LOS ANGELES — Before the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Milwaukee Bucks in March, Jordan Clarkson needed a pair of headphones.
Surveying the Lakers locker room with his sweatshirt hood up and the collar pulled over his mouth, Clarkson eventually settled on Brandon Ingram, telling the "rook" to hand over the red, over-ear headphones the 19-year old listens to prior to every game.
"14 more games," Ingram muttered to Clarkson and fellow rookie Ivica Zubac, begrudgingly handing Clarkson his headphones.
While Ingram may technically be a wiry rookie subjected to the whims and headphone taxes of his teammates for a few more games, he's no longer been at the mercy of his opponents.