Brian Windhorst on LeBron James: Playing with Bronny is not high on his priorities

“I can sit here and tell you that I definitely have some of our coaches on our coaching staff, they want me to shoot the other three. They encourage you, they encourage me to shoot 3 more. I can't do it, I can't reach that. I can't get to that point. No, it's not an ego thing, it's not an ego thing. It's like, I'm not putting enough pressure on defense if I'm shooting 12-14 3s a game. If I shoot 12-14 3s a game, I feel like I can hit six or seven of them. When I switch off, switch off, then there are three or four of them. But I can shoot a high clip if I shoot 14 a game, I'll get into a rhythm. But I don't put pressure on defense, and that's not me. I have to put pressure on defense, like if we have guys already on our team that shoot a lot of 3s, that's fine, I like that, there has to be some pressure on the rim. I have to put some fear into your defense that you're not willing to make me shoot all the jump shots, even if I shoot it well.” -via Lakers Nation / May 12, 2024