The Los Angeles Lakers are currently fifth in the Western Conference at 20-10 and snapped a three-game losing streak Sunday night against the Sacramento Kings, after an lopsided loss to the Houston Rockets, which caused a viral post-conference moment from head coach JJ Redick.
During a skid, it is expected that there will be some drama, whether internal or driven by the media, as everyone wants answers about what is not going right.
For the Lakers, many of the questions come from how future first-ballot Hall of Famer LeBron James and current superstar Luka Doncic can mesh together when they are on the floor at the same time.
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James made it clear he doesn't want it to be about that as the season goes along, when asked a similar question post-game after the win over the Kings.
"I don't wanna create a narrative of me and Luka. There's five guys on the floor and about seven guys that come off the bench; it needs to be all of us," James said.
The four-time champion also made it clear that he and Doncic will have to set the tone and take on more responsibility for ballhandling and decision-making, with Austin Reaves sidelined for about a month with a calf injury. However, James still emphasized the importance of involving everyone.
Of course, many know the Lakers' success will be heavily reliant on the shoulders of James and Doncic. Still, the biggest thing James wants to remind everyone is that it will take a complete effort from everyone involved with the team to achieve that success.
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