LeBron James was asked whether the Los Angeles Lakers' push to the playoffs was becoming a distraction.

"At this point if you are still allowing distractions to affect how the way you play, then this is the wrong franchise to be a part of and you should just come and be like, 'Listen, I don't [think this is for me]. I cannot do this,'" James said following a 110-105 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.

With 22 games remaining in the regular season, the Lakers are tied for 10th in the Western Conference standings.

"Like, seriously, if you're distracted by playoff pushes out of all the stuff that's been talked about this year, nah," James said. "Just come and do your job. We do our job at a high level and that's not a distraction. That's what you want. That's what you want every game. You want to feel like you're fighting for something."