The Los Angeles Lakers dealt with a ton of injuries during the 2018-19 regular season. There are a number of reasons that the Lakers will be missing the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, but injuries are as big of a reason as any.
Numerous rotation players missed large chunks of the season, ruining any chance the team had to develop chemistry and cohesion. When you have as many new players as the Lakers did, especially one with of the magnitude of LeBron James, finding chemistry is extremely important, and that chemistry was never found.