As the Lakers have been struggling defensively, both Doncic and James are frequently being subjected to criticism.
The Los Angeles Lakers have a glaring problem at the defensive end. And significantly, Luka Doncic and LeBron James are drawing much of the blame from the majority.
LeBron James
LeBron James
LeBron James
MIN: 32.88
PTS: 20.27 (53.7%)
REB: 4.87
As: 6.53
ST: 1
BL: 0.6
TO: 2.6
GM: 15
But in the eyes of Rich Paul, it's completely unfair to criticize both Lakers superstars for the team's defensive problems.
“Normally, it’s not the superstar guy that going to be your All-Defensive guy. Even in LeBron's case, people get on him about the defense today, but we’ve seen it. ... If you have to depend on a 41-year-old, you're in trouble anyway.”
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