LOS
ANGELES, United States —
Hall of Fame NBA legend Magic Johnson has called out
the Los Angeles Lakers, slamming them on social media after they suffered an
embarrassing 37-point defeat to the
Denver Nuggets.
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In what was the second-largest defeat of
LeBron James’ career, the Lakers were clobbered 133-96 by the Nuggets on
Saturday night, prompting a strong reaction from Johnson.
“We as Lakers fans can accept being outplayed
but we deserve more than a lack of effort and no sense of urgency,” Magic
Johnson tweeted to his 5.1 million Twitter followers. “Owner
Jeanie Buss, you
deserve better.”
James had a team-high 25 points but shot just
two of eight from three-point range and nine of 23 from the floor.
James declined to talk to reporters after
Saturday’s game. He later apologized in a tweet to the fans.
“#LakerNation I apologize and I promise we’ll
be better!” James said on Sunday.
Saturday’s loss was the Lakers’ third in a
row, dropping them below .500 at 21-22. They allowed the Nuggets to shoot 23 of
40 from three-point range and were outrebounded 51-41.
Lakers starting center
Dwight Howard finished
with just 13 points and was no match for Denver star Nikola Jokic, who recorded
his eighth triple-double of the season. All five Nuggets starters finished in
double figures.
Guard Russell Westbrook agreed that the Laker
players need to work harder on the court. But he added Johnson is not around
the team enough to know what is going on inside the dressing room.
“Teams are playing harder than us, simple as
that,” said Westbrook.
“Magic’s entitled to his opinion. And he’s
not here every day. He’s not around us every day. He’s not aware of what’s
going on internally with us and trying to figure things out.”
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