NBA legend Magic Johnson criticized the Los Angeles Lakers on social media on Sunday after a humiliating 37-point defeat by the Denver Nuggets.

“As Lakers fans, we can accept being outdated, but we deserve something better than a lack of effort and a lack of a sense of urgency,” Magic Johnson wrote to his 5.1 million followers on Twitter. Jeanie Buss, owner, you deserve better. »

In their third straight loss, the Lakers lost 133-96 to the Nuggets on Saturday night, which was the second biggest loss in the career of superstar LeBron James.

On Sunday night, James also tweeted an apology to the Lakers fans.

“#Lakernation, I’m sorry and I promise we’ll do better,” said James, who has 50.6 million followers on Twitter.

Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook acknowledged that players need to work harder on the pitch, but added that Magic Johnson does not circulate enough on the team to know what is going on in the locker room. “Teams play better than us, it’s that simple,” Westbrook said.

“Magic has a right to its opinion. And he is not there every day. He is not with us every day. “He is not aware of what is happening inside us and he is trying to understand things,” he added.