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No Luka, LeBron or Reaves? No problem against Portland for LA, which has built tremendous vibes in its locker room so far.

Spectators flocking to the Moda Center expecting a blockbuster will be sorely disappointed. The Portland Trail Blazers are hosting a very shortstaffed Los Angeles Lakers.

Meanwhile the Lakers are down Deandre Ayton along with the four other players. That means, Bronny James is recording more minutes this game. He even made his dad jump to his feet. Easy on that sciatica,

According to Howard, he was still nursing a shoulder injury at the time, but he chose to play anyway. The Lakers suffered a terrible loss to the Boston Celtics, and D12 already felt something was off, as he was never taken out of the game despite it being garbage time.

The Miami Heat announced earlier tonight that Norman Powell will miss tonight's game against the Los Angeles Lakers due to the groin injury he's been dealing wi

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