can basically determine whether both sides can enter the playoffs this season. Especially for the Lakers, if they lose both games, in the current fierce competition in the West, they will most likely fall out of the playoffs.
To put it bluntly, I think Beverley did this for only one purpose, and that was traffic. It should be said that Beverley is a very smart person, he understands traffic. Previously, he had already gained attention by shelling the Lakers, and in the time period when the Lakers were about to play against the Bulls and James was about to return, he directly bombarded the first man in the league, which I believe will attract more attention.
Previously, Dream Green's podcast show Draymond Green Show won the iHeartRedio Sports Podcast of the Year award. It is clear that Green is Beverley's idol, and Beverley is moving closer to Green, which should also lay the foundation for future work after retirement.