Lebron James Fights Hecklers During 9th Lakers Loss; Analysts Claim He's Nearing His Career End
Lakers fans are dissatisfied with their team's losing streak, and they made their feelings known on Sunday. But Lebron James and Trevor Ariza refused to let fans trample on them, when their team is already feeling low.
The two actually started to address the haters and some have mixed feelings about them doing that.
At Crypto.com Arena, supporters booed the Lakers during their catastrophic 123-95 defeat to the Pelicans. Furthermore, video appears to show LeBron James and Trevor Ariza addressing the enraged audience.
LeBron reportedly said, "What do you know about basketball other than the ball going in or not? Shut yo a** up." Ariza them chimed in and said, "I don't give a fu** what you are! You a b*tch! How about that?"
Russell Westbrook, the team's beleaguered point guard, said following the game that he would not carry the hatred home with him that night.
"Nah," Westbrook said. "Take it home? For what? S-t. Take it home? I got three beautiful kids at my house. Why would I take it home? If they boo, they can take their ass home. I ain't worried about that. It doesn't bother me none."
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The Lakers' loss on Sunday was their ninth in their last 12 games, dropping their record to 27-33. Los Angeles' breathing room for the last play-in playoff position has been reduced to 212 games with 22 games remaining in the season.
LeBron James is not too hopeful about the team's prospects.
"We got a tough stretch with Dallas, Clippers again Thursday, then Golden State on Saturday," James said. "And we still got 10 road games this month, or March, so it don't get easier for us."
But he is also sure that winning is the only key to changing the tide - just one win.
"It all starts with a win. That's what it starts with," he shared. "Try to get off of this slide and get a win, and learn from that win with things you did well, things that you didn't do so well. So it always starts with that and how you can try to get into a game-by-game situation."
Westbrook added that he believed the Lakers can alter the season's narrative by just working harder than their opponents, a strategy he said the team's opponents were executing.
There are now however speculations that James is the weak link of the team (because of his age) and should be shifted out and traded for Anthony Davis!