For the Lakers, at some point it becomes time to be solution-oriented.
Los Angeles is now 14–21 after a loss to the Heat on Wednesday. You can still assign blame for the team’s current tailspin if you want. The front office deserves plenty for a series of ineffective moves dating back years. LeBron has to take ownership for championing some of those moves. Maybe you even want to throw in Darvin Ham’s rotations or injuries. It doesn’t matter now. The bottom line is, do the Lakers still want to win while one of the game’s all-time greats is on their roster?
It’s a question James has not so subtly been alluding to throughout this season, and he did so again Wednesday night.
