The Los Angeles Lakers are under fire right now following a painful and shocking loss to the Sacramento Kings in their preseason finale Friday night. The Lakers tried to get the second win of the preseason and end the undefeated run of the Kings, but none of that happened.
They suffered a humiliating 133-86 loss to the Kings, who looked like the Golden State Warriors in front of the Purple and Gold. It’s true that Anthony Davis didn’t play because of back soreness, Dennis Schroder suffered a hand injury, and Russell Westbrook left in the middle of the game, but none of that justifies this result in the eyes of many fans.
Following the match, LeBron James had the chance to talk to the media, expressing his thoughts on the team, last night’s game and what’s next for him now that the season is less than a week away from its beginning.
Lakers Fans Are Unhappy With LeBron James After 47-PT Loss To Kings
The King was very polite, not throwing anybody under the bus, and saying that he likes the team as currently constructed and he’d like to see how much better they can get with more work.
"I like the way our team is constructed, but we have to continue to work." – LeBron James shares his takeaways from the preseason. pic.twitter.com/CqstUeN6Xy
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) October 15, 2022
“I like the way our team is constructed, but we have to continue to work.”
LeBron has always been cool when talking about the Lakers, never directly criticizing his teammates, and fans didn’t like this. Many replied to the King’s comments by calling him a ‘liar’ and blasting him for feeding this narrative that won’t help the Lakers at all.
stop feeding us lies lebron pls pic.twitter.com/XprDrsFJHo
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) October 15, 2022
Lebron is the front office
— 💀Bob Lynch💀🇵🇸 (@Bob4Florida) October 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/delthechef/status/1581162212516761600
— timildeeps (@capcaveman19) October 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/Bro62146941/status/1581163604422053889
— rio (@Dukeblueballs7) October 15, 2022
DeRozan was a better fit than RW
— AG (@abjse24) October 15, 2022
— ⚜️itsfb⚜️ (@itsfakebizness) October 15, 2022
Bro like you, AD and Russ have been in the league for a while now. How much better can you get.
— IAMKen……… (@LACC213) October 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/TruSyphonFilter/status/1581171782475620352
— pRiMo! (@primo_hita) October 15, 2022
Still no shooting pic.twitter.com/ZAG75X867k
— HenRiden (@DennisHenri) October 15, 2022
Lmmfao. Lebron already in “make an excuse” mode. Wow.
— Gent (@GGent__) October 15, 2022
Should have retain the 2020 roster for real it can still compete green kcp kuzma their only defensive guards and wings
— King Ragnar (@KingRag86069296) October 15, 2022
Hes lying already at this stage lebron is just stat padding no more heart to compete for a championship hes goal for this season is to surpass kareem
— King Ragnar (@KingRag86069296) October 15, 2022
He is lying man
— 🇯🇲 (@RIC3_n_PEAs) October 15, 2022
Luck if they hit .500
— Growingup80s (@DragonTadCooper) October 15, 2022
"A lot of NBA teams have been together for years – we haven't. They have chemistry. We don't."
– Team hop
– Re-construct the roster every yr
– Recruit new teammates
– Look to trade new teammates mid season
– Get coaches fired
– Complain about chemistry
Unreal
— BossHogg (@6Hogg6) October 15, 2022
Defense is a commitment and should not be optional. This hold every one accountable is clearly not in the plan. They need DRAYMOND ……
— Sylvain Tshiona (@SylvainTshiona2) October 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/moyzh76/status/1581158846180954113
— Andrew Reid III (@GuyNamedCy) October 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/rekalAL/status/1581160277529473025
20 minutes 12 points in a preseason blowout. If it was the regular season, Lakers would have still been blown out, but Lebron would have 35 12 😂 😂 😂 Lebron is a bonafide stat padder and loser.
— Bill the Butcher (@KobeBryantGoat8) October 15, 2022
This is a pretty complex situation. The Lakers already made some big moves, sending Russell Westbrook to the bench for this game. Brodie could come off the bench against the Warriors in the regular season opener too. That is, if his hamstring injury gets better by that time.
Following a tumultuous 2021-22 NBA season, the Lakers carry heavy pressure on their shoulders. Things can get better for them, of course, but they need to make drastic decisions to achieve that.
