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LeBron 'Throwing People Under the Bus' Like Never Before, and NBA Is Baffled

By Ken Berger, March 9, 2019

As this Lakers season continues to spiral toward the likely possibility that
James will not make the playoffs for the first time since his second year in
the league, James has grown increasingly vocal in challenging his teammates
publicly.

隨著湖人本季會造成LBJ自進入NBA第二年後，將再次無緣季後賽的可能性不斷增高，LBJ
也開始不斷升高音量，公開批評質疑他的隊友們。

"I've never seen him like this, and I'm a little shocked because I've been
around him and thought he was more of a leader," a Western Conference
executive said. "All of a sudden, I'm seeing a different LeBron. Dude, don't
do that; you're hurting yourself. The best thing he can do is tell everybody,
'My guys have been great, I can do better, and we need to continue to improve
as a team.' He hasn't done that. Instead, he's throwing people under the bus."



"Basketball—is that the most important thing?" James told reporters after
the loss. "Why are we doing this? Is this the most important thing in your
life at this time? ... If you feel you gave it all [in that game], then you
have nothing to look back on. You can go on and do other things. But if you
feel like you're not giving as much as you can, then you can't focus on
anything else."



It came across as a lecture, a loaded statement suggesting James believed his
teammates' focus was not where it needed to be. He also questioned his
teammates' experience and "sense of urgency."

這讓人覺得像是在訓斥，這個強烈的聲明，暗示LBJ認定他的隊友們沒有投入到比賽場上
，LBJ還質疑隊友們缺乏經驗和『危機感』。

"How do you know what's at stake if you've never been there before?" James
added, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

ESPN記者報導中LBJ說：「如果你從沒進過季後賽，你怎麼可能會了解那種緊迫危機感！
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"At this point, if you are still allowing distractions to affect the way you
play, then this is the wrong franchise to be a part of," James said. "… Just
come and do your job."

LBJ說：「都這個時間點了，如果你還分心到其他的事影響你的比賽，這可不是你該有的
職業態度！來吧，做好你份內的工作。」

"How would you feel if you're Kyle Kuzma and you're living in L.A.—where
it's 75 degrees every day—and you think this is going to be your home for
the next 15 years?" another Western Conference executive asked. "Those guys
don't want to go to New Orleans."

另一位西區高層說：「如果你是Kyle Kuzma，每天住在24℃氣候宜人的LA，你會不會想要
接下來的15年都在這裡住？那些年輕人根本不會想去New Orleans。」

"Now it's all about deferring and putting blame on somebody else," one of the
Western Conference executives said. "Instead of being like an old-school guy
and saying: 'I've got to do a better job. I've got to make my teammates
better.' Great players and great leaders, that's what they do. That's what
Kobe [Bryant] would've done. That's what Michael Jordan would've done."


Jordan也是這樣。」

Today, with star players perpetually angling for better teammates and more
attractive markets, the narrative has shifted. Suddenly, it's become the job
of the supporting players to make the superstars better. And if the superstar
struggles, it must be his teammates' fault.



"These new-school guys always want to put it on somebody else," one of the
Western Conference executives said. "It's an immediate-gratification society,
and it's always someone else's fault."

一位西區高層說：「這些新世代球員們，總想把黑鍋丟到其他隊友的背上。這是個急於速
成、爭取團抱奪冠捷徑的時代，有錯永遠都是其他隊友的錯。」

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