Despite having LeBron James, who has appeared in nine NBA Finals in the last ten years, the Los Angeles Lakers are having a very strange season and are hoping to somehow make the play-in. The man is not accustomed to competing for the 10th seed, but he is making every effort to reach that position.
The Lakers pulled off a strong win over the Charlotte Hornets. While it was a close game and the Hornets are among the worst teams in the league, LeBron James had to have another game with big numbers to drag this team to a win and keep the quest for the 10th seed alive. Fans can’t believe LeBron’s consistency in Year 20.
LeBron’s last 11 Games:
35 PTS – 5 REB – 5 AST
33 PTS – 9 REB – 9 AST
30 PTS – 9 REB – 4 AST
33 PTS – 7 REB – 9 AST
31 PTS – 6 REB – 11 AST
34 PTS – 2 REB – 8 AST
38 PTS – 6 REB – 5 AST
28 PTS – 7 REB – 5 AST
27 PTS – 9 REB – 6 AST
47 PTS – 10 REB – 9 AST
43 PTS – 11 REB – 6 AST pic.twitter.com/yVI81EBl7d— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) January 3, 2023
LEBRON JAMES REVERSE DUNK. 🔥🔥🔥
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) January 3, 2023
Lol need 40 for lebron to win @Lakers help the old man and make some trades
— King Ragnar (@KingRag86069296) January 3, 2023
Rob pelinka watching lebron still dominant knowing he still not gone send help pic.twitter.com/YZCHPAUXNN
— HARAM (@sportsguru1011) January 3, 2023
This is str8 sick. Lebron coulda been averaging over 30 a game every tear but he didnt need to. He always had enough help to get to the playoffs. This is what hes doing at 38. Can only imagine if he was stuck on this team at age 27!!
— frank gallagher (@frankga13066390) January 3, 2023
We just had Anthony Davis on an MVP run and now we have LeBron James on an MVP run. That just won’t sit right with me until the front office makes a massive trade to help these two actually try and win.
— 🦉 Lakers Vino (@VinoUncorked) January 3, 2023
Lebron when he asks Jeanie and Pelinka for help: https://t.co/oEspljYOxW
— lakers are cooked ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@ImDahDude_23) January 3, 2023
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Most points per game after turning 38
There's everyone else, then there's LeBron…
This is just insane 🐐 pic.twitter.com/4hcbrdlXrJ
— The CaruShow 🐐 (@BaldMambaSZN) January 3, 2023
LeBron is really going to break Kareem’s record playing MVP-level basketball. Do you understand how fucking insane that is?
— 🏀 ALL ICONIC SPORTS (@ALLICONICSPORTS) January 3, 2023
Even if LeBron isn’t winning at the rate people expect him to, we’re seeing something we might never see again. A 38-year-old with 20 years of NBA experience dropping efficient 40-point games is not normal and seeing this again might not be possible. Rob Pelinka and Jeanie Buss have fumbled LeBron’s late-career prime and it’s a shame to see.
Is There Any Reason For LeBron To Stay With The Lakers After This Season?
The biggest mistake LeBron made this summer was signing an extension before the Lakers did anything to improve the team. It seems they still don’t care about LeBron’s form and are happy with protecting their future assets to sell easy tickets with LeBron as the star attraction. The Lakers will have some flexibility this summer, with lots of cap space and the ability to sign a new roster full of players.
Unless the Lakers hit big in the 2023 offseason, expect LBJ to either be traded or walk out of the team for nothing in 2024. Given how concerned the Lakers have been with their pick equity and future flexibility, it’d be shocking to see them actually trade LBJ away to get future picks for their rebuild after he leaves.
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