NBA superstar Lebron James has aired his frustrations after the Los Angeles Lakers’ 127-113 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. This is their 10th loss in 13 games.
James led the team’s scoring with 32 points in the effort, but he also went 2-for-6 from the foul line and committed three turnovers in the fourth quarter.
When the reporters came to the locker room, he was honest.
“I mean, we just suck right now,” James said, about five questions into his media availability.
The 39-year-old was also asked about former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio, who announced his retirement Thursday.
“I’m not really in the mood to answer that question, but I respect Ricky. Congratulations on a hell of a career, and if I don’t seem sincere when you see this video, it’s because we got our a** whooped again,” James said. “I apologize. It was bad timing on the interviewer asking me this question.”
Lakers head coach Darvin Ham sees a different side to his team’s performance.
“I’m tired of people living and dying with every single game we play. It’s ludicrous, actually,” Ham told reporters Friday. “We hit a tough stretch. It’s the same team. We played some high-level games a little while ago, and we’ve just got to get back to that. We’ve got to keep the fight, though. We cannot lose our fight.”
In the last four weeks, Los Angeles has only beaten the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Charlotte Hornets.
Los Angeles is now 17-19, sitting 11th in the Western Conference. On Sunday, the Lakers play against the Los Angeles Clippers, who have only lost two of their last 16 games.
