LeBron James goes viral for his lack of defensive effort against the Thunder, gets criticized for his “quitter” mindset.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis failed to impress in a 101-93 loss to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night in NBA Cup

Lakers star LeBron James struggled in this loss, scoring just 12 points on 5/13 from the field. Adding five turnovers, James was a team-worst -12 in the losing effort. James' co-star Anthony Davis also finished well below his season scoring average, tallying just 15 points in 38 minutes.

Alexander told the world last year that his life was consistent across the board. But perhaps even he didn’t know it could get this deep.  On Friday, with his Thunder (15-4) grinding and attempting to stomach more forgettable offense — a bug that’s lasted the better part of a road trip — Gilgeous-Alexander sized up his defender while up one.

Under new coach JJ Redick, the Lakers have more often been running “Spain” or “Stack” pick-and-roll, where a back-screen is set on the defender guarding the player who sets the original ball screen. This can set up multiple options, with one being a lob to the free-rolling big …

On Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers played the Phoenix Suns in Arizona. The Lakers got blown out by a score of 127-100. LeBron James finished the loss

So far Anthony Davis is having the best season of his decorated pro career, and LeBron James is inexplicably good for a 22-year veteran. They go against the best defense in the sport. Let’s break this game down by servings of turkey (the main appeal),