The Los Angeles Lakers brought a ton of drama to the NBA last year with the Anthony Davis trade, Luke Walton‘s job status, roster construction and Magic Johnson‘s shocking resignation. Well this time, the Lakers was on the outside watching the drama unfold as there were questions on if this game would even be played after the now infamous Daryl Morey tweet that was read around the basketball world.
Despite cancellations of numerous NBA Cares events which were goodwill efforts from the Brooklyn Nets and the Lakers, the questions were finally answered that kept many in the dark about the future of the weekend matchups between the two teams.