“ Can someone explain to me why we [prend l’avion] in order to travel to Milwaukee for just one preseason game!?!? »
On X/Twitter, LeBron James did not hide his dissatisfaction with the schedule of Lakers in preseason. Indeed, after facing the Timberwolves (defeat) and the Suns (defeat) in Palm Springs, California, they are preparing to challenge the Bucks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A (long) trip which is not to the taste of the “King”, since Los Angeles will only stay in this region of the United States to play a match. Then returning to the West Coast to meet the Warriors in Las Vegas, then the Suns in Phoenix and again the Warriors in San Francisco.
Lots of travel then, and JJ Redick confirms that “ It’s not an ideal preseason. » for his team. Lakers deprived of Crypto.com Arena because it is under construction, in order to be ready for the resumption of the regular season in two weeks.
Exchange of pleasantries between Lakers and Bucks…
The question is therefore why the “Purple & Gold” decided to play at the Bucks and put in place this schedule, over which the NBA has no control? According to ESPN, this is simply because an agreement was agreed between the two teams a year ago, when Los Angeles received Milwaukee in California, committing to do the same the following year…
The fact remains that LeBron James, but also Anthony Davis, would have done without these kindnesses and all these trips, while they had a busy summer with their national team…
“ I think guys like LeBron and AD, who played in the Olympics, will handle themselves as well as possible. » explains in any case D'Angelo Russell, who wants to be reassuring. “ But the rest of the squad will always be hungry, we want to go out on the pitch and play every game and see how the crowd reacts, get some energy. So I'm looking forward to having a good time. »
