LeBron James has by no means been cool with enjoying for a dropping staff, and now that he’s 39 years previous, he has much less endurance than ever.
James expressed his frustration on quite a few events lately, together with when he posted a passive-aggressive tweet that includes an emoji that represented time operating out.
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— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 31, 2024
He additionally wore a Knicks towel after the Lakers’ latest win at Madison Square Garden.
Now, NBA insider Brian Windhorst has elaborated on James’ rising frustration with the Lakers, saying “we’re about an ‘8’ on the ‘LeBron Passive Aggressive Trade Deadline’ time scale.”
“The Lakers to this point, from what I am told by sources, have not reacted to LeBron’s maneuvers, including wearing the Knicks towel last night, and they have kind of held firm in their talks,” he mentioned on Sunday’s version of SportsCenter.
“The issue with the Lakers is they have only a couple of draft assets left, and they just want to hold onto them.”
Despite their restricted belongings, the Lakers have tried to make strikes within the leadup to the commerce deadline.
The staff’s most high-profile try to shake up their roster was reportedly a proposal to commerce D’Angelo Russell to Atlanta in change for Dejounte Murray, in accordance with a number of experiences.
The Hawks are mentioned to desire Austin Reaves over Russell however the Lakers are keen to half with him, so nothing has developed simply but.
However, many of the commerce motion tends to go down very near the deadline, which is about for Thursday February 8 at 3pm ET.
The Lakers nonetheless have time to make some form of transfer, however whether or not it will likely be sufficient to appease LeBron will likely be one other story.
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