Lakers star, LeBron James , strongly attacked the Play-In, which was created at the end of last season in order to make up for lost time as a result of the pandemic. Covid – 19.
The format, which represents a kind of repechage to qualify for the NBA Playoffs, has caused many injuries to the teams , due to the large number of games that are played in a short period of time.
# NBAenSala 🏀 The # Lakers have 3 losses in a row and are nowhere from entering the play in zone, which motivated LeBron James to give his HUMBLE opinion on the new format classification.
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– LA SALA DEPORTIVA (@LaSalaDeportiva) May 3, 2021
“Whoever came up with that m … should be fired” , said LeBron about the tournament, where teams that finish between the teams collide. places 7 and 10 of each conference.
The Lakers do not see it very well this season , this Sunday they lost their third consecutive game, falling to the Toronto Raptors 121 – 114.
They are currently tied with the Dallas Mavericks and the Portland Trail Blazers , a situation that puts them at risk of finishing in the Play-In.
LeBron’s anger also comes out over his ankle injury. On Sunday he had to leave early because he was in a lot of pain in the zone.
The player had already missed more than a month due to a sprained ankle, and his return has not been very great . In the last game he finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 28 minutes.