Lakers Talk HR 2: To Play Or Not To Play

About this episode

The episode discusses whether Austin Reaves should play in the series and features insights from Jackson Gatlin on the Lakers/Rockets matchup.

Hour 2 started with the question: Should Austin Reaves play this series? Andy thinks if he's close to 90%, than he should. Then, Locked On Rockets Jackson Gatlin called to give the Houston perspective on the Lakers/Rockets and what he thinks of KD's injury. Also, if Austin isn't too far behind from being back on the court, where is Luka? The crew wondered. Plus, "Crunch Time" with the most overrated team in the NBA Playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Andy Kamenetzky

Guest: Jackson Gatlin

Topics covered

• Lakers
• Rockets
• NBA Playoffs
• Austin Reaves
• KD injury
• Luka

Keywords

• Austin Reaves
• NBA Playoffs
• KD injury
• Luka
• Jackson Gatlin
• Lakers
• Rockets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Locked On Rockets

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