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- The Lakers fired head coach Frank Vogel after the Lakers’ disappointing season ended on Sunday night.
- According to the LA Times, LeBron’s poor body language bothered several Lakers players throughout the season.
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LeBron James’ poor body language on the court apparently irked some Lakers’ players.
At various points during the Lakers’ disappointing season, fans noticed that LeBron seemed fed up with his teammates’ play.
Ayo lebron is done 😭 pic.twitter.com/GE4mnPAvwx
— Denver (@doubledworth) January 10, 2022
LeBron’s body language says it all pic.twitter.com/er4Z98380k
— Basketballfosho (@basketballfosho) March 12, 2022
According to a report from LA TImes’ reporters Dan Wolke and Broderick Turner, players on the Lakers’ roster also noticed LeBron’s poor body language and were bothered by it.
“What happened?” one late-season opposing player wondered after beating the Lakers. “They stink.”
The Times talked to 20 coaches, players, scouts and executives with the #Lakers and rivals to recount the most disappointing season in franchise history.https://t.co/5JmzjF8Dk0
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 8, 2022
Via LA Times
“As a leader, my job is for myself not to get frustrated,” James said early in the season. “If I don’t get frustrated, I think it will trickle down to everyohttps://brobible.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=thirstylinkne else. I’ve never been a person that’s OK with not being excellent. But I understand, you know, things take time as well. As long as I keep the main thing the main thing, stay even keel throughout whatever is going with our ballclub, then we’ll be fine.”
It was another plan gone awry.
Midway through the season, players began to notice James’ body language after poor Westbrook play, an on-court sign of recognition that his and the Lakers’ plan wasn’t going to work. Some Lakers players were bothered by how regularly James’ shoulders would slump and how his head would hang after botched opportunities to score or defend.