Lakers news: James was sued, Doncic was recognized, rookie’s injury is serious

James was sued

The day before yesterday, Lakers star LeBron James updated social media, saying that he would announce decision 2. Since James has expressed frustration and suspected desire to retire after being eliminated from the playoffs many times in recent seasons, and the new season is the 23rd season of James' career, many fans believe that James is likely to announce that he is retiring. For a time, the lowest ticket price for the Lakers' final game of the new season increased fivefold, from US$85 to US$445. However, yesterday, James announced the answer to decision two, and it turned out to be an advertisement for Hennessy, the alcoholic brand he collaborated with. As soon as this move came out, James was once again pushed to the forefront of public opinion.

Today, according to US media TMZ, a Lakers fan is preparing to formally sue James because he was deceived by James' "Decision 2" which turned out to be an advertisement for Hennessy. He claims to receive $856 in compensation (for buying two tickets to the Lakers' last game). It is true that there is nothing wrong with James pre-promoting his cooperative brand, but as a superstar, it is really inappropriate for him to use retirement as a gimmick to consume the enthusiasm of fans. From a emotional point of view, James really should compensate the fan for the ticket price; from a logical point of view, James' behavior does contain a certain element of fraud. Let's see how this matter is ultimately handled.

Doncic was recognized

Not long ago, according to Lakers team reporter Dave McMenamin, Lakers star Luka Doncic organized a team-building activity after the team training, and organized Lakers players to go to the Porsche Driving Experience Center for a test drive experience on a professional track. Today, Lakers coach Redick and player Ayton unanimously praised Doncic's approach during interviews. Redick said: "I think the more players who can do this off the court, the better our team will be, especially the team leader, which is positive feedback." Ayton said: "It is crazy for the All-Stars to take care of the team. It is also the first time for me to experience it, which is great. "

During this offseason, the Lakers reached a three-year, $165 million contract extension with Doncic, indicating that he will take over the baton from James and become the new leader of the Lakers. It is not difficult to hear from the words of Redick and Ayton that Doncic's approach has been unanimously praised and recognized. This is also a landmark step for him to become a high-quality team leader. I also hope that Doncic can bring this leadership quality to the locker room and the court, use practical actions to lead the team forward, win more victories and receive recognition from the outside world.

The rookie suffered serious injuries. In this year's draft, the Lakers used the No. 36 pick to select rookie Tierro with excellent physical fitness. However, because of his knee injury, he has not been able to train with the team and has not played in the game. Last season, Tierro played 27 games on behalf of the University of Arkansas, averaging 15.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.6 steals, 0.7 blocks, and 1.7 turnovers in 27.5 minutes per game, and his shooting percentage was 54.5%. Since Tierro is the new young blood added to the Lakers and a player full of impact and defensive aggression that the team urgently needs, Tierro's injury also affects the hearts of many fans.

Today, Lakers coach Redick talked about Tierro's latest situation in an interview. Redick said: "Tiero's knee still has obvious swelling and discomfort. He has limited participation in training this week, mainly focusing on personal technical exercises and not participating in actual confrontations." It is worth mentioning that 3 months have passed since Tierro reported a knee injury, but Tierro's knee still does not seem to show signs of improvement, which shows that his knee injury is somewhat serious. Judging from this recovery rate, it will still be a long time before Tiero comes back, and it is very likely that he will not be able to come back this year.