The Los Angeles Lakers’ grueling 82-game schedule will finally come to a close on Wednesday and while fans might be sad to see the season end, the offseason could not come soon enough for the Lakers’ 15-man roster.
“It’s the end of the season,” rookie Josh Hart said following the Lakers’ loss to the Timberwolves on Friday. “We’re at No. 78, I think that was? Everyone’s tired. Everyone’s got their nicks and bruises, but you’ve just got to fight through it.”
Hart, like several key players in the Lakers’ rotation, is just a year removed from playing college basketball, where players are only expected to play in, at most, 40 games.