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“I Should’ve Stayed in Cleveland”: Worried LeBron James Look Despite Lakers Win Has NBA Fans Confused

Published 11/19/2022, 5:00 AM EST

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LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have spent the season looking for solutions to tame their crisis. A film session before the game against the Brooklyn Nets seemed to have helped them. Following their win against the Nets, the Lakers were away from the floor for about a week. This long break seemed to work out in their favor as they beat Detroit Pistons 128-121, securing their fourth win of the season. Despite the win, NBA Twitter was left confused after a picture of worried LeBron James made its rounds online.

The Lakers led by the expertise of Anthony Davis looked in sync on the offensive end. Laker nation was treated with an all-round performance as 6 players ended the game on double digits. Anthony Davis bagged 38 points while Russell Westbrook marked 11 assists. LeBron James missed another game. Reports state that he is taking part in practice sessions, however, he isn’t completely ready to play on the court.

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NBA Fans are confused with this LeBron James picture

LeBron James looked rather worried on the bench. While this had fans perplexed, they tried to predict what the four-time NBA champion was thinking. “I Should’ve Stayed in Cleveland”, said one tweet in particular. Fans were quick to mention that James could be thinking about a trade.

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For instance, a tweet captioned the photo “who should I trade next” line. Fans also brought about the narrative of LeBron being a liar. Despite having something to cheer about, many stated that LeBron mirrored the expressions of everyone at Laker Nation.

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Following the stellar performance of Anthony Davis, the Lakers saw the likes of Austin Reaves and Lonnie Walker IV stepping up. This game also marked the return of Dennis Schroder and Thomas Bryant. While this happened to be their first game in a Lakers jersey, they were on a minute restriction.

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For the Detroit Pistons, Bogdan Bogdanovic shot 46.7% from the floor, and Alec Burks secured 23 points in the 24 minutes he was on the court. However, their efforts were in vain. 

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Post-game, Lakers star Anthony Davis stated that his mindset is too simple, “Dominate the paint.” While talking about the future, he claimed that the team can’t get too comfortable. He said, “Guys are coming out with their urgency. We winning ball games, but we’ve got to take it one game at a time.” 

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Shriya Rajachandra

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Shriya Rajachandra is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. She earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism, Psychology, and Communicative English. Shriya previously interned at The New Indian Express, but her favorite journalist, Marcus Thompson motivated her to start writing about basketball.
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Bagavathi Eswaran