LeBron Gives Message To Free Agents After Embarrassing Loss To Knicks

Everything pointed to the fact that LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers would win Sunday’s game against the New York Knicks. The king himself was embarrassed. LeBron talked about the loss and everything that led to it. He also had a few tips for the upcoming NBA free agents. Are the Lakers after Jimmy Butler?

LeBron’s playing minutes were reduced, and he was out of the loss to the Pistons. He came back for the game with the Knicks, but Mario Hezonja played nice defense on LeBron and closed out the final seconds. Some say that LeBron should have tried harder. This is yet another loss on the road.

King James received a bunch of hard questions, and he didn’t blame his teammates. LeBron even praised Hezonja and his defense. According to him, the team played poorly in the final quarter.

When asked about the Lakers’ message to free agents, LeBron said, “I don’t know,” and then, decided to say a few more words. He also said that the team “caters to the players and everything else comes secondary,” and that he wants the Lakers to win big.

In another interview, LeBron talked about the Lakers’ chance to sign an All-Star player, and the possibility that their current status affects their chance to sign a big name.

“I don’t think it changes. I think everybody knew that coming into this year it was still going to be challenging no matter if we were all healthy and we played all 82 games.

“I think, obviously, myself being out five weeks, Rondo being out five weeks, B.I. being out for the remainder of the season, early suspensions, Zo being out for the remainder of the season, Kuz being out, JaVale had pneumonia at one point and it’s taken a toll on our team.

“We’re a team that was built on depth and when you continue to have injuries and things of that nature, your depth is not what you’d like it to be, obviously, and it’s hard on our ball club.

“We have an opportunity to get better this summer through free agency and also through the draft and I believe our front office and our coaching staff will make that happen.”