Shannon Sharpe on LeBron James shooting 22.6% from beyond the arc: "Quit shooting bad threes"
LeBron James is shooting just 22.6% from beyond the arc this season. NFL legend and current Fox Sports analyst Shannon Sharpe wants James to stop taking bad shots from 3-point range. "The King" went 0-7 in the LA Lakers' overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.
On the latest episode of "Skip and Shannon: Undisputed," Sharpe and Skip Bayless discussed James' struggles from beyond the arc. Sharpe thinks that the Lakers superstar needs to improve his shot selection. He also wants James to cut down on his 3-point attempts.
"Not quit shooting threes, but quit shooting bad threes," Sharpe said. "He's just coming down early in the shot clock pulling up from 30 feet like it's nothing. It's really hurting them. Maybe cut down from shooting so many and those bad threes. If you could cut that down from eight, nine a game to four, I'm cool with that."
LeBron is shooting 22.6% from 3-point range, @ShannonSharpe weighs in:
“LeBron needs to quit shooting the bad 3s, it’s really hurting the Lakers. I don’t think he has his legs under him just yet, but you can’t go 0-7.” https://t.co/iRakWLPObU
Shannon Sharpe offered a possible explanation as to why LeBron James is struggling with his shot. Sharpe thinks that James doesn't have his legs yet after a long offseason. He pointed out "The King" was missing a lot of open jump shots and easy layups.
"Right now, he's not LeBron," Sharpe said. "I don't think he has his legs under him yet. I still see him missing bunny layups that he normally finishes with relative ease. I understand that he's in Year 20, but I think he still needs another two or three weeks to get his legs up on him."
"These threes last night were not close to going in. I could see if they're rimming out, but they weren't close."
LeBron James struggles in LA Lakers win over New Orleans Pelicans
LeBron James and the LA Lakers earned their second win of the season on Wednesday. They outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 120-117 in overtime.
The Lakers were up big in the third quarter before the Pelicans went on a run. The Pelicans were leading by three points with just under two seconds left in the game. Dyson Daniels had the chance to ice the game, but the rookie missed two free throws.
Lakers head coach Darvin Ham drew up a play for Matt Ryan, who drained a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send the game into overtime. Anthony Davis made some timely shots in the extra frame to secure the win. The Lakers improved to 2-5 on the season.
Lonnie Walker IV led the Lakers with 28 points, and went 5-for-9 from beyond the arc. Anthony Davis had 20 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and four blocks. LeBron James also had 20 points, but was 9-for-23 from the field and 0-for-7 from 3-point range.
Meanwhile, Zion Williamson had 27 points, five rebounds and seven assists for the Pelicans. CJ McCollum added 22 points, eight rebounds and nine assists. The Pelicans were without two key starters in Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones.