LeBron James: Everyone on the Rockets 'is a threat'
LeBron James reminded everyone that the Rockets, whom the Lakers are playing in the NBA playoffs, are far more than just the Kevin Durant show.
The upcoming NBA playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets is being billed as a clash between LeBron James and Kevin Durant, two of the league's greatest players over the last 10 to 15 years. But the Rockets are a talented team that people had high hopes for when this season started, and they have several other men who are threats. They have center Alperen Sengun, who made the All-Star team for the second time this year.
Forward Amen Thompson is blossoming into a near-star and is very athletic, and Houston's roster is stocked with other role players and complementary players who can hurt the Lakers. That was the message LeBron James sent on Thursday when he talked to reporters, per Benjamin Royer of the Orange County Register. “I think the last time we was in Houston I told you all how great he’s been since he picked up a basketball,” James said of Durant.
“So that’s one part of it, obviously we know that’s the head of the snake. But it’s the Houston Rockets and they have some damn good players on their team. It’s not just a KD team.
It’s the whole group. Like I said, KD is gonna do what KD does, he’s a Hall of Famer, we know that. So we have to prepare not only for him, but for the whole group.