It’s getting difficult to think of new ways to describe the Los Angeles Lakers 2021-22 NBA season. Allow us to briefly consult a thesaurus.
Thank you for waiting. The Los Angeles Lakers 2021-22 season was catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic, and tragic. In case you were wondering, those are all synonyms for disastrous.
Realistically, it would be impossible to overstate how poor it was. For a team rostering two former MVPs alongside Anthony Davis, anything short of title contention was a disappointment. Through that lens, a 33-win season was a particularly crushing one.
If you follow the NBA, you’ve got some idea of what transpired. Russell Westbrook was unable to co-exist with LeBron James.
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Most fans expect the Lakers to move on from the mercurial point guard this summer – it’s simply a matter of how they get there.
Here’s a deal that has the Lakers pawning Westbrook off on the Charlotte Hornets.