The clock continues to tick and the Los Angeles Lakers are showing no signs of life. LeBron James keeps getting his numbers, yet Frank Vogelās team canāt 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 OāNeal is also showing his concern about the team. Per Shaq, itās one thing that theyāre losing, but it also seems like theyāve given up already, and Dwyane Wade seems to agree with him.
Shaq Calls Out The Lakersā Lack Of Effort, Wade Agrees
āYou gotta at least put more effort into it. I donāt mind losing, but when you donāt have a lot of effort, it shows thatāand I hate to use this wordāit looks like theyāre quitting,ā Shaq said onNBA on TNT. āI hate to use the word.ā
āThereās no sense of urgency with this team,ā Wade added.āLike Shaq said, itās not about winning a championship at this point. This is about pride. Thereās no pride out there with this team. They pull apart from each other.ā
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 canāt count him or the Lakers out. Even if all the evidence points out that they wonāt make it:
āUntil you bury me 12-feet under, I got a chance,ā James said after the loss to the Mavericks. āThatās 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 tomorrowās a new day, and Iām going to be prepared for the Clippers on Thursday.ā
Ironically, Jamesā body language hasnāt done much to help his team, either. Heās getting big numbersāmost of them in garbage timeā yet heās 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.
