Right after the increasingly lifeless Lakers got blown out by 28 against the New Orleans Pelicans at home on a night meant to honor broadcaster Stu Lantz’s three-plus decades with the team, LeBron James had a message he wanted to send to fans.
No, it wasn’t him taking responsibility for his effort (or lack thereof), or a promise that he and his teammates would be better. Instead, he wanted to continue his recent dispute with Bill Oram of The Athletic under the guise of an expression of regret, and so he posted an apology that was as passive aggressive as any of his remarks over the past week that drew him so much negative media coverage in the first place.