The Lakers and Knicks are set to face off within the storied Madison Square Garden arena Sunday morning in a game that ultimately will not carry the weight it should, considering it’s a battle between (historically) the league’s two glitziest franchises. But this is the unfortunate reality that the Lakers and Knicks find themselves in, partly by their own doing.
All it takes is a quick look at the standings to see that neither of these teams will make the postseason, and are instead gearing towards lottery night with dreams of ping pong balls bringing them Zion Williamson.