While the Los Angeles Lakers are limping to the finish line of the regular season, their South Bay Lakers affiliate is roaring through the G League playoffs. Because of a rash of injuries, the parent team has been forced to tap into South Bay’s depth.
As such, the likes of Thomas Bryant, Alex Caruso, Gary Payton II and Travis Wear have each spent a portion of the season balancing time with the Lakers and South Bay. That’s picked up within the past week, and Thursday will see more of the same.
After spending Wednesday with the Lakers, Caruso and Wear will return to the G League for a matchup with the Austin Toros in the Western Conference Finals.