A trend that has become a little too consistent even after Rajon Rondo broke his hand a couple weeks ago has been Lonzo Ball still not playing down the stretch of close games, despite being the only healthy true point guard on the roster (not counting Tuesday night in Denver, when he turned an ankle).
Ball was asked by Allen Sliwa on Monday’s episode of ESPN LA’s “Lakers Talk” about what it’s like to watch from the sidelines in those moments and, while he said all the right things, this trend should probably go the way of the dodo:
“It’s really tough.