LeBron James

LeBron James says it was no surprise that the Lakers made only 25% of their three-point shots in a season-opening loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Then the reality of an aging roster, and injuries to LeBron James and Anthony Davis, set in. “We just got to continue to shoot, shoot, shoot. The Lakers did make four of nine in the fourth, but the game was out of reach by then. I put the work in here, so I live with those results. “And I don’t see myself missing the open looks I had tonight. Get them up in shoot-arounds, individual workouts. Get them up in practice. I mean, I had four or five damn good looks from the three-point line. You continue to defend, you continue to push the ball, you continue to share the ball, you continue to play for one another.” But we’re not sitting here with a bunch of 40-plus [percent] career three-point shooting guys.” “It’s not like we’re sitting here with a lot of lasers on our team. “I mean, to be completely honest, we’re not a team that’s constructed of great shooting.

All four of his championship teams were loaded with three-and-D wings that didn't need the ball but could drill the shots James created for them. But ever since ...

Offseason acquisition [Patrick Beverley](/nba/players/1685200/patrick-beverley/) has the highest career 3-point percentage at 37.8, a figure that sits only slightly above league-average. [LeBron James](/nba/players/400553/lebron-james/) team is to surround the four-time MVP with as much shooting as possible. They've opted for high-usage ball-handlers that make little sense next to James, including, most notably, [Russell Westbrook](/nba/players/1622555/russell-westbrook/).

Opening night of the 2022-23 season didn't exactly go well for the Los Angeles Lakers. After keeping things relatively close throughout the first half, ...

While the Brady analogy may be a bit far-fetched, James and his cast of struggling shooters will look to find an alternative path to success. But with James' honesty came a sense of optimism that other areas of the game can make up for — and correct — the team's shortcomings. So, with an egregious lack of shooting and major question marks on the defensive end, should we be writing the Lakers off after one game? You continue to trust the shot. You don't have to be much of a numbers guy to agree with James' take. "It's not like we're sitting here with a lot of lasers on our team, but that doesn't deter us from still trying to get great shots," James continued.

It appears that LeBron James already knows that your Los Angeles Lakers aren't particularly great. One game into the 2022-23 season, after a rough 1-5 ...

But we're not sitting here with a bunch of 40-plus [percent] career three-point shooting guys." [Dave McMenamin of ESPN](https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1582646093090734080) has the full skinny. It's not like we're sitting here with a lot of lasers on our team. "To be completely honest, we're not a team constructed of great shooting. Ben Golliver of The Washington Post captured some very candid postgame press conference reflections from the 37-year-old superstar, who had a solid stat-stuffing night during a contest that never got within single digits in the fourth quarter. One game into the 2022-23 season, after a rough 1-5 preseason, it's pretty apparent that L.A.

LeBron James is bringing his talents back to the beach. The Los Angeles Laker/ex-Miami Heat star player bought a luxury condo at Estates at Acqualina in ...

[Dwyane Wade](https://therealdeal.com/miami/2021/06/03/dwyane-wade-gabrielle-union-sell-waterfront-miami-beach-estate-for-22m/) and Chris Bosh. ( [Bosh](https://therealdeal.com/miami/2021/01/19/chris-bosh-sells-waterfront-miami-beach-mansion-for-15m/) and Wade also later sold their waterfront Miami Beach homes.) He also owns stakes in companies that include Blaze Pizza and the home gym startup Tonal. James was part of the “Big Three” while he played for the Heat between 2010 and 2014, alongside James paid $9 million for a unit on the 43rd floor of the Trump Group’s (not related to former President Trump) two-tower project that was recently completed. The 49-story, 154-unit south tower was

LeBron James started the new NBA season with a defeat against the Golden State Warriors last Tuesday. He wantd to spoil the reigning champions' ring ...

Keep in mind that the NBA has 82 games each team has to play in the regular season alone. It should be interesting to see how LeBron James' teammates respond against Los Angeles Clippers next Thursday. Others slammed James' lack of leadership skills but most of them simply couldn't believe he would go after his teammates right after a defeat like that. Instead of trying to encourage his teammates for the next game against the Clippers, James decided to criticize their shooting. Facing the best-shooting team in the league was already a challenge but the Lakers never displayed long-range skills in this game. He wantd to spoil the reigning champions' ring presentation but his 31 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists couldn't prevent it.

Bulls' Scottie Pippen only trails LeBron James in recent jersey sales. Rob Schaefer. Wed, October 19, 2022 at 8:27 AM ·1 min ...

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Opening the season against the defending-champion Warriors was never going to be an easy task for the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Smooth sailing is not in the cards for either player in season 20 and beyond.

For all of the time he has put into his craft, he wants to get everything that he can out of it. However, Brady needs to get one of those white suits that James wore on Tuesday night and just be cool being one the best to ever score points for money. Now what Brady can learn from James is how to approach the final years of his career when there are struggles on the field. Drives took precision and patience, so the Pats crafted that as skill to the best of their ability. And while the mathematical conversion is not exact, it feels analogous to an NBA team in 2022 scoring 109 points while shooting 25 percent from three. When asked about the Lakers’ shooting problems, he spoke matter-of-factly, about how the 3-pointer is not a team strength.