The Los Angeles Lakers saw great potential in rookie Dalton Knecht in the win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Knecht scored a career-high 19 points off the bench, keeping the storied franchise undefeated (6-0) at Crypto.com Arena this season.

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The Los Angeles Lakers can't seem to catch a break in the injury department, with center Jaxson Hayes being the latest player in the frontcourt to go down and miss time. Hayes joins Christian Wood and Jarred Vanderbilt as Lakers role players on the mend.

The Los Angeles Lakers have won consecutive games and are undefeated on their home floor of Crypto.com Arena (5-0), which could mean this team is trending up.

• Anthony Davis Injury - AD playing at an MVP level
• Lakers Trade Rumors - Brook Lopez and Jonas Valancuinas
• Bench Problem - Lakers' depth is an issue, perhaps the team's biggest issue
• JJ Redick Impact - The first-timer seems to have won over the locker room

With the Los Angeles Lakers getting things underway on Tuesday night against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, I dive into the LeBron-Bronny duo that will likely see against the T'Wolves, rookie Dalton Knecht making some noise and LeBron James possibly playing at least two more years.

• Bronny James set to make Lakers debut with LeBron James - First father-son duo in NBA history
• Dalton Knecht is a stud! He could become the team's sixth man this season
• Lakers will be tested right out of the gate against the defensive-minded T'Wolves
• LeBron James is expected to play two more years and potentially more, according to Shams Charania of ESPN

Special guest Bruce Bernstein, of the 48 Minutes podcast on the Bleav Network and formerly of ESPN, joins the show to discuss his experiences with ESPN and share our stories about Los Angeles Lakers legends Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Kurt Rambis, Byron Scott, and more!

On a special episode of the Jello Jigglin podcast to honor Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, Matthew "The Optimist" Peralta of Lakers Nation joins the show to talk about how we covered the five-time NBA champion during his 20-year career, what he meant to our careers, a ton of memories, and how the icon figure impacted sports and the city of Los Angeles.

We also talk a little about the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shoei Ohtani, and the current state of the Lakers as they head into a season filled with uncertainty in perhaps the final stretch of the LeBron James-Anthony Davis era of the Purple and Gold.

Six months after the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled the first of three statues for Kobe Bryant outside of Crypto.com Arena (Staples Center), the team announced that the second statue, featuring the Hall of Famer's daughter Gigi Bryant, will be unveiled on August 2, 2024.

• My Thoughts on the First Statue
• Hoping for Another Great-Looking Statue
• Team USA is RED HOT!
• Anthony Davis Injury Scare
• BEST Teams in the Olympics
• Blake Hinson/Dalton Knecht
• Bronny James Situation
• Covering Kobe Bryant's Last Season

My trip to Las Vegas to cover Team USA's game against Canada was a wild experience, to say the least, with a couple of unexpected brushes with the Secret Service. Anthony Davis is balling out of his mind for the Americans, and the Bronny James era has begun for the Los Angeles Lakers, which hasn't gone great so far.

• WILD Team USA Experience
• Secret Service Stories
• Barack Obama Surprises Me
• Anthony Davis Playing on Another Level
• Joel Embiid Starting Over AD Makes No Sense
• Rough Start for Bronny James
• Promising Start for Dalton Knecht