NBA fans seem to think that Luka Doncic clearly got the better off and “schooled” LeBron James. We all saw what just happened. The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers faced off. While this was certainly a close match that ended up going into double overtime, Luka put his team on his shoulders and carried them across the finish line.
On the other hand, King James struggled to do so and ended up losing this game. The Lakers currently hold a record of 19 wins and 23 losses, giving them the lowly 13th seed in the Western Conference. As a result of all of this, NBA fans are not holding back and are calling out LeBron James over his performance in this game against the Mavericks.
I’m still reeling from that loss @KingJames you suck at basketball
— Matt (@mattrph23) January 13, 2023
Let us take a look at what the fans seem to be saying and try to analyze how much truth there could be to it or whether it is simply a case of feeling too emotional over a fresh loss.
Fans think Luka Doncic is already better than LeBron James
This might seem like an exaggeration, considering all that LeBron James has accomplished in his 20 Years playing in the NBA. Nonetheless, plenty of fans are convinced that Luka Doncic is already a better player than LeBron James. After all, the statistics show that Luka is scoring, rebounding, and assisting more than LeBron was back in Year 5.
Luka vs LeBron Through 330 Career Games:
LeBron James:
— 26.9 PPG
— 6.7 RPG
— 6.4 APG
— 46% FGLuka Doncic:
— 27.8 PPG
— 8.7 RPG
— 8.0 APG
— 46% FGLuka Magic pic.twitter.com/6sJgxQPgSt
— Hoop Muse (@HoopMuse) January 12, 2023
It would appear that fans still expect the King to play at an elite level despite his ever-advancing age. None of us should forget that no player in NBA history has been this good at 38 years of age. Nonetheless, fans are calling out the Los Angeles Lakers star and accusing him of things like not running back on defense and missing crucial game-changing free throws.
@KingJames send me my band you about to cost me laying on the ground not hustling missing free throw boy you tired with some days rest
— Trap (@ElTrapohh) January 13, 2023
Ngl as a Lebron fan it pains me to say, I have to say Luka is better than Lebron ever was🤦🏻♂️
— Paulo🇬🇹🇵🇭 (@paulotacoss) January 13, 2023
What makes fans all the more frustrated is the fact that LeBron sat out the last game against the Denver Nuggets. Therefore, many assumed he would be at full strength and gearing to go heading into this game. However, he looked quite ineffective and shot the ball poorly, making only 9 out of his 28 attempted shots from the field.
Man All I needed was 25 points from dude, he got 24, on 9/28 shooting missing 4 FTs
— 🖕🏽 (@___IamRod) January 13, 2023
This loss is 100% on LeBron James.
— JD (@iiAMJAyD) January 13, 2023
Since he also missed the free throws and did not play with the hustle that was expected, fans are completely blaming LeBron for this loss and claim that Luka Doncic, who is now superior, completely schooled LeBron James, “@luka7doncic schooled @Kingjames last night. Get Luka some help asap to win the NBA championship.”
@luka7doncic schooled @KingJames last night. Get Luka some help asap to win the NBA championship
— ThePinoyMamba (@ThePinoyMamba) January 13, 2023
Luka Doncic solos the lakers 💀 Lebron James is not better than Luka at all pic.twitter.com/jq24lq2wAa
— Southie Brendan (@BrendanJ1105) January 13, 2023
While fans might just be speaking due to recent emotions, there is no denying that Luka Doncic is playing better basketball than LeBron James. At least at the moment. Hopefully, the King is able to prove his many haters wrong once again.
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