The Lakers are in trouble and LeBron James has no interest in addressing it.
The 40-year-old again declined to speak to the media at the Lakers practice on Saturday, two days after making himself unavailable following the team’s Christmas Day loss to the Rockets, after which head coach JJ Redick left for the team.
“Because we don’t care enough right now,” Redick said Thursday. “We all care. But we don’t do the things that are necessary. We don’t care enough to be a professional.”
Redick also stated that Saturday’s practice would be “uncomfortable.”
“The truth is uncomfortable, and so you have to get it all out there, that’s all it is,” Redick said after practice, according to ESPN.
The Lakers (19-10) are in fourth place in the Western Conference heading into Sunday’s home game against the Kings, but they have lost three in a row and six of their last 10. Through the three games, the Lakers were outscored 354-292.
“We had a great meeting this morning as a staff,” Redick told reporters. “I came super early and we met the players. It was very positive and people listened. It was also up to our staff, myself, to listen to the players and what they needed.”
James, whose season didn’t start until mid-November due to sciatica, is averaging 20.2 points, 6.8 assists and 5.1 rebounds in 13 games; the Lakers are 8-5 when James plays this season.
He had to adapt to the Lakers, making Luka Doncic their center after last season’s shocking trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Mavericks. Doncic leads the NBA with 33.7 points per game and is also averaging 8.7 assists and 8.5 rebounds.
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