Heading into the season the Los Angeles Lakers were considered to be a near-lock to make the playoffs, but as of this writing, they currently sit two spots out of the eighth in the Western Conference standings.
The injury big has been the primary culprit, with essentially every key player having missed large chunks of time. Specifically, LeBron James, Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, JaVale McGee, Josh Hart and Rajon Rondo.
Despite this, the Lakers still has a chance to make the playoffs, and on this episode of the LN Podcast host Trevor Lane is joined by ESPN’s Allen Sliwa to discuss the needed push to do so.