Horry: I don t care about Doncic s weight, he needs to improve his defensive intentions. Scoring 40 points and losing 35 points is useless

Today, former NBA player Robert Horry talked about Lakers defender Doncic's defensive issues when participating in the podcast show "The Dan Patrick Show".

When asked about Lakers fans' attention to Doncic's offseason weight, Horry said: "The weird thing is that people always talk about his weight, but he still contributes 30 points per game. I told them, I don't care about his weight. You need to let him go to the training hall and teach him how to defend. You know, a person can get 40 points, but if he loses 35 points on the other end, that 40 points are meaningless.

"He can be a good player in defense, the key is his will. He never needed to do this before, because there was always someone behind him to make up for his mistakes. Now the Lakers don't have AD (Anthony Davis), there is no center, and no one can help him wipe his butt. He was easily passed by his opponent and the opponent scored a layup easily. If you watch the game clip, when Luca stands in front of his opponent, the offensive player will be bounced away by him because of his big guy. You just need to maintain your defensive position.

"I think that's the key. He also needs to have the will to defend because he often leaves his strength to the offensive end. I always tell people that if you can move your footsteps and pass quickly, it means you have fast muscle fibers and you can move very quickly. So there's no reason not to do better on the defensive end. You just need to have that willingness. I think a lot of times he doesn't want to, he would rather just reach out to command."