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Lakers News: LeBron James Again Calls Out L.A.'s Terrible Three-Point Shooting

Lakers forward LeBron James knows the team shooting has been awful

Ryan Menzie

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The Lakers have shot 21.2% from the 3-point line this season. Those numbers are a recipe for disaster and Lakers forward LeBron James is not going to let it slide. 

Despite struggling with the shooting, the Lakers have been able to keep it close against their opponents (except for the Warriors) with their stout defense. The Lakers currently rank second in defensive rating across the entire league (via NBA).

It's clear something needs to be done with the Lakers shooting, and it only has become more evident with the Lakers failing to secure their first win of the season. Whether it's a trade for a potential shooter, having the players they currently have practice better shooting or just a completely different mentality among the star players, the Lakers need some answers. 

The media will do anything they can to rip James and Russell Westbrook apart, but James knows better than to throw his teammate under the bus so easily.

James does a good job with the media, but it's hard to not be upset with your teammates when they are pulling jump shots like this in this moment of the game. Cameras may have caught James and Anthony Davis visibly upset with the decision despite the answer he gave to the media. 

Despite all the smoke and mirrors, the numbers don't lie. The Lakers have struggled mightily shooting the ball. Defense wins championships so atleast the Lakers have that locked down so far, but with more poor shooting moving forward, defenses against the Lakers will become too easy allowing the already powerful teams more opportunities to score. 

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Ryan Menzie
RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Kobe Bryant  Favorite Moment: Kobe Bryant Final Game. Too many moments to choose from between Derek Fishers 0.4 second buzzer beater, the Lakers 3-peat or game seven against Boston, but can't beat a final memory like Kobe's final game. 

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