Former NBA Champion Calls Out LeBron James After Lakers-Suns Game

Kendrick Perkins sent out a post after Tuesday's game.

Nov 26, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) and forward Anthony Davis (3) walk off the court during the second quarter against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

On Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers played the Phoenix Suns in Arizona.

The Lakers got blown out by a score of 127-100.

The Suns come up with a HUGE NBA Cup win over the Lakers in KD's and Bradley Beal's return ☀️ pic.twitter.com/tujOUaEEUN

— ESPN (@espn) November 27, 2024

LeBron James finished the loss with 18 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists while shooting 7/16 from the field and 2/7 from the three-point range in 35 minutes of playing time.

After the tough game, Kendrick Perkins sent out a post (via X) about his former teammate.

Perkins wrote: "Bron was horrible tonight defensively and his body language was unacceptable"

Bron was horrible tonight defensively and his body language was unacceptable

— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) November 27, 2024

The Lakers went into halftime down by just two points.

However, they were destroyed (36-18) in the third quarter.

Perkins also added: "The Suns look like a lottery team without KD but with KD… they definitely look like legit Title Contenders!"

The Suns look like a lottery team without KD but with KD… they definitely look like legit Title Contenders!

— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) November 27, 2024

With the loss, the Lakers are now in the middle of a three-game losing streak.

They are the sixth seed in the Western Conference with a 10-7 record in 17 games.

Nov 26, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) reacts during the third quarteragainst the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

On the road, the Lakers are just 3-5 in eight games.

Following the Suns, they will play their next game on Wednesday evening when they visit Chris Paul and the San Antonio Spurs.

Via Underdog NBA: "Lakers against teams with winning records:
3-6

Lakers against teams with losing records:
7-1"

Lakers against teams with winning records:
3-6

Lakers against teams with losing records:
7-1

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) November 27, 2024

While James had a tough night against the Suns, he is still having an incredible season at nearly 40.

He is averaging 23.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 9.2 assists per contest while shooting 50.7% from the field and 41.2% from the three-point range in his first 17 games.