Los Angeles Lakers team owner Jeanie Buss recently went on a rather lengthy tirade about how frustrated she has become with the team's current situation. The 60-year-old did not hold back about how she felt about the Lakers' underachievements and Buss' strong words were interpreted by some as a bit of a warning for everyone in the organization.
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For his part, however, it does not sound like Buss' statement rubbed Lakers superstar LeBron James the wrong way. According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, everything remains peachy between James and Buss at the moment:
“From the LeBron side, as far as I understand, and before I say this it's important with LeBron that you have to keep taking the temperature,” Windhorst said (h/t Tim Daniels of Bleacher Report) . “Just because it's certain one way on a Wednesday, doesn't mean it will be Friday. But from what I understand, LeBron and Jeanie are in a good place right now. Despite the frustrations of the season, LeBron believes that a few tweaks and some health can actually turn this thing around and they can be super competitive. He is invested and wants to be there.”
To be fair, it's not as if Buss threw the team under the bus with her criticism. She admitted that she was “not satisfied” with the Lakers' current standing, but she also did say that “I've got to make it better.”
It's going to be a tough road ahead but with both the team owner and the Lakers' cornerstone superstar on the same page, this team should be able to fix the issues it's currently facing. Right?
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