suffered a fracture, and the Lakers said goodbye to the season! The Purple and Gold Army suffered bad luck
In the game against the Suns, the Lakers lost their ninth place in the West and ranked tenth, although they have won one game in this round, but there is no way to do it, because the competition in the West is too fierce, and the Warriors are followed by a strong team, and if they relax a little, they will be overtaken by the other side. On top of that, the Lakers will face a lot of teams that could win the playoffs or the Finals, and these teams have problematic rosters, and injuries to the roster make the Lakers in a precarious position in the playoffs. Despite the fierce competition, the Lakers struggled to make the playoffs. With a wrist injury and seeing the Lakers again, the Purple and Gold Army is hopeless, and James's thick eyebrows are also more than enough to do it.
While lacking consistency on the court, the Lakers have also been plagued by injuries. Almost every loss, Ham, James, and Bushy Eyebrows will appear on the court, discuss the team's injuries, and say that recovering is the most important thing for the Lakers. But despite the fact that the Lakers put a lot of emphasis on physicality, they have been plagued by serious injuries. According to the Lakers**, Castleton has an injury to his right wrist and will be out for two weeks until his injury is confirmed. The Lakers have not yet been able to give a specific time for Castleton's return.
To be honest, the Lakers have not been in great shape this season. Since the beginning of the season, Vanderbilt suffered an injury in the first game of the preseason due to Vincent's knee injury, and he has missed a long season as a result, which has kept the Lakers plagued by injuries at the beginning of the season. Reddish gradually recovered, and Christie grew older, but both were still injured. The ugliest of them all is Wood. Everyone will be coming out of injury during All-Star Weekend and ready for the regular season. Wood was okay, he was in decent shape before the All-Star break, and he was very consistent in the game and didn't get knocked out twice in a row. As a result, his knee injury will last at least two weeks after playing in the All-Star Game.
The Lakers did not release whether Castleton was practicing because he was playing a South Bay Lakers game. Castleton is only a two-year rookie, and he hasn't played much with the Lakers this season, so his minutes won't make much of a difference to the team. Still, Lakers fans are saddened, especially this season, when the Lakers have taken a lot of damage and their core rotation has yet to be confirmed.
A disappointing end to a season for no apparent reason. James said he had never seen the Lakers at this level or what such a complete team would look like. This season, we may not see the quality of the Lakers, who don't have enough fitness to keep the team healthy. However, although the Lakers' two main players, James and Bushy Eyebrows, are okay, they have not suffered much damage or long-term injury trouble. Of his 55 appearances so far (56 in the playoffs), he has missed just four times.
Bushy has played a career-high number of tournaments and is expected to be in good form over the course of the season. James played in 51 games (including 52 in the midseason finals) and missed eight. The 39-year-old James' performance in this game was also remarkable, and he only returned to practice after the All-Star break. Overall, James has been in decent physical condition this season and has not had any major injuries. The two main physical problems have been properly handled, but the characters in this group have gone wrong again, which is really depressing.
It's clear that Bushy Eyebrows is the core player of the Lakers, while James is the highest-paid player on the team, and their physical condition is guaranteed, which is very beneficial for the Lakers. Basketball is a five-person project, and it is not enough to rely on a few people, and the other main rotation players are all stop-and-go, plus many of them are absent for a long time, and it is too difficult to win a long-term stable championship. After Parker won the championship, the Lakers have been suffering from injuries, and this season's injuries and the eventual outcome have made the Lakers feel hopeless, which is a heavy blow to the Lakers.