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"Excuses pouring in": LeBron James’ injury controversy heats up following Lakers' loss to Bulls

"Excuses pouring in": LeBron James’ injury controversy heats up following Lakers' loss to Bulls
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LeBron James is one of the most talented athletes in the world but fans are a bit concerned now. Recently, LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers lost a match to the Chicago Bulls. This marks the Los Angeles Lakers’ fourth loss in the last five matches they played; the Lakers only won at the match against the Indiana Pacers. But now it seems like the NBA star might not be healthy.

LeBron James might “not be healthy” but fans are having none of it

Recently, Kendrick Perkins and Stephen A. Smith appeared on First Take and spoke about LeBron James.Kendrick Perkins said, “The Lakers are in trouble. LeBron James is not healthy. I think he’s probably about 70, 75 percent. We’re talking about at a time when you’re supposed to be peaking going into the postseason, and the Lakers are trending backwards.” But fans dont feel the same way about the NBA star, LeBron James. A fan wrote, “No excuses Kobe played broken up and don't use his age either”, while another fan commented, “Here they come. Excuses pouring in.”
A third fan wrote, “My sources are telling me his fanboys say he’s the greatest to ever play after good games and he’s injured after bad games.”
Another user commented, “hes not healthy physically and mentally hes been crashing out at people and analyst that critic his sons nepotism advantage”, while a fifth fan noted, “He just lacks the heart of a champion.”
In the last couple of weeks, the NBA star, LeBron James has found himself amidst a number of controversies. A few weeks ago when LeBron James got injured at the game agaisnt the Boston Celtics, many fans accused him of “faking” his injury.LeBron James was later spotted attending his son’s state championship game and was heavily trolled since fans felt he was clearly “faking” his injury.A week ago, LeBron James’ son, Bronny James, also performed for the Los Angeles Lakers while the NBA star cheered him on. This raised many eyebrows as fans accused Bronny James of being a “nepo hire”.The NBA star, LeBron James, has not yet reacted to the news.
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