LeBron 'Throwing People Under the Bus' Like Never Before, and NBA Is Baffled
By Ken Berger, March 9, 2019
As this Lakers season continues to spiral toward the likely possibility that
James will not make the playoffs for the first time since his second year in
the league, James has grown increasingly vocal in challenging his teammates
publicly.
随着湖人本季会造成LBJ自进入NBA第二年后，将再次无缘季后赛的可能性不断增高，LBJ
也开始不断升高音量，公开批评质疑他的队友们。
"I've never seen him like this, and I'm a little shocked because I've been
around him and thought he was more of a leader," a Western Conference
executive said. "All of a sudden, I'm seeing a different LeBron. Dude, don't
do that; you're hurting yourself. The best thing he can do is tell everybody,
'My guys have been great, I can do better, and we need to continue to improve
as a team.' He hasn't done that. Instead, he's throwing people under the bus."
一位西区高层说：“我从没见过像LBJ现在这样的人，一直在他身边所以我有点震惊，我
曾认为LBJ更符合领袖的感觉。突然让我看到一个不同的LBJ，兄弟，别这么做，你在伤害
你自己。LBJ能做到最好的事，就是告诉所有人‘我的队友很不错，我可以做到更好，我
们需要像个团队一起持续进步’，但他没这么做，相反的，LBJ却把整个黑锅丢给其他队
友们。”
"Basketball—is that the most important thing?" James told reporters after
the loss. "Why are we doing this? Is this the most important thing in your
life at this time? ... If you feel you gave it all [in that game], then you
have nothing to look back on. You can go on and do other things. But if you
feel like you're not giving as much as you can, then you can't focus on
anything else."
LBJ输球后告诉记者：“篮球，是这么重要的事吗？为什么我们要这样？篮球是你生命中
最重要的事吗？如果你认为比赛中已经尽力，那就没必要再回头看了。你就可以继续做其
他的事，当然若你认为比赛没尽力，就别去投入到额外的事业。”
It came across as a lecture, a loaded statement suggesting James believed his
teammates' focus was not where it needed to be. He also questioned his
teammates' experience and "sense of urgency."
这让人觉得像是在训斥，这个强烈的声明，暗示LBJ认定他的队友们没有投入到比赛场上
，LBJ还质疑队友们缺乏经验和‘危机感’。
"How do you know what's at stake if you've never been there before?" James
added, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin.
ESPN记者报导中LBJ说：“如果你从没进过季后赛，你怎么可能会了解那种紧迫危机感！
”
"At this point, if you are still allowing distractions to affect the way you
play, then this is the wrong franchise to be a part of," James said. "… Just
come and do your job."
LBJ说：“都这个时间点了，如果你还分心到其他的事影响你的比赛，这可不是你该有的
职业态度！来吧，做好你份内的工作。”
"How would you feel if you're Kyle Kuzma and you're living in L.A.—where
it's 75 degrees every day—and you think this is going to be your home for
the next 15 years?" another Western Conference executive asked. "Those guys
don't want to go to New Orleans."
另一位西区高层说：“如果你是Kyle Kuzma，每天住在24℃气候宜人的LA，你会不会想要
接下来的15年都在这里住？那些年轻人根本不会想去New Orleans。”
"Now it's all about deferring and putting blame on somebody else," one of the
Western Conference executives said. "Instead of being like an old-school guy
and saying: 'I've got to do a better job. I've got to make my teammates
better.' Great players and great leaders, that's what they do. That's what
Kobe [Bryant] would've done. That's what Michael Jordan would've done."
西区高层说：“取代了过去老一辈球星说‘我必须做得更好，我必须提升我的队友’，现
在的球星们，总是把责任推卸放在其他队友身上。然而伟大的球星与领袖们，他们都把‘
我必须做得更好，我必须提升我的队友’奉为信条，Kobe Bryant是这样、Michael
Jordan也是这样。”
Today, with star players perpetually angling for better teammates and more
attractive markets, the narrative has shifted. Suddenly, it's become the job
of the supporting players to make the superstars better. And if the superstar
struggles, it must be his teammates' fault.
今天，随着超级巨星不断争取更好的队友、更具吸引力的市场，新的信条已然成型。突然
间，让超级球星变得更好，成为角色球员的工作；如果超级球星陷入挣扎，那一定是他队
友的错！
"These new-school guys always want to put it on somebody else," one of the
Western Conference executives said. "It's an immediate-gratification society,
and it's always someone else's fault."
一位西区高层说：“这些新世代球员们，总想把黑锅丢到其他队友的背上。这是个急于速
成、争取团抱夺冠捷径的时代，有错永远都是其他队友的错。”
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