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LeBron James says it’s ‘unfair’ to expect so much from Lakers’ young core

After shootaround Wednesday afternoon, a quote from LeBron James caused quite the stir, as it referred to the younger players on the Los Angeles Lakers and how relying on them so heavily has been tough.

Tania Ganguli of the L.A. Times sent the tweet that garnered endless quote-tweets as Twitter became a real-time Rorschach test, with many perceiving James’ statement as some kind of slight when the young core has been more productive than their veteran counterparts.

Asked LeBron what exactly he means when he says inexperience has been a problem for the Lakers.