The Los Angeles Lakers have now lost eight straight games. The seven-game road trip has started off poorly with Luke Walton’s squad dropping the first two away from the Staples Center.
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On Wednesday night, the Lakers remained in the game with the Brooklyn Nets and had a legitimate shot to end their seven-game skid. Unfortunately, the team couldn’t seal the deal in the fourth quarter resulting in another loss and some harsh words from Walton.
According to Nick Young on Spectrum SportsNet, Walton clearly wasn’t happy with the team’s effort against the Nets and called them out following their eighth consecutive loss, via Lakers Nation reporter Serena Winters:
Nick Young said Luke called the team out tonight.