When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, people believed he would lift the team out of its sorrows. Although the Lakers showed brief flashes of greatness in the 2018-2019 season, they were eventually knocked out of playoff contention because of injuries.
The Lakers held the 5th seed well into the beginning of the season, and they seemed to be playing great. In their greatest win of the season, the Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors in a blowout on Christmas day, but LeBron went down with a groin injury.
Soon after, Lonzo Ball and Rajon Rondo went down as well.