Recently, the situation in the NBA has been precarious because there are too many players who trigger NBA health and safety protocols, and even some players have been tested for infection and need to be treated.
From the Chicago Bulls at the beginning to the Brooklyn Nets, los Angeles Lakers, and even the latest Cleveland Cavaliers, more than 8 of these teams have been checked out not to play games, so the Bulls once applied for a two-game extension and obtained permission from the NBA.
Today, three more games were postponed: the Pelicans and 76ers, the Nuggets and Nets, and the Cavaliers and Hawks. Even if the Lakers can play today, they are almost unable to hold on, and the lineup is seriously untidy.
Previously, a number of Lakers players, including Tucker Jr., Howard, Rondo, Reeves and Munch, could not play for any reason, and the Lakers could barely support. But in the last game against the Timberwolves, "Thick-Browed" Anthony Davis injured his knee and was found to be a strained paraligament in his left knee, and is expected to be suspended for 4 weeks.
In this way, the Lakers' penalty area can be called a loss, after all, Howard can not play for the time being, only Jordan Jr. can use a center.
It turned out that it wasn't the worst, because the Lakers didn't even have a coach. According to reports, Lakers coach Vogel was found to be in a physical condition that did not meet the standards and has been officially suspended by the NBA to command the game. This game against the Bulls, the Lakers' acting head coach is assistant coach Fitzdale.
Although the Lakers' main on-court command is still James, Vogel controls the power of player scheduling and relative rhythm control, and the sudden change to Fitzdale is still a bit unprepared. The NBA is already in a bad situation, and I don't know if it's time to take a temporary shutdown and let all the teams breathe.