LeBron James is fed up with his supporting cast, and he’s letting people know about it.
The Cavaliers star forward voiced his frustrations with Cleveland’s recent struggles after the team’s 124-122 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, who were without star big man Anthony Davis, on Monday night.
“I just hope that we’re not satisfied as an organization,” James told reporters.
Cleveland has lost five of its last seven games, including a 126-91 rout at the hands of the Golden State Warriors last Monday and a 118-115 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.
— Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr will coach the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 19 after the Warriors locked up the conference’s top record through games played on Feb. 5.
Thanks to the Houston Rockets’ 127-114 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, Kerr and his staff — which consists of assistants Ron Adams, Mike Brown, Jarron Collins, Chris DeMarco, Bruce Fraser and Willie Green — were assured their spots on the bench in New Orleans.
Golden State (38-7) holds a 2 1/2-game lead in the West standings over the San Antonio Spurs (35-9) and a 5 1/2-game advantage over the Rockets (34-14).
— It was going to be difficult enough for the struggling Toronto Raptors to face the San Antonio Spurs at the Air Canada Centre.
Now they will have to do it without their leading scorer, All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan, who will miss at least the next two games with a sprained right ankle.
DeRozan was injured in the loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday when he stepped on another player’s foot. He continued to play but it was worse on Monday.