News Summary

• Lakers lost Luka Dončić to a hamstring strain and Austin Reaves to an oblique muscle injury.
• Both players could miss around a month — or more.
• It would be shocking if the Lakers survive the first round of the playoffs.
• At age 41, LeBron James is the oldest player in the league.
• He will be called upon to carry a team on his arthritic feet past a grueling gauntlet of Western Conference superstars to four wins in a seven-game series.