LeBron James Was Asked About Upcoming Trade Deadline After Lakers-Hornets Game
On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers played the Charlotte Hornets in North Carolina.
Despite the game getting close at the end, the Lakers won by a score of 124-118.
D'Angelo Russell, Anthony Davis and LeBron James combined to score 80 points.
The Lakers finished their six-game road trip with a 4-2 record and will now return home for a showdown with the Denver Nuggets on Thursday evening in Los Angeles.
Thursday is also the final day to make trades for the remainder of the 2023-24 NBA season.
After Monday's victory over Charlotte, James was asked about the upcoming trade deadline when he met with the media (h/t Spectrum SportsNet).
Reporter: "The next time you guys will play will be after the trade deadline. Do you feel like, as a team, you guys have proven or shown why you guys should continue to invest in this current group?"
James: "This is what we have. So there's nothing else to talk about."
With the victory, the Lakers improved to 27-25 in 52 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a three-game winning streak and are 6-4 over their last ten games.
The Lakers have been a team that has been talked about quite frequently when it comes to potential trades, but they are also coming off a season where they reached the Western Conference with mostly the same core players.
As for the Hornets, they dropped to 10-39 in 49 games, which has them as the 13th seed in the Eastern Conference.
