On Sunday, Jan. 27, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns were scheduled to play a basketball game at Staples Center. Thousands of fans paid money to see professional athletes compete at a high level. While they might not have seen that, they definitely saw the Lakers win something.
Without LeBron James, Lonzo Ball or Kyle Kuzma, the Lakers scrapped their way to a 111-99 win over the Suns. There was a lot of ugly in the game, but for our purposes, we’re going to focus on the good, starting with Ivica Zubac.