NBA World: LeBron James Accountable For Poor Team Performance

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers game on Tuesday night served as the NBA 2022–23 season’s opening act. The second game of the day featured the defending champion Golden State Warriors taking on the Los Angeles Lakers after the Celtics defeated the 76ers 126–117. LeBron James and Stephen Curry gave the NBA world a treat on the first day of play, as was to be expected.

James scored 31 points but still lost the game, while Curry returned with 33 points and helped his team to victory. As the game progressed, NBA supporters expressed their disappointment in LeBron’s performance on social media. Fans criticized LeBron James, 37, for being the “greatest statpadder” in response to his game performance. It’s interesting to note that the second-highest point scorer of all time will be playing in his 20th NBA season during the 2022–23 season.

https://twitter.com/Slayerzilla/status/1582730228312383488?s=20&t=JhL9hRbvdz8At6AB7Dk_QAnbsp;

The 2021–22 NBA season was horrible for the Los Angeles Lakers. Fans were upbeat about the team’s performance before the start of the following season. LeBron James and company, though, were unable to defeat the Warriors on opening night. Fans are now concerned about the team’s season as a result.

LeBron James was also questioned about his observations of the game after the game. The four-time NBA champion is said to have disparaged his own team as well as their shooting. The NBA fans on Twitter who are criticizing James for his leadership didn’t take this lightly

LeBron James chose to trash his teammates’ shooting rather than try to motivate them for the upcoming game against the Clippers. Fans saw this as a glaring example of a lack of leadership that other grats wouldn’t show. But what exactly did LeBron James say that caused him to face online ridicule?

NBA Fans Criticized LeBron James For Bad Leadership

One of the viewers who commented on the video said at one point that criticizing his teammates for this was inappropriate given how James’ team was positioned. Others criticized James’ lack of leadership abilities, but the majority of them found it hard to believe that he would turn on his teammates so soon after such a humiliating loss.

It will be intriguing to see how LeBron James’ teammates perform next Thursday when they face the Los Angeles Clippers. Big names, like Russell Westbrook, have already demonstrated that they don’t take criticism from their teammates well. James makes a terrible choice by going after his teammates’ shooting prowess directly.

A lot was expected of the Lakers when they faced the Golden State Warriors on opening night. The Warriors managed to win the game 123-109 despite experiencing internal issues as well.

James finished the game with 31 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists. Russell Westbrook, on the other hand, finished with 19 points, 3 assists, and 11 rebounds.

 

FOR MORE NBA UPDATES-

Celtics Marcus Smart Extremely Upset On Joel Embiid Incident

LeBron James Frustrated With Lakers Performance Against Warriors