Lakers star LeBron James complaining about flying to Milwaukee for a preseason game

LeBron James isnt happy with the Los Angeles Lakers preseason schedule.

While five of their six games are manageable, it was this weeks quick trip from Southern California to Milwaukee that seemed to set the 39-year-old off.

James took to social media Wednesday morning ahead of the teams nearly four-hour flight from Los Angeles to Milwaukee for a preseason game with the Bucks on Thursday.

Can someone please explain to me why were getting on a [plane] and heading to Milwaukee for one preseason game!?!? he wrote, before adding that he was surprised at himself for even getting on the plane.

Can someone please explain to me why were getting on a and heading to Milwaukee for 1 pre-season game!?!? LeBron James (@KingJames) Im surprised at myself! LeBron James (@KingJames) Naturally, the Bucks couldnt help but respond.

Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) It was Greg, though, who had the best rebuttal.

Greg got LeBron Ball Dont Lie (@Balldontlie) First of all, its not like James and the Lakers are flying commercially here.

Theyre taking a chartered team flight that will go directly to Milwaukee, which makes the roughly 1,750-mile journey as easy as it possibly could be.

And secondly, its not like the Lakers are the only team traveling for preseason games.

The Bucks just played a preseason game in Detroit, for example, and theyll head to Dallas for a game against the Mavericks next week.

The Boston Celtics, who won the NBA title last season, flew to Abu Dhabi for a pair of preseason games against the Denver Nuggets earlier this month.

Thats a roughly 6,700-mile journey one way.

The Celtics will also fly to Toronto for a game against the Raptors next week.

The NBA does not control teams preseason schedules, either.

The Lakers built their own, and there is no minimum amount of games required to be played.

Teams are allowed to play up to six.

They are traveling to Milwaukee this preseason as part of a home-and-home preseason series after the Bucks traveled to Los Angeles for a game last October.

But in James defense, all six of the Lakers preseason games are away from Crypto.com Arena which is currently undergoing renovations.

Thats also temporarily displaced the NHLs Los Angeles Kings, who will open their regular season with seven straight road games.

The Lakers opened their preseason with a pair of games in Palm Desert, which sits about two hours east of downtown Los Angeles.

After returning from their game at Fiserv Forum, the Lakers will close the preseason with a game against the Golden State Warriors in Las Vegas, a game at the Phoenix Suns and then with a final game against the Warriors in San Francisco.

Not an ideal preseason for us, Lakers coach JJ Redick said Tuesday about their travel schedule, .

So while he may not like it, the Lakers trip to Milwaukee isnt out of the ordinary whatsoever.

James and the Lakers will officially open their season Oct.

22 at Crypto.com Arena.

It will mark James 22nd in the league, which matches an all-time record, and his first season playing with his son, of the draft earlier this summer.

They will become the once they take the court together this season..

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