The Lakers' MAJOR Injuries ENRAGE Gil's Arena

About this episode

Gilbert Arenas and the crew discuss major injuries affecting the Lakers and other NBA players, playoff implications, and rookie performances.

The Los Angeles Lakers' MAJOR Injuries SILENCE Gil's Arena as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to Luka Doncic & Austin Reaves going down with major injuries that knocked them out of the remainder of the NBA Season and debate if the LeBron James & the Lakers are cooked with their 2 best played sidelined heading into the NBA Playoffs. They also discuss if Luka Doncic should be given a special exemption to the NBA's 65 game minimum rule as Slovenian Jesus will miss out from regular season awards by just one game and debate if JJ Redick deserves more blame for playing Luka & Reaves deep into the Lakers' blowout loss to the OKC Thunder. Next, they highlight what may go down as the NBA's game of the year as Victor Wembanyama & Nikola Jokic faced off in an incredible showdown to cement a rivalry between the 2 European MVP Candidates and preview what may be an all time NBA Playoff matchup. They also react to Wemby going down with a bruised rib and discuss if there should be concern for the French phenom heading into his 1st NBA Playoff series before debating if the Spurs should roll out their superstar for 1 more game to make him eligible for regular season awards. Finally…

People in this episode

Host: Gilbert Arenas

Topics covered

• NBA injuries
• Lakers playoff chances
• Luka Doncic exemption debate
• Wembanyama vs Jokic rivalry
• Rookie of the year discussion

Keywords

• Lakers
• NBA injuries
• Luka Doncic
• Austin Reaves
• LeBron James
• Victor Wembanyama
• Nikola Jokic
• Cooper Flagg
• rookie of the year

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs

Places: OKC Thunder

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