The clock continues to tick and the Los Angeles Lakers are showing no signs of life. LeBron James keeps getting his numbers, yet Frank Vogelâs team canât seem to execute for a full 48 minutes.
To make things even worst, it seems like this Lakers team has let everybody now and not just the fans. Franchise legends like James Worthy and Magic Johnson have shown their disappointment with their lack of effort as well.
Now, four-time NBA champion Shaquille OâNeal is also showing his concern about the team. Per Shaq, itâs one thing that theyâre losing, but it also seems like theyâve given up already, and Dwyane Wade seems to agree with him.
Shaq Calls Out The Lakersâ Lack Of Effort, Wade Agrees
âYou gotta at least put more effort into it. I donât mind losing, but when you donât have a lot of effort, it shows thatâand I hate to use this wordâit looks like theyâre quitting,â Shaq said onNBA on TNT. âI hate to use the word.â
âThereâs no sense of urgency with this team,â Wade added.âLike Shaq said, itâs not about winning a championship at this point. This is about pride. Thereâs no pride out there with this team. They pull apart from each other.â
LeBron James Warns The League Not To Count Him, Lakers Out
Nevertheless, LeBron James claims that as long as they still have a chance to make the playoffs, you canât count him or the Lakers out. Even if all the evidence points out that they wonât make it:
âUntil you bury me 12-feet under, I got a chance,â James said after the loss to the Mavericks. âThatâs my confidence. As long as we got more games to play, we still have a chance. I hate losing. I feel like poop right now. But tomorrowâs a new day, and Iâm going to be prepared for the Clippers on Thursday.â
Ironically, Jamesâ body language hasnât done much to help his team, either. Heâs getting big numbersâmost of them in garbage timeâ yet heâs quit multiple times on defense and has looked disgruntled more often than not. They still have a chance but the turnaround needs to be perfect.
