Itās not unusual to see everybody inside and outside the NBA talk about the Los Angeles Lakers, especially after the offseason they had. Theyāre perennial contenders and one of the most popular teams in the world.
This time, however, theyāre not getting as much praise as they thought. People have legit concerns about the teamās ability to stay healthy throughout the season, given that they have one of the oldest rosters that comes to mind in recent times.
Thatās why newcomer Carmelo Anthony tried to silence the teamās critics with a hilarious analogy, comparing him and LeBron James to an Italian grandmother whoās mastered the art of cooking.
Carmelo Anthony Responds To The Haters, Compares LeBron James To An Italian Grandmother
(Transcript via Ebony)
āWe knew that. We expected people to say those things; they have to. They have to start a debate, get engagement from people; thatās what it is. This is the only industry where you can be too old. After you reach a certain age, itās like youāre supposed to lose everything. After 32 years old, itās a wrap. Like, no. Weāre getting older, weāre getting wiser. We know how to move differently, we know how to think differently. We know how to pick our spots and we know what we need to do when we need to do it and how we need to do it,āAnthony said.
āItās like .. you go to an Italian restaurant, you got the grandmother in there whoās 900 years old cooking the food. The food comes out amazing, though. Youāre not gonna say sheās too old to be cooking. Youāre gonna taste and enjoy that food. Itās the same situation with us. Weāre the cooks in the kitchen. When you taste the food, youāre gonna love the food. Thatās how I look at it.ā
Well, thatās definitely one way to put it. The difference is that the Italian grandmother wonāt likely need load management after cooking back-to-back lasagnas or sitting out a couple of days to be ready for Thanksgiving. But hey, we get the point.
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