Jayson Tatum becomes the 6th youngest player (27) to rupture his Achilles. Behind players

1. DaRon Holmes II – 21
2. James Wiseman – 23
3. Maurice Taylor – 24
4. Brandon Jennings – 26
5. LaPhonso Ellis –26

Timeline to return is typically 9-12 months

Foul or fair play on Jimmy Butler

Tough loss for the Lakers but have to MOVE on

-Need to go 2-1 to lock up the 3rd seed

76 out of 78 NBA Champions have been a TOP 3 seed

Seeding is SO important

Does Nikola Jokic DESERVE MVP?

Does Nikola Jokic DESERVE MVP?

Eric posed a question on “The Hoops Rehab Show” yesterday

“Do the Lakers rest players against OKC on the front end of a B2B”

Check out our reasoning on this topic 👇👇

On the year that Nikola Jokic is probably NOT going to WIN MVP he is averaging

-Most Points of his career (29.8)
-Most Assists of his career (10.2)
-Most Steals of his career (1.8)
-Best 3pt percentage (42.0%)
-Most Minutes of his career (36.7)
-A TRIPLE DOUBLE for the first time

Are the “small ball” Warriors for real?

Tune into The Hoops Rehab Show going LIVE immediately after the Lakers/Warriors game

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Unfortunately can’t stream on BlueSky yet

Luka Doncic has his left elbow taped pregame

This specific type of tape pattern is for SWELLING in the elbow

This is more than likely from the fall he had against the Rockets