LOS ANGELES – The basketball has stayed within Thomas Robinson’s eyesight whenever he has stepped on the court.
The Lakers forward has not narrowed his focus on that round, leather object so he can throw it into the rim. He has looked at anticipating what a teammate or an opponent might do with it.
“I’m not a scorer. It’s like when you lose one sense, the other becomes stronger,” Thomas said, laughing. “That’s how it is for me with basketball. I have a sense of when guys get ready to shoot for my team. I pretty much know what move they’re going to do before they shoot.