Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James’ comments are what this team needs

After a big win to start the second half against the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the New Orleans Pelicans, which got LeBron talking.

The Los Angeles Lakers started the second half of the NBA season on the right foot. The Lakers orchestrated a huge comeback win over the Houston Rockets to move back to .500.

The win obviously helped in the playoff race but it will not be one that decides anything. However, it was the perfect confidence boost for the Lakers to get rolling over the following three games.

With the New Orleans Pelicans twice and Memphis Grizzlies over the next three games, it appeared as if the Lakers had a good chance of starting the second half with a four-game winning streak.

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That winning streak was snapped before it could even start as the New Orleans Pelicans handed the Los Angeles Lakers a 128-115 loss.

The loss certainly is frustrating and does not help the cause if the NBA standings. However, it is not the loss itself that everyone is talking about, it is LeBron James’ comments after the games.

To wrap up what James said in a nutshell, the veteran voiced that the Lakers needed to stop being comfortable with losing and start being comfortable with being uncomfortable. He “played devil’s advocate” and questioned if the roster could kick into gear if they don’t understand what is at stake (h/t ESPN).

These comments might seem alarming to some fans. The best player on the team and on the planet went to the media and questioned the experience of the roster. This didn’t appear to be LeBron bashing anyone for their effort, quite frankly that the lack of experience is a bigger hurdler than he had expected.

These comments could not be any more correct and LeBron is right, this Lakers team has to start getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. We are getting to the stretch of the year where every game means more than the one before it and the Lakers’ young core is running out of time.

It is time to put up or shut up and the Lakers are not going to put up unless the team puts the foot at the gas and goes after the throats of the opposition.

While nobody expects the Lakers to win the NBA Title, just getting to the playoffs is a huge benchmark for this young core and that experience is huge moving forward.

There is a chance that the young core gets flipped to New Orleans for Anthony Davis but that experience is still valuable.

LeBron James is doing all that he can and is elevating the rest of these guys. The return of Lonzo Ball will certainly help this cause but there comes a point where the rest of the roster has to take the reigns and help right the ship.

And ironically, the only way to do that is to be uncomfortable. LeBron said it best.