What's going on with the Los Angeles Lakers?
LeBron James and his constellation recorded a second straight loss this season (Saturday) this season (eight losses in total including in the preseason games).
King James did provide 25 points, but it really wasn't enough against Phoenix who recorded a particularly light 105: 115 after already leading by a humiliating 32-point margin towards the end of the third quarter.
Chris Paul once again felt at home at Staples Center with 23 points and 14 assists, becoming on his way to becoming the first player ever with 20,000 points and 10,000 assists in his career.
Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard get into it on the sidelines during a Lakers timeout.
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- theScore (@theScore) October 23, 2021
On the other hand, a big embarrassment was recorded after Dwight Howard and Anthony Davis got into a physical confrontation during one of the timeouts in the first half.
Howard, who was sitting on the bench, was seen rising towards Davis who seemed to be arguing with his friend and even holding him tightly.
A few seconds after the aggression between the two sides continued, LeBron James, who was watching the incident in amazement along with the other friends, decided to separate, not before quite a few threatening words were thrown at Davis' side.
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- Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) October 23, 2021
At the end, Howard tried to explain to the media what had happened at that timeout: "Now everything is fine. We talked about it at the end of the game, he's my brother."
Anthony Davis added: Balconies "We are two very competitive people who want to win games, but it's already behind us."
Magic Johnson also tweeted his opinion: "Howard and Davis got into a physical quarrel on the bench. In my 42 years at this Lakers I've never seen anything like it."
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- Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) October 23, 2021
And if that wasn’t enough, the Lakers had to deal with embarrassing photos, which ran on social media where Rajon Rondo was seen threatening with a gunshot (with his hand) straight to the head of a Lakers fan.
In the footage, the fan was seen tossing Rondo's hand, but then the Lakers player was seen continuing with threats until the referees came to separate.