State of the League | LaMelo out-duels Luka; Lakers loseLuka Doncic struggles as the Lakers lose their first game after the All Star to LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the the Lakers’ loss and breakdown the defensive issues that will limit Luka and LeBron. Then, the Athletic’s Sam Amick stops by to discuss the fallout from a poorly received All Star weekend, Draymond Green’s comments, and whether broadcast negativity creates more problems for the NBA.Host: Dave DuFourWith: Es Baraheni & Sam AmickExecutive Producer: Andrew SchlechtAudio Producer: Grayson MoodyJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/Ua2qrEe7Read Sam’s story on Draymond’s prediction: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6141143/2025/02/16/draymond-green-jimmy-butler-warriors-nba-championship/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily. Coming up, we had one game last night. Ooh, the Lakers. Bad loss for them. And Sam Amick stops by to talk to us about All-Star Game, the fallout, whether the media is too negative around the All-Star Game. I don't know, Les. I don't know. Good morning, everybody. Good morning, S. Morning, morning. We're back from All-Star Game.
And you know, S, we say often on the show, there's a good game every night. Yes, but. Welp, folks. That might have been a lie. Last night, we got the Mark Williams bowl. Look, we're still coming back from vacation.
You know, not a big deal.
We aren't the only ones. Charlotte Hornets were in L.A. to face the Lakers in a basketball game. Um, the, the Hornets one, um, the, the Lakers actually, they started the game off. I thought it looked pretty good. And you and I, we were thinking, Hey, we might have an easy night. The Lakers, they ought to blow out the Hornets.
Um, you know, especially because Luca now off that minutes restriction and you think, okay, he's going to maybe show out. He's had a little bit more time to do some rehab. LeBron looks extremely healthy to start the game.
Yeah. Yeah.
And then all of a sudden, the Lakers build a lead and the bottom falls out. And the Hornets go on, what was it, a 21-1 run?
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