The Los Angeles Lakers’ rocky start to their six-game Grammy road trip has been nothing short of embarrassing.
They stumbled out of the gate with consecutive losses on Monday and Tuesday, leaving fans disappointed and concerned. Unfortunately, the situation might take a turn for the worse tonight.
Scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. PT matchup at TD Garden, televised on TNT, the Lakers are set to face their long-standing rivals, the Boston Celtics, in what was anticipated to be a marquee matchup earlier in the season.
However, given recent developments, the excitement has somewhat dwindled.
The Lakers, currently holding the ninth seed in the Western Conference with a record of 24-25, could be entering this showdown against the Eastern Conference’s top seed without their two biggest stars.
The latest NBA injury report lists Los Angeles All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis as questionable for the game.
Anthony Davis missed the team’s previous outing, a 138-122 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, due to bilateral Achilles tendinopathy and a left hip spasm.
His uncertain status suggests that these issues may persist, casting a shadow of doubt over his availability.
Meanwhile, LeBron James has been playing through a left ankle peroneal tendinopathy, though his defensive efforts have raised some eyebrows.
Losing either LeBron or Davis would significantly diminish the Lakers’ chances against one of the league’s elite teams, but the prospect of missing both superstars makes this nationally televised game far less enticing.
The Lakers’ hopes may rest on the shoulders of their supporting cast, but the absence of key rotation players, such as point guard Gabe Vincent (recovering from left knee effusion surgery) and small forward Cam Reddish (dealing with a right ankle sprain), further complicates their already challenging situation.
As the Lakers prepare to face their historic rivals in Boston, fans are left wondering if the team can overcome these setbacks and salvage their road trip, or if they’ll witness a potentially skippable game that lacks the star power and competitiveness they had hoped for.
