We all get to see the majesty that is the Purple and Gold Lakers uniforms on the NBA court … but behind the scenes, there’s a lot that goes into not just keeping the players outfitted from head to toe, but also moving an NBA team around the country.
To help explain, we enlisted the Lakers Head Equipment Manager, Andrew Henk.
Henk’s first season was the longest in NBA history, as he navigated the trip to China that tipped off the 2019-20 preseason, all the way through the team’s eventual championship in the Bubble a full calendar year later.