Lakers slam criticism of LeBron James, and Ham protects roster

Darvin Ham came out in defense of LeBron James as well as the entire cast of lakers after another stumble for the Nuggets at NBA. The coach spoke to the press after the 108-103 defeat last Thursday, the 18th, which featured a Ball Arena crowded to support the homeowners. In a press conference, the coach of the Los Angeles team tried to minimize the failures that the whole team committed in important moments of the game two of the final of the western conference.

The one who caught the most attention was LeBron James. The playmaker did not have a great performance and had zero hits in ten attempts for three points. Furthermore, of the 19 times he tried to score, he only scored nine of them and this sub-par performance was the subject of much criticism. Some American outlets went so far as to call these mistakes by the ace irritating.

The Lakers coach chose not to point to LeBron’s flaws. On the contrary, the team leader wanted to give even more confidence to the player. It is important to point out that all the players in the squad, with every mistake made by James, made a point of supporting and encouraging the star to seek more shots. For Darvin Ham, the greatest scorer in the history of the NBA has everything to reverse this below-average phase.

He was open, they are playing against him. He’s a highly capable three-point shooter, he just let it slip“, he stated.

Additionally, Darvin Ham sought to take some of the brunt of the Lakers’ loss to the Nuggets. The coach, once again, shielded the squad and made a point of giving confidence to his players: “You are never as good as they say and you are never as bad as they say. You just need to treat each day differently. Every day, every game, an opportunity to get out and get better. Never get too confident and never get too low“.

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