Wizards Lakers Good opportunity for the Lakers at home to get right after dropping a couple in the absence of a D.

Well, think again.

End of the game.

A buck.

20 to go.

The Lakers air down three and that's LeBron and it's no good.

But we're gonna working around and it's gonna be Kentavious Caldwell, Pope, who ties it.

He had 21.

We're all even at 1 11.

Next.

Wizards possession Russell Westbrook to Denny Obvio, the rookie with the three and the Wizards retake the lead 13 seconds left.

Lakers it down by two.

LeBron's a so strong look at him.

Go to the whole Yes, plus the foul.

LeBron had 31.

Bench loves it, but they won't love this.

LeBron to the line misses the foul shot, so we're all tied.

Final seconds.

Six.

To play.

Bradley Beal.

The NBA's leading score.

Step back for the wind.

No good overtime.

We go tied at 1 15 under a minute left.

Now in the extra session, Wizards are up a deuce.

Bradley Beal working on Alex Caruso.

That's not a good matchup for Caruso.

Bill had 33 Wizards by four Next Laker possession.

LeBron handoff KCP three again.

Lakers within 1 14 seconds.

Left Wizard.

Same score.

Russell Westbrook.

Yes.

32 points.

14 boards for Westbrook.

He would miss the foul shot for the Wizards Leaders.

Three.

LeBron for the tie.

No good.

They would get another shot.

That's a tough look for Kyle Kuzma.

And there it goes.

Wizards, get the wind, Lakers drop another.

And afterwards, LeBron was being asked about load management.

E I'm resting now.

I'm sitting here talking to you guys.

I'm resting.

When I get my car and head home on rest.

When I get home, I arrest tomorrow.

Um, you know, I think this whole narrative of you know lebron needs more rest, or I should take more rest or I should take time here has become a lot bigger than what it actually really is.

I've never talked about it.

I don't talk about it.

I don't believe in it, You know, we all need more rush.

I mean, this is ah, fast turnaround from last season on.

We all wish we could have more rest.

But you know, I'm here to work and I'm here toe punch, my clock in and be available to my teammates, so that's what he said.

Here's a man who never rests.

The great Jalen Rose is back with me here.

And so, Jalen, you hear it.

It's everywhere, including on Jalen Jacoby and everywhere else we're talking about without Anthony Davis.

Is it too much to put on 36 year olds LeBron's plate right now?

Do you believe they should be considering load managing LeBron?

Not only should they be considering it, but you're going to see it happen.

And here's why.

Because without Anthony Davis, the Lakers, they're an average team in the Western Conference, their winning by 17 against Washington in that game, greeny and the place that the Lakers have run the most when they're at their most effective is LeBron is o a d post up a D and LeBron pick and roll.

Well, you can't run two or three of those things without a D.

And the LeBron is a thing.

He is in his 18 season with 16 season 18 season, 36 years of age, and he's the primary ball handler and creator for that squad.

And not only are they without Anthony Davis there without shrewder also, But this also is a is a graduation of what happened from last year.

See, the Lakers won the championship in the bubble, and it was a quick turnaround.

It was only 71 days, and I'm gonna just throw something out there.

It hasn't necessarily been said publicly, but I would not be surprised if this weekend when the All Star Game and the festivities are played instead of the players returning on the 10th, guys like LeBron James and those other 23 All Stars may try to get the lead to consider giving them next weekend off his well.

LeBron had a short turnaround greeny, and at the press conference, he's gonna say he wasn't fatigue.

But watching the basketball game and watching his shots hit the side of the backboard and fall out of bounds, That's fatigue.

I agree completely.

It's something definitely that is worth watching.

You know how I feel about load management.

I want to see him on the floor, but I get it and the schedule in the second half is going to be very compressed, so that's something worth watching.

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