{"id":16707,"date":"2013-01-08T17:09:19","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T22:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/blog\/?p=8551"},"modified":"2013-01-08T17:09:19","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T22:09:19","slug":"magic-johnson-twitter-on-lakers-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/magic-johnson-twitter-on-lakers-players","title":{"rendered":"Magic Johnson Twitter on Lakers Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Magic Johnson speaker\" href=\"http:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/Magic-Johnson.php\" target=\"_blank\">Magic Johnson<\/a>, on Monday, Jan. 7, took to his Twitter account <strong><a title=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MagicJohnson\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MagicJohnson\">@MagicJohnson<\/a><\/strong> out of pure frustration to lambast the Lakers players for making excuses for their losses. Johnson began by shifting the blame for the team\u2019s failures away from coach Mike D\u2019Antoni stating it is the players who are responsible for the Lakers&#8217; 15-18 dismal record. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m tired of blaming the coach, the responsibility is on the <a title=\"Los Angeles Lakers\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lakers\">@<strong>Lakers<\/strong><\/a> players.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Dwight Howard\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DwightHoward\" target=\"_blank\">@<\/a><strong>DwightHoward<\/strong> has to stop complaining and start dominating on offense&#8230;.<a title=\"Pau Gasol\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paugasol\">@<\/a><strong>paugasol<\/strong> has to stop playing soft and get back to 18pts &amp; 10rebs!<\/p>\n<p>As <strong>@Lakers<\/strong> fans we demand and expect more once you put that@Lakers Purple &amp; Gold uniform on!<\/p>\n<p>All 12 <strong>@Lakers<\/strong> players need to understand what it means to be a member of the @Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>Above everything else the @Lakers players need to start having fun on the court!<\/p>\n<p>Coach D&#8217;Antoni has to start teaching better pick &amp; roll defense and better defensive rotations&#8230;He also has to make He also has to make sure that every <strong>@Lakers<\/strong> players role is defined.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>@Lakers<\/strong> big men have to stop giving up easy offensive rebounds&#8230;the perimeter players have to start getting back on defense to stop the fast breaks of their opponents!<\/p>\n<p><strong>@KobeBryant<\/strong> is having a an MVP type season but the team needs him to be a better leader&#8230;<strong>@SteveNash<\/strong> scoring more and throwing more assists will help the @Lakers!<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>All 12 @<strong>Lakers<\/strong> players need to understand what it means to be a member of the @<strong>Lakers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>PFP Sports and Celebrity Talent Agency is a speakers bureau and top booking agent for basketball speakers and athlete appearances. 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