On April 9, Beijing time, the 2023-2024 regular season is underway, in which head coach Kerr said that the competition in the West is fierce, and our record may be better than last season but lower in the rankings, Klay Thompson revealed that I have been teammates with Kevon Looney for ten years, and my attitude and ability are super professional, and young players such as Pojam are also very good. I'm sorry, superstar LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to ninth place in the West, and Davis ushered in good news, starting point guard D'Angelo Russell publicly called out the whole league.
According to the latest report from the Register, due to the rest of superstar LeBron James, Anthony Davis was injured and left the game early, although D'Angelo Russell, Dinwiddie, and Reeves had the idea of winning, but in the face of Rudy Gobert, Lee Kyle, and Edwards, there seemed to be no chance to fight back, and finally won the game and gave it away. It should be emphasized that the Sacramento Kings won, the Los Angeles Lakers lost, the record ranking in the West changed, and it fell to ninth in the West, it seems that the play-offs are no problem, but if they hit sixth, it is unlikely.
It is worth mentioning that against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Davis, who was accidentally blinded by Lee Kyle in the first quarter, had to retire early due to his eyesight being affected, ushering in good news. Dave McMenamin revealed that according to the evaluation of the medical team and the coaching staff, the optimistic situation is that Anthony Davis can play the next game against the Golden State Warriors led by Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Dream Green, and Andrew Wiggins, and he will return to this crucial game and lead the team to win with LeBron James.
You must know that when D'Angelo Russell was interviewed, this time he really didn't hide it and openly called out the whole league, he said so. I think to be able to end this season strongly, whether it's the Milwaukee Bucks, Celtics, or Minnesota Timberwolves, etc., no matter who you meet, you will give it your all, and you don't care about the players who did well in the regular season, but look at the performance in the playoffs, the performance of the matchup, it's all about it. In the 2023-2024 season with the Lakers, D'Angelo Russell averaged 18.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game.
Now, with the Los Angeles Lakers losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the absence of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, they lost this crucial game, and they fell from eighth to ninth again. And Anthony Davis ushered in good news, he has an eye injury, and he will return quickly against the Golden State Warriors. It should be noted that D'Angelo Russell openly called out the whole league that winning in the playoffs is the key, rather than using the performance of the regular season to blame the development of a player.