What did you see last night?

The first one to say congratulations to LeBron James for joining Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Carl Malone for a player in his career, actually surpassing 35,000 points.

Which is phenomenal for a guy like LeBron James.

But this is why I was worried.

So last night Dennis Schroder did not play.

He was out.

Do the contact tracing.

Uh, KCP had a small injury throughout the course of the game, but LeBron James having 32 points, eight rebounds, seven assists.

He's going to need to do so much more for this team without Anthony Davis.

And look, it wasn't a game towards it towards end.

It wasn't a game, Uh, and this is Brooklyn with Kyrie Irving and James Harden.

Kevin Durant did not play.

So as you look at this stretch that the Lakers going through it, it's I said a month.

It might be a little bit more for a D when he comes back, But you got Miami coming up.

You got Washington and then you have ah, blitz of a schedule.

Zubin, you've got Utah.

Portland, Utah, is the best team in the league right now, playing the best basketball in the league.

Portland Dame Dollar.

Who's gonna be an All Star?

Phenomenal Golden State steps playing at a high level Phoenix, which is the top five, leaving a top five team in the Western Conference and then Sacramento.

So it's Look, you're gonna ask a lot of LeBron James, and that's what makes you worried as a Lakers fan, you know?

How does LeBron James keep his foot on the gas at the same time?

How do you preserve him getting him ready for another title run when the playoffs come along?

I'm so glad you could speak for Laker fans.

J.

That's We're so well, I'm a basketball fan and I watched you said E got worried.

That is what you said Lakers fan should be worth.

Did you not say again?

Did you not say that Laker fans are worried?

Yes, Judge, Judge Judge bringing Judge Judy Almost you almost Judy, but they went in and took care of business.

There's no question about it.

Brooklyn has a hell of a team.

The Lakers, for the most part, you missing Anthony Davis.

Uh uh, shoulders out you.

That's a key component and banged up in other spots.

So when you look at it, they didn't play their best basketball, no question about it.

And in the end, the Lakers will probably still be there along with the Clippers.

Don't worry about it before All star break.

If this was the month of May, late April, you having this conversation, then I'm like, Okay, but right now I'm not.

I mean, j make it sound like we should just start preparing for the funeral.

No, whoa, I didn't say that.

But you make it sound like that were just done.

No, no, the Lakers aren't done, But here's my concern.

The more you asked LeBron James to do, I know he's a machine.

But every once in a while, screw pops out of a machine, especially when the usage of it is done a lot.

So I that's the one concern I have, like Okay, do you take a month?

But the more you're gonna be utilizing LeBron James to be in these games to doom or at this stage of his career, I think he could do it.

I just worry about injuries taking into account, that's all.

Yeah, that's fair.

They did re, um, take another look at Anthony Davis's injury yesterday and essentially is, J said.

He's now going to be out a month, so that's important.

They kind of looked at it on Thursday and they said from 2 to 3, we're probably gonna go for Lakers Jazz next Wednesday on ESPN.

Huge, huge game.

But before we get there, the Lakers are back in action tomorrow night against the Heat N B.

A Finals rematch.

Saturday night.

Prime time on ABC, 8 30.

Eastern.

So from an MBA Finals preview last night, maybe Nets Lakers to an n B A Finals rematch, though not in the bubble for the defending champs.

Miami N L A.

Los Angeles Holding up their end of the bargain, the Heat have struggled a little bit for sure this year.

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