The ballyhooed Los Angeles Lakers young core was touted as one of the reasons LeBron James decided to sign with the team, but the group has struggled in the five games he and Rajon Rondo have missed thus far due to their respective injuries.
Their absences were exacerbated in the second half against the Oklahoma City Thunder and all of Sunday’s game with the New York Knicks because Kyle Kuzma was sidelined by a lower back contusion. The bulk of responsibilities to fill the void has fallen on Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram.
With both being 21 years old and still in the early stages of their career, Ball and Ingram have been inconsistent in the expanded roles.