ESPN did a long piece on why the Lakers failed this year.
Really to me isn’t that complicated, all their core people were hurt for various lengths of time. Hard for any franchise that is already fragile to win like that.
They had a couple of players only meetings where they told LeBron his body language sucked.
In what became an open forum, several players spoke up. Players focused on James’ inconsistent body language throughout the year. The four-time MVP copped to the critique, telling his teammates that, in essence, cutting out behavior like slumped shoulders and sideways glances has been something he has tried to work on his entire career.
One team source told ESPN that they didn’t feel as though James fully engaged with the younger teammates prior to the trade deadline.
If the Lakers can stay healthy next year and do a better constructing their roster, they should be fine.
Flip the page for LeBron sulking on the bench.