Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James spoke about his current head coach Luke Walton during an interview with Spectrum Sportsnet.
When asked about Walton’s performance as head coach, James made sure not to criticize, saying he ultimately did the best he could given the circumstances.
“(You have to) control what you can control, and you’ve got to play the hand you’re dealt,” James said. “I think (Walton) played the hand as well as he could.”
As James noted, these injuries are what led to the Lakers demise in the second half of the year.
“Nobody expects for injuries to happen the way they did with our franchise this year. … I’m not talking two or three games here, everyone’s back in the lineup. We’re talking 15, 20, 25 games. I saw something the other day where myself, B.I. (Ingram), Zo (Ball) and Kuz (Kyle Kuzma) only played 23 games together this year. 15-8. We had a defensive rating of fourth in the NBA, and we were like seventh in offense when we played together in 23 games. As good as that is, it’s not enough for Luke to even be able to know what he has on a consistent basis, when you don’t have a consistent roster every single night throughout a full season.”
“For me personally, it was a disappointment for myself because I hold myself to such a high standard. Disappointed in my body & the way it reacted on Dec. 25th.” – @KingJames on how he would sum up his first season as a Laker 🏆🏀
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ENTIRE INT ➡️: https://t.co/Q21CqKwesi pic.twitter.com/bsK3NCtOnl— Allie Clifton (@RealAClifton) April 6, 2019
The Lakers have a record of 37-44 and are sitting in 10th place in the Western Conference.
No doubt LeBron will want his own coach in there next season, but of course he’s not going to throw Luke under the bus.
Publicly.
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