Lakers Lounge

Anthony recaps an eventful and weirdly important weekend for the Lakers.

FULL: Anthony and Raj recap an oddly important win over the Trail Blazers. LeBron James sat his first game of the season, which means he'll have a whole week of rest behind him when the Lakers play Minnesota Friday. D'lo and Rui showed out. Jerami Grant did the opposite of that.

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj couldn't help but notice how the Lakers got back to some of the motion/balanced offense from earlier in the year with LeBron sitting on the sidelines.

PART TWO: The Lakers don't play a game for almost a week. Let's catch up on the season so far.

Anthony takes you through news that LeBron James is dealing with a foot thing and outlines why Austin Reaves' availability has been all over the place in recent injury reports.

FULL EPISODE: Anthony discusses tomorrow's injury report as the Lakers take on a hot Hawks team. LeBron is on it (questionable) and Austin Reaves is listed as out despite being questionable for the last game. The Lakers need to get LeBron a break but they simply might not have enough bodies to do so. Then, he answers some really good questions from all the mailbags.

PART ONE: Anthony discusses the latest injury news about LeBron James and Austin Reaves and how the latter's injury means the former can't get the break he desperately needs.

PART TWO: Anthony opens the mailbag, where listeners are wondering about the trade market, Austin Reaves' future with the team, JJ Redick's coaching, and more.

LOWDOWN: Anthony recaps a butt-kicking at the hands of the Heat, and discusses a foundational issues the Lakers must address. Then, he narrates his latest piece for ClutchPoints, in which he begs Rob Pelinka to do his job.

FULL EPISODE: Anthony and Raj react to the latest complete ass-kicking and can't help but wonder if this team is falling back into much worse cultural habits than not getting back on defense.

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj react to the Heat's record-breaking night against the Lakers' broken defense and can't help but wonder if this latest embarrassment is a regression to multi-year trends.

PART TWO: The guys continue their conversation about accountability throughout the organization, then take questions from the live audience, who are oddly fed up with LeBron's stuff.

LOWDOWN: Anthony runs through the day's Lakers headlines, which include: An actual Jarred Vanderbilt update Kyle Kuzma is on the Lakers' trade radar (tradar?) The Lakers really might do the whole "can't judge this team until whatever" thing again

FULL: Anthony and Harrison check in with each other about how the feel about this team as it currently exists. They get into the Jarred Vanderbilt injury update and the Lakers' incessant desire to see the full roster before they recognize what it needs.

PART ONE: We're somehow already already a quarter of the way through this season and the same problems from last year remain. Anthony and Harrison give a vibe check from 1000 feet up.

PART TWO: Anthony and Harrison react to the latest iteration of "can't judge this team." No other team in the NBA operates like this. It's worth mentioning that.

FULL: The Lakers got their asses kicked and Anthony had some pointed thoughts for LeBron and AD.

PART ONE: Anthony recaps the game and gets brutally honest about the way LeBron is playing. So did JJ Redick.

PART TWO: The live audience had a few questions, including about LeBron's potential retirement. Anthony doesn't think it's coming without all the fanfare, but this stretch has been impossible to ignore.

FULL: Anthony and Raj return from the long weekend to try to figure out what the hell just happened in Utah. Raj celebrates Jalen Hood-Schifino. Anthony celebrates Max Christie. They hit on the Brandon Ingram rumors. Then, they answer questions from the live audience.

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj recap a nearly disastrous win and laugh at one of the weirdest plays either of them have ever seen. Shouts to Will Hardy.

PART TWO: With Brandon Ingram changing his representation to Klutch, Lakers fans started jumping to all kinds of conclusions. So, Anthony and Raj discuss that situation, his basketball fit back in L.A. and how likely they think any of this is. Then, they wrap with questions from the live audience.

FULL: Anthony and Raj react to the Lakers' taking care of business against the Spurs with this new starting lineup.

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj recap the Lakers beating the Spurs to bounce back from this ugly three-game losing streak.

PART TWO: A Lakers conversation evolved into a Pelicans conversation, which might have had something to do with a question that was asked but also must might have been on the guys' minds before the show.