Lakers Lounge

FULL: Are the Lakers are risk of losing ground in L.A. to Dodgers, Rams?

About an hour before Anthony and Harrison were getting ready to record, news dropped that the Rams had traded for Myles Garrett. The Rams have enjoyed a run of recent success that would normally make them the pride of their sports city, except they share L.A. with the Dodgers, who are vying for a three-peat of their own. So, the guys discuss whether the Lakers are at risk of giving up ground at a time where attention spans keep shrinking. After that conversation, they also offer up their annual how-to on navigating the rumor cycle given the state of aggregation.

PART 1: Did the Rams just apply even more pressure to Rob Pelinka?

If so, should we be thanking the Rams for trading for Myles Garrett?

PART 2: A John Salley story??? (it's a good one)

The guys continue their conversation about the state of trust Lakers fans have in the team compared to the Dodgers or Rams, but first, Anthony tells his favorite story from the three-peat Lakers, featuring John Salley and cheap parking.

PART 3: How to navigate bad aggregation during rumor szn

Anthony noticed something from afar over the weekend as, once again, aggregators did a disservice to their audience by removing context from a reporter's content (in this case, Jovan's). So, as we embark on another summer filled with reporting and speculation, all viewed through the filter of whichever aggregating account you prefer, Anthony and Harrison discuss how they think you can avoid this kind of situation.

FULL: Spurs-Thunder lessons, Lakers mailbag

The finals matchup is set. The Spurs upset the Thunder. The league feels different now than it was a couple weeks ago. Anthony reacts to all of it, then dives into a mailbag focused on closing the gap between where the Lakers are and where the Spurs appear to be going.