via Daily News:
The Los Angeles Lakers lost the game and center Dwight Howard in Memphis last night. Howard’s shoulder become so bothersome that he asked to come out of the game. He will see a specialist in LA today.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – With little going right for the Lakers these days, they talked. The Lakers had an air-it-out meeting Wednesday, part of the reason why their morning shootaround lasted for 72 minutes. Normally, the Lakers simply go through walk-throughs pointing out various offensive and defensive sets. Then they conclude it with light shooting. Not this time. “You never want those kind of meetings because we’re in trouble a little bit,” Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni said. “Things needed to be said and needed to happen. Now it’s up to us to make something positive out of it.” That didn’t happen. The Lakers’ 106-93 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday marked their third consecutive defeat and seventh in a row on the road. The Lakers (17-25) continue making it harder ...
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