By Stefan Djordjevic/ info@eurohoops.net
The Los Angeles Lakers have made it to the Western Conference Finals after nine years but that was the expectation once the California squad brought in LeBron James.
They didn’t push through the first year but this season, with Anthony Davis and LeBron partnering up, they aim for the top. And the latter is aware of the responsibility he shoulders.
“I know what my name, my stature, and what I’ve done in this league comes with whenever I decide to join a franchise. I know what my name comes with. And it comes with winning. I take that responsibility to the utmost [more] than anything,” James said and shared a message for the fans as well. “I understand the Laker faithful and what they felt or maybe were going through over the, I want to say the last decade, of not being in the postseason, not competing for championships or whatever the case may be. I took that responsibility as well.”
The Lakers had to go through two dynamic offenses in the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets, and LeBron noted that it was a team effort that got them to the point.
“Just keeping the main thing the main thing. And for us it’s the opportunity to play for a championship. That’s what we’re all here for. That’s what we all signed up for. We have guys step up at times and we all feed off one another. It’s very important and very key for our ballclub.”