The 2018-19 Lakers season hasn’t gone the way that we’ve wanted it to, and the Blame Game has begun. LeBron James made recent comments criticizing the team’s sense of urgency, critiques he directed at those who’ve marinated in a losing environment for too long, without playoff experience.
James, Rajon Rondo, and JaVale McGee all have championship rings, Lance Stephenson has gone deep in the playoffs on multiple occasions, and Reggie Bullock and Michael Muscala have been here for five minutes. None of them were on the team before this season, so the likely targets of James’ criticism are Luke Walton, Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart, and perhaps even an injured Lonzo Ball.