A certain negativity and ugliness follows Bron teams, and it comes from him and his camp. They're very good at using the media to sow discord and bring things to a crescendo that usually ends with someone getting traded or fired. This has proved to be very effective at times, but I don't think it can work anymore now than Bron is older. He thought he could waltz into LA, play the nice guy for a bit, and then trade folks for his desired megastar. It fell thru and now everything about Bron's game and character are being examined.
It's rare that Bron gets something 100% wrong, and he got this 100% wrong. He thought he could just do that same lazy bullshyt in the west and it would be all good. This is a different animal. The season is more of a grind in the west than the east, where you get multiple cupcake trips a week/month.You can't "activate" playoff mode and get a good seed. He needed to be dedicated for the whole season and that simply was not the case.
What happens next year when this team fails to bring another star to LA, and Bron once again goes out with this "young core" and plays sub 500 ball? Things could get ugly, especially if he continues to dabble in Hollywood shyt off the court.