LeBron James: Lakers star blames TIME ZONE for disappointing form
LEBRON JAMES has admitted that part of the reason for his slow start with the Los Angeles Lakers was because of the time zone.
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This summer, James moved from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Lakers, ending his second stint at his hometown franchise.
And in his first nine games in Los Angeles, the Lakers have struggled.
They lost their first three games, before going 3-6.
However, after the Lakers brought in Tyson Chandler, a move James was reportedly influential in, things improved.
The Lakers went on a four-game winning streak, and picked up a huge win at the Miami Heat.
Now, James has said that being on the west coast for the first time has taken some getting used to.
He believes that there is still improvement to be made in the team, but that he is taking things month by month.
“I spent 33 years of my life on the east coast,” he said.
“So going to the west coast, everything changes even though it’s just three hours.
“Everything gets changed for me drastically.
“When you live on the east side of the country for so long, I think it’s taken me a little while to get adjusted with my game, with the moving, my family, everything.
“We were all figuring things out.
“I always go month by month.
“Obviously, I didn’t shoot the ball as well as I would like to but I put in enough time and I knew it was all going to figure itself out because of the work I put into my game.”
The Lakers take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.