LeBron James Reacts To Lakers GM5 vs Warriors | May 10, 2023

Hey LeBron just want to ask you about AD first just your level of concern with him after he took that shot. I didn't see the shot just saying I have to math but you know medical team seems to say he's been he's doing better so you know that's what matters the most. How much of a part of that is it do you figure now as you get back for game six situation you've been in before maybe a little bit of uncertainty about AD but how do you approach this as a leader going back in the plane? We have another opportunity obviously they you know played exceptionally well here tonight and you know we have some some good moments but you know not as close to 48 minutes as we needed to be but I'm gonna have opportunity on Friday look forward to the matchup again. LeBron was a tied game with about four minutes to go in the second quarter and then we know this is a team that can go on runs but was there anything when you think back to late second quarter early third that you felt like on your end contributed not your team's end that contributed to that run? I mean we kind of made a run we had an opportunity to you know I missed the easy jump hook in the lane to kind of cut the lead to three AD right after that I missed a jump hook he had an opportunity to have a tip dunk missed it we blew a coverage clay hit a three on their right wing put him up eight and then we came right down missed again and Steph hit the big one at the end of the quarter so we know that they're a team of runs and you know you got to be able to match that he just kept going in the third obviously. LeBron I have two for you the conversation in the last 48 hours has been from the Warriors standpoint has been gamesmanship on your team and flopping do you feel like that affected anything in terms of the way the game was dealt with tonight on the court? I just know that we you know our coaching staff and us players we don't we don't work on flopping we don't it's not even a part of our game our our game is to attack attack the paint we don't mind physical contact we actually like the contact and we don't shy away from it so we're just not a team that you know goes out there looking for for you know for flopping opportunities that's just not us it's never been it's never been in any team that I've played on in my 20 years where we've been a flopping team you know but it is what it is they have the right to say what they want to say or you know but the game is always one in between the four lines and you know we better we got to be better on Friday for sure. Earlier today you were named to the All-NBA third team I think this is 19 straight years for you knowing what you've done and dealt with physically and stuff like that how does this one hit differently in year 20? I guess I don't take those moments for granted when you get an opportunity to be recognized as one of the best players still in the league I have one of the best seasons you know and make an All-NBA team you know I don't take my you know anything I'll be able to accomplish for granted and I've always appreciated for the to be a part of any selection you know in this league so many great players so many great teams and a lot of guys a lot of guys this year you know some really good seasons great seasons to be a part of that that class of 15 guys when I seen the list is still pretty cool you know even at my age and where I'm at right now you're 20 don't just don't take it for granted you know obviously I got bigger fish to fry but you know in those small moments those small wins right there it's all part of I guess it's all part of the journey all part of the legacy you know as far as what I do on the floor you know in this league so that's pretty cool LeBron in there you go thank you in your career you played in plenty of game sixes where you have a chance to clinch you also just had that last series is there something that you think this team this year needs to focus on Friday in comparison to the past I mean you know every moment is his own challenging is his own game and it's his own you know opportunity to see what you're made of and we can't base last series on to this series this series is different the opponent is different the challenges is different so you know Friday it was another opportunity for us to see where we are and see what we're made of and to go out there with the I guess the grit in the fight that we've had since we came together after the all-star break very resilient team and we respond well to adversity and we look forward to that I know to get an opportunity to play again on Friday LeBron you guys are 6 and 0 between the playing around first round through the Warriors series at the crypto comm this postseason I want to know if you any message for Laker fans planning to come to the game on Friday well we didn't handle our business tonight so you know I look forward to seeing our fans you know for another game in a second round but you know those six games are out the window it's over and done with so you know our job is to try to be one and all Friday you know and look forward you know to that opportunity LeBron a last game six you guys played you said you guys approached it like game seven mentality didn't want to go back to Memphis for game seven is that assume the same approach going to this one it's the same it's the same appreciate