(Fatherland) – For many fans, seeing LeBron James have to use words instead of actions in “teaching” his junior opponent is almost a rare thing.
The Los Angeles Lakers are having an unsatisfactory start to the 2021/22 season. Including friendly matches, LeBron James and his teammates have lost 8 consecutive matches. As for what was planned from the beginning of the season when bringing in Russell Westbrook, this is clearly not what the team’s board of directors expected.
In the first loss at home this season against the Phoenix Suns, the Lakers showed a poor image of team cohesion. Dwight Howard got into an argument with Anthony Davis and someone had to stop him. The trouble came from Rajon Rondo’s conversation with a fan in the courtside row. All of the above developments were influenced by the Lakers’ weak 105-115 loss to the Suns.
Not only stopping at the three names above, another Lakers player also showed that he could not keep calm in the face of the team’s current situation. In a new clip shared on social media, LeBron James and his “teaching” words to Cameron Payne quickly attracted attention from fans.
LeBron James shouted toward Cameron Payne from the bench
More specifically, it seems that Cameron Payne continued to trash talk with the Lakers when his team had a point advantage. Although it is unclear which individual within the Lakers was attacked by Cameron Payne, LeBron James was the one who spoke up.
“Remember where you were nearly 2 years ago, Payne, stop that dirty act. Always be humble and do it from now on. Nearly 2 years ago you were at home, now you want to show off? Grow up, don’t do that”, LeBron James and Cameron Payne’s teachings from the bench.
It’s unclear what Cameron Payne said to make LeBron James so agitated that he yelled on the court like that. However, for fans, this is still an interesting image and one of the other notable highlights in the second match of the Lakers’ 2021/22 season. Currently, this video has received nearly 4 million views after just a few hours of posting.
As for Cameron Payne, the 27-year-old defender did not have much room to play in yesterday’s match. Even though there were only 4 points after nearly 20 minutes of play, Payne’s annoying follow-up play also partly supported the rest of the Suns’ stars to shine. Previously, in round 1 of last year’s Playoffs, Cameron Payne and his extremely clingy playing style also had words with LeBron James.
Anyway, these are just normal words in a match, the fierceness of winning and losing from the opponents is also the spice that makes the tournament more dramatic and attractive to TV viewers. Let’s look forward to seeing how Cameron Payne and LeBron James will continue their unfinished story in the next confrontation between the Lakers and Suns.
