With the likelihood of the Los Angeles Lakers making the NBA playoffs dwindling away with each soul-crushing loss, eyes begin to focus on the summer of 2019 to solve what is currently ailing the Los Angeles Lakers.
With LeBron James joining the purple and gold, the expectations were reignited in Laker Land and hopes were high that the team could make the playoffs and potentially even steal a series or two with the roster as currently constructed. However, numerous injuries have crippled the Lakers at different parts of the season.
LeBron James went down with a groin strain, which robbed him of 17 consecutive games.