People change. Are you the same you were a year ago? Are you spending your time the same ways? A year ago I hadn’t even considered writing or podcasting, and used Twitter rather passivey. I’d say I’m mostly the same person but with more experience and smarts and have used my time rather differently. NBA […]
Brook Lopez
Lakers Injury Update: Brook Lopez to Return, Lonzo Remains Out
The Lakers released an injury update via press release on Tuesday that stated both Lonzo Ball and Brook Lopez were cleared to return to practice. However, since the Lakers did not actually practice on Tuesday and only have shootarounds on game days (like today), their availability vs. the Thunder was in question. At Wednesday’s shootaround, […]
Brook Lopez out 3 weeks with an Ankle Injury
In the 2nd quarter of the Lakers loss to the Warriors, Brook Lopez rolled his ankle severely and had to be helped off the court and back to the lockerroom. X-rays taken that night were negative, but an MRI revealed a sprained ankle. Lopez will be reevaluated in 3 weeks, so the Lakers will be […]
Lakers News: Brook Lopez will “probably won’t play” in preseason opener
Brook Lopez participated in Wednesday morning’s practice, but is unlikely to play in Saturday’s preseason opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Honda Center in Anaheim, according to Head Coach Luke Walton. “Brook probably won’t play on Saturday, so there’s still a starting spot open for that game”, mused Walton when asked if any of […]
Lakers News: Brook Lopez and Josh Hart will be Limited to Start Camp
Lakers Media Day was Tuesday and there were lots of good feelings being spread around with optimism abound (especially related to Brandon Ingram). But not all the news was great as we learned that Brook Lopez and Josh Hart will be limited to start camp, which opens on Wednesday.
Lakers Analysis: Tall Trees in a Changing NBA Landscape
A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum. I was 700 words into the plethora of Los Angeles Lakers tall trees heading into training camp, and the team went and signed yet another wooly mammoth—Andrew Bogut. The basketball world last saw the aging veteran when he snapped his tibia less than a minute […]
Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram need Brook Lopez to stay healthy
When the Lakers traded D’Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Brook Lopez and the 27th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, the benefits were twofold. Not only did they clear some of the cap space necessary to realize their two-max dreams in 2018 Free Agency, but they also acquired […]