Beaten by a Miami team far too complete and better than that of the Lakers last night, LeBron James still went to a press conference to deliver a few words to the media present on site. And what we can say is that the King did not mince his words…
We feel the crack, and how not to understand it?
For his 20th NBA season, after having accomplished everything and succeeded in his sport, LeBron finds himself every night having to play in a team almost certain to lose. The Patrick Beverley, Lonnie Walker, Thomas Bryant and company may have done their best, but the Lakers’ season is currently turning into a nightmare.
And for a player who only dreams of titles, LeBron has never seemed so far from a Larry O’Brien Trophy.
It is with this bitterness and this awareness of reality that LBJ spoke this Wednesday evening at the microphone of the media present in Miami:
“I don’t want to end my career playing at this level, collectively speaking… I want to continue playing for league titles because I know what I can continue to bring to any team, with the right pieces around. . […] I am a winner. And I want to win. I want to win and give myself a chance to win and always fight for titles. Ever since I came into this League as an 18 year old boy from Akron, Ohio, it has always been my passion and my goal. I know the steps it takes to get there. And once you get there, you know how to get there.
Playing basketball at this level for the simple fact of playing basketball is not in my DNA. It’s no longer in my DNA. So we will see what will happen, and we will see if my state of mind will remain as fresh for the next few years. […] What I know is how hard I work on my game. I know how hard I work on my body, on my mind, on all those things. But sometimes I surprise myself, just about the level of play. When you look at the history of this sport, it doesn’t seem that there have been many players who have evolved to such a level over such a long period of time. duration, with as many mileage and accomplishments made.”
Ouch…
That seems clear, and for Rob Pelinka, and for Jeanie Buss, and for LeBron’s teammates.
No need to have done higher education to understand that James is fed up, really fed up. The defeats are linked, the disillusions become daily, and the humiliations are more and more common without having the slightest positive perspective on the horizon. Yes, come on, an all-time scoring record? But not much else.
We asked the question on social networks this Thursday: is it unthinkable to believe in a transfer request from LeBron in a few weeks?
If the Lakers don’t wake up, if Rob Pelinka doesn’t move, the wagon will crash into the wall and the career of one of the best basketball players in history will fall into oblivion. The sadness is total.
Source : Associated Press