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Anthony watched Caitlin Clark torch LSU and couldn't help but keep coming back to the Lakers with a couple big lessons. From there, he gives the steering wheel to live viewers at our youtube page for some fun topics.

Anthony recaps a nice, relaxing Lakers win. He could describe it that way because LeBron James went OFF. He discusses all that, Gabe Vincent's return and the resulting rotation, then takes a look the west playoff picture.

Anthony and Aaron discuss everything surrounding Gabe Vincent's potential return -- including the reporting Anthony has done on this subject to this point. From there, the guys talk about the basketball impact he'd make to a rotation that has found itself lately. Anthony is nervous that Darvin Ham can't avoid his worst inclinations. To wrap up, Anthony asks a borderline existential question: Are t...

Anthony and Harrison try to recap the Lakers beating the Grizzlies but it devolves into Harrison stanning Darvin Ham and Anthony's internet fighting back personally.

Anthony and Raj react to the game Raj is calling his favorite win of the season. Anthony Davis showed out against Giannis. Austin Reaves outplayed Damian Lillard. D'Angelo Russell had a huge second half. Double overtime. Giant comeback. On the road. No LeBron. Holy crap.

Anthony welcomes Trysta Krick (Bet MGM Tonight, The Heat Check Podcast) to discuss Jontay Porter getting caught in a pretty dumb way. They look at the details of the story to this point, the NBA's potential response, fallout from this across sports and more.

Anthony reacts to the news LeBron James is going to miss the Lakers' game against the Bucks. He then responds to Anthony Davis finally receiving some individual recognition. To wrap things up, he answers a question from the iTunes mailbag and a surreal moment that was created by Shohei Ohtani's press conference.

The Lakers made it way too interesting but at this point, you just kind of have to take wins. Spencer Dinwiddie stepped up with D'Angelo Russell out. Anthony Davis continues to own the Pacers. Austin Reaves closed out the game with big shots and free throws. Still, the defense wasn't great and Darvin Ham did some Darvin Ham stuff.

The show ran a little long after the Lakers beat the Hawks and Anthony's voice is once again on the fritz, so we isolated the full conversation between him and Raj Chipalu about Rob Pelinka. You won't want to miss any of it.

Anthony and Raj break down a nice, calm Lakers blowout, then dive into Anthony's latest piece. To do so, Anthony hands the reins over to Raj Chipalu, who had some legitimately great questions ready to go that lead to a thoughtful conversation on the state of the Lakers.

Anthony recaps a tough weekend, a disaster of a primetime game for the NBA, the Lakers' current trajectory and then, a fun hypothetical having to do with the Clippers failing, firing Tyronn Lue and the Lakers righting a wrong.

Anthony and Aaron tackle D'Angelo Russell's quotes and subsequent stinker in Sacramento. This leads to a discussion about Darvin Ham's standing in the locker room (again). From there, they try to figure out if there's anything the Lakers can do to help Anthony Davis against bigger, more physical centers.

Anthony had a lot of stuff to get off his chest. So he did.

Slow news day and Anthony and Raj went long the other night, so we grabbed a clip from it you may have missed. The guys talk about the most talented Lakers of their lifetimes and it leads to both of them marveling at what Kobe used to do on a regular basis.

Anthony discusses the Kobe Bryant statue screwup and how it reflects some of the issues the Lakers as an organization continue to put on embarrassing display. He then talks about the lack of help the Lakers got and Gabe Vincent's potential return.

Anthony and Raj sit back and take in a really fun Lakers weekend, culminating in a win against Minnesota. They've been a very different team since they started playing their best players. What a concept.

Anthony makes fun of himself with the help of a special guest. Enjoy this one.

Anthony opened up The Lounge for a "Happy" Hour today and took your questions. People seem pretty interested in Rob Pelinka and, frankly, it's for good reason. Anthony discusses that, what the Lakers do if they don't land a star this summer, Austin Reaves' defense, and plenty more.

There have been several reports about Darvin Ham's standing in the locker room and at no point this season has a single player stepped up to defend his head coach. The guys discuss this, the impact of the noise on Jeanie Buss/Rob Pelinka and how unique Ham's surviving all that noise to this point feels. Then, Anthony asks Aaron where bringing in Spencer Dinwiddie was a mistake given Ham's ideologi...

Anthony and Raj take turns ranting about the game. This one hurt.

Anthony welcomes friend of the show Mirin Fader (The Ringer) on to discuss her latest, a profile on Bronny James and his path to the NBA . You won't want to miss this, or her profile.

Anthony welcomes friend of the show, Sabreena Merchant (The Athletic), to talk about this recent the Lakers have been on since February. They've actually been pretty good! They try to explain why it doesn't feel that way. Then, after the Lakers beat up on the Thunder again, it's made Anthony think about a potential path through the playoffs. Question becomes: How confident are he and Sabreena in t...

Anthony recaps a nice, fun, relaxing win against *checks notes* the top seed in the conference heading into the game. He explains why the Lakers are a matchup nightmare for OKC and how it all starts with Anthony Davis. To wrap things up, he credits D'Angelo Russell for not moping after being incorrectly benched at the end of the Nuggets game.

Anthony dropped a few bombshells in his debut for Lakers Daily and offered up a little extra context in this episode, especially regarding LeBron James and Darvin Ham's working relationship. The Lakers tough another tough loss to the Nuggets Saturday, but did get some help around the league. They'll still need to string together some wins though. How likely does that feel? Anthony also discusses J...

Anthony opens the show looking ahead at a March schedule that will likely make or break the season. Then, he answers a couple questions and finally gets to test the version of the Happy Hour he's always wanted. If you want to participate in the show, you can sign up to be a Lounge VIP here .