LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers suffered another disappointing loss, this time at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies. They have now lost four of their last five games, and their chances of making the playoffs are now down to four percent.

James was once again critical of his teammates after the 110-105 loss to Memphis, and this time, the four-time MVP is making it clear that he means business.

It is unclear as to what James meant by his teammates' distractions, but it is pretty obvious that they are not playing the right way.

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The Lakers got the usual numbers from LeBron, Brandon Ingram, and Kyle Kuzma, but the rest of the team seemed lost on both ends of the floor. Los Angeles once again failed to earn a win against a non-playoff team.

With a 29-31 record, the Lakers have slid down to the 11th spot in the Western Conference and are now four and a half games behind the eighth-seeded L.A. Clippers. With 22 games left, there's still a slight chance they can sneak into the playoffs, especially since the seventh-seeded San Antonio Spurs have also been losing as of late.

However, it seems that no matter how many times LeBron calls his teammates out publicly, it seems as though he's not able to get his message through, and this could be a problem for the Lakers if this isn't resolved as soon as possible.