The Los Angeles Lakers are just over a quarter of the season, with a record of 11-9. While many fans are disappointed, they have had to deal with a revolving door of injuries to key players.
Gabe Vincent, Jared Vanderbilt, Rui Hachimura and Cam Reddish have all missed multiple games, leaving the Lakers lacking depth. They had just six regular rotation players in Thursday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, forcing second-year wing Max Christie to start his fifth straight game and rookie guard Jalen Hood-Schifino Also played meaningful minutes.
So, LeBron James says the team doesn’t know what it is yet (4:37).
“I don’t know what we are. How? We don’t have a group yet. I know what some of us are like individually, but as far as a team, we don’t have our team yet. I don’t know. We don’t have enough Time with our group, well, this is the starting group, we’re getting guys in, we’re in a good rhythm. I mean, we’re over .500. We’re 11-9, almost the same. A group. “It’s really impressive. “
James also said the Thunder’s second-quarter blitz against Los Angeles showed the team’s lack of depth and length due to injuries.
Fortunately, Hachimura and Vanderbilt are expected to be available for the team’s Saturday night game against the Houston Rockets, while Reddish and backup center Jaxon Hayes are also listed as possible.