AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – It used to bother Tarik Black. In his first couple of seasons, he heard people discuss the young core of the Lakers, but never heard his own name included.
D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle, of course. Jordan Clarkson. Then Brandon Ingram and Ivica Zubac came along.
After three years of existing on the periphery, admired only by those extra fond of the dirty work, the Lakers’ new starting center came to peace with his low profile just in time to watch it evaporate.
“What God has in store for me he has in store for me,” said Black, who finished with nine points and 10 rebounds in Monday’s 121-107 victory over the Knicks.