The Los Angeles Lakers are playing out the string after the Brooklyn Nets officially eliminated them from playoff contention on Friday. Now the chatter with LeBron James having a minutes restriction is now about the Lakers tanking the season for a high draft pick. To be totally honest, after that humiliating loss to the New York Knicks exactly one week ago, I didn’t think the Lakers had to “tank” because the team was stinking up the NBA, riding a five-game losing streak.
But the Lakers true to form, when the world thinks they have this team figured out, they come out with performances like these.