Lakers Lounge

Anthony and Raj recorded live right after the game to recap a huge Lakers win. Sure there were some frustrating stretches, but they picked up a playoff game and got Dillon Brooks to stop talking.

Anthony and Aaron discuss Sunday's annoying loss and what to make of it. Can the Lakers do anything differently to make the game easier? How much of it is just needing to play better? They also debate the Draymond Green situation.

The Lakers had a great opportunity to take a stranglehold of this series. As they've done far too often under LeBron James/Anthony Davis' leadership, they didn't take their competition seriously enough. We'll see if bites them the way it has in the past.

The Lakers had a real opportunity and let it slip right through their fingers. The series is now tied heading back to L.A. Anthony and Raj react to what they just saw, and not much of it was pretty.

With the results of the Defensive Player of The Year award out and after The Athletic polled the league on a few questions, it's pretty clear Anthony Davis isn't held in the highest regard. Anthony welcomed Sabreena Merchant into The Lounge to discuss why, and get an update on how she feels about the Lakers' title chances now.

Anthony tries to offer up as much intel as we have on Ja Morant's availability. It's all over the place. He again stresses how important it is for the Lakers to take care of business given the state of the west playoffs. Draymond Green fascinates him, so he gives a take there. He wraps by wondering why AD is so underrated.

Anthony offers the latest on Ja Morant's wrist, then analyzes the different looks Memphis will offer if Morant misses time. He also details the incredible opportunity in front of the Lakers if they can take care of business.

Anthony welcomes back a friend of the show to react to the Lakers' game one win and look ahead to the rest of the series. The Lakers have a real opportunity in front of them, now it's just a matter of taking advantage.

Anthony tries to contextualize the performances the Lakers got out of Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura. He then showers Anthony Davis with praise for what he did defensively. He wraps with a little LeBron talk and opens the mailbag to answer your questions -- and y'all brought it this week.

Anthony welcomes Raj to the show to react to the incredible game the Lakers got from Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves, and, well, everyone they needed it from. Wow.

Anthony and Aaron take a close look at this upcoming series between the Lakers and Grizzlies. Anthony even offers up the bet he placed on it (which might surprise you). They wrap by having some fun with the Kyle Kuzma, Spencer Dinwiddie, Rick Fox (???) feud we all saw coming.

Anthony welcomes old friend back on the show to preview this fascinating series. Both teams have serious advantages. Vegas has no idea what to do here. They hash it out. They wrap with Anthony's idea on play-in expansion .

Anthony goes through every player the Lakers will have a contract decision to make with this summer and offer a little insight into whether he thinks they will retain guys, and gives his opinion on whether they should.

Anthony is joined by former co-host Adam Mares to discuss, well, a lot. They talk about this Denver season, what he thinks of the Lakers, and how the two teams might have matched up had they played in a series. They widen the lens to talk about league parity and how it isn't necessarily a good thing for most the year and how Kobe Bryant's voice is missed in many ways.

Anthony reacts to the schedule for Lakers-Grizzlies. Lakers fans should be happy about that. Then, he rips what the regular season has become and pitches a means to expand the play-in tournament.

Harrison forces Anthony to apologize to Dennis Schröder. Honestly, what else could you need?

Anthony recaps an absolutely brutal experience watching such a crucial game. Who stood out? Who showed reason to be concerned? How does this team match up with Memphis?

Anthony and Pete are back on a podcast together for the first time in literal years. They catch up, then look ahead to these playoffs, where they both think the Lakers can make a run. Pete tries to sneak something by Anthony. They finish by looking back on what they've missed since they last recorded.

Anthony goes deep on the Lakers' matchup tonight against Minnesota for the chance to take on Memphis in the first round. He previews how he thinks Minnesota will try to play and how the Lakers can use that to their advantage. Who's nervous? Not us! Nope nope nope nope no-... ok yeah we're a little nervous.

Anthony opens the mailbag to answer life's most important questions. Who do the Lakers match up best with? If they see the Kings specifically, how would that go? Also, should someone choose between the Lakers and dating?

Anthony recaps another eventful weekend for the Lakers that saw them wrap up their season as the seventh seed. How do they match up with Minnesota? Could this game have been avoided? How confident should you be?

Anthony welcomes back Howard Beck (now of GQ Sports) to discuss what they both consider the most wide open NBA field (especially in the west) they've ever seen. Is this best for the NBA? What is causing it? It is here to stay? Also, Anthony asks Beck to calm him down about the Lakers' chances. What happens next will surprise you.

Aaron and Anthony flip a very pervasive conversation on its head. Plus, Anthony riffs on the Mavericks and thoroughly disagrees with Aaron about sports ownership. Oh, and Anthony's daughter makes an appearance.

Anthony welcomes Sabreena Merchant (formerly of SS&R, now of The Athletic) to discuss an annoying oss we all mostly saw coming. After chatting about the game, they look ahead to the playoffs and define what success and failure might look like for the Lakers. They wrap with a conversation about the Women's NCAA Tournament and the ridiculousness that's followed.

The Lakers had just about every disadvantage heading into this one a team could and so the bar was pretty low, yet Darvin Ham still found a way to frustrate Anthony. It's honestly a gift at this point.