Lakers players are concerned about Metta World Peace’s state of mind, FoxSportsWest.com reports. World Peace, formerly Ron Artest, “might be on the verge of a meltdown,” according to some teammates cited by the website.
World Peace is "walking around all crazy-like. We're just waiting for him to go off," one Laker said.
World Peace told CBSSports.com recently that new Lakers coach Mike Brown puts too much emphasis on stats when making decisions about his rotation, and that he should get more playing time late in games because of his defense.
"He's always talking about how he should be playing no matter how bad he's shooting, but he can't figure out that when he takes bad shots and misses eight in a row it puts us in a hole," another teammate told Fox Sports.
The team may trade World Peace, not because of a personality conflict with Brown, but because he isn’t playing well. Such a move would not be protested by other Lakers players, according to the report.
"There are a lot of guys in here who'd just like to see him gone," one player told Fox Sports. "I think we'd definitely be a better team if everyone didn't have to walk on eggshells when he's around."
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