The Los Angeles Lakers are in danger of falling into the play-in tournament. The Lakers are currently 36-28, good for the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference. However, they currently hold the tiebreaker over the No. 7 seed Portland Trailblazers. It is possible that the Lakers could fall into a play-in spot with a poor finish on the season. LeBron James does not appear to be a fan of that idea.
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âWhoever came up with that sât needs to be fired,â LeBron said of the play-in tournament on Sunday night.
The irony of LeBron’s statement is that he seems to have circled back on his own words. Back in 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers star was touting the idea.
âOne thing you canât just do is go straight to the playoffs, because it discredits the 60-plus games that guys had fighting for that position,â LeBron said in March 2020 on the âRoad Trippinâ podcast. âYou got Portland. You got MemphisâŠNew Orleans and Sacramento tinkering around thereâŠso if there is five or 10 games leftâŠwhy not those guys battle it out? Make them play each other all five games?â
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