Lakers star LeBron James complains about flying to Milwaukee for a preseason game

LeBron James isn’t happy with the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason schedule.

While five of their six games are manageable, it was this week’s quick trip from Southern California to Milwaukee that seemed to set the 39-year-old off. James took to social media Wednesday morning ahead of the team’s nearly four-hour flight from Los Angeles to Milwaukee for a preseason game with the Bucks on Thursday.

“Can someone please explain to me why we’re getting on a [plane] and heading to Milwaukee for one preseason game!?!?” he wrote, before adding that he was “surprised” at himself for even getting on the plane.

Can someone please explain to me why we’re getting on a ✈️ and heading to Milwaukee for 1 pre-season game!?!?

— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 9, 2024

I’m surprised at myself! 🤦🏾‍♂️

— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 9, 2024

Naturally, the Bucks couldn’t help but respond.

It was Greg, though, who had the best rebuttal.

First of all, it’s not like James and the Lakers are flying commercially here. They’re taking a chartered team flight that will go directly to Milwaukee, which makes the roughly 1,750-mile journey as easy as it possibly could be.

And secondly, it’s not like the Lakers are the only team traveling for preseason games. The Bucks just played a preseason game in Detroit, for example, and they’ll head to Dallas for a game against the Mavericks next week. The Boston Celtics, who won the NBA title last season, flew to Abu Dhabi for a pair of preseason games against the Denver Nuggets earlier this month. That’s a roughly 6,700-mile journey one way. The Celtics will also fly to Toronto for a game against the Raptors next week.

The NBA does not control teams’ preseason schedules, either. The Lakers built their own, and there is no minimum amount of games required to be played. Teams are allowed to play up to six. They are traveling to Milwaukee this preseason as part of a home-and-home preseason series after the Bucks traveled to Los Angeles for a game last October.

But in James’ defense, all six of the Lakers’ preseason games are away from Crypto.com Arena —…

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Publish date : 2024-10-09 20:40:55

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