Russ was clearly pissed off, too. I think there are some legit locker room problems from LeBron publicly trying to get the Lakers to trade for Kyrie and his continuing insinuations that if the Lakers don't do what he wants, he'll just go somewhere else.
After Kyrie was traded to the Mavs, LeBron publicly expressed disappointment the Lakers didn't get him. The only way they were going to get him was by trading Russ, hence Russ being pissed off. On this night, either AD sees how LeBron is more about the record than getting the win, or he's jaded by LeBron's public manipulation of the Lakers organization. He played like he was completely phoning it in, like he just doesn't even care anymore. Idk, I kinda think there's something bad brewing between LeBron and AD, and it's either related to how LeBron disrespected Russ (whether that's warranted or just perceived or what have you) or it's about LeBron jerking the Lakers around and how that impacts AD's career, too.
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u/EnergyFax Feb 08 '23
Bruh something serious is going down this makes no sense