During a players-only meeting in February, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James told his teammates he has tried to work on his negative body language throughout his career, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN.

In the meeting, James' teammates told him his inconsistent body language was affecting the team.

The meeting in Memphis was a retort of sorts. In what became an open forum, several players spoke up. Players focused on James' inconsistent body language throughout the year. The four-time MVP copped to the critique, telling his teammates that, in essence, cutting out behavior like slumped shoulders and sideways glances has been something he has tried to work on his entire career.

The next night, James seemed to take the criticism to heart, putting his arms around guys during huddles, looking engaged during timeouts, and being vocal on defense — but the Lakers still lost, 110-105, to a Grizzlies team that had lost 17 of their previous 20 games.

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There's been many instances this season where LeBron James' body language has looked bad and he's appeared to be frustrated with his teammates.

As the leader of the Lakers, though, that can't happen. The King has to lead by example. That means running back on defense instead of jogging, something we saw a lot of this season from LeBron.