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Skyler Trepel

Skyler Trepel is a sports and entertainment journalist who graduated with his Master's of Arts in Specialized Journalism (Sports and Entertainment) from USC. He has a breadth of experience writing about sports, having been a multimedia editor, NBA columnist and reporter on multiple sports at USC with Annenberg Media, a sports columnist and USC Trojans women's basketball beat reporter at the Daily Trojan, reporter/columnist with Lakers Nation and as a writer, reporter and interviewer at WeAreSC. Skyler has also written for publications like LakeShow Life and Sir Charles in Charge at FanSided, The Sports Business Classroom, The Sporting Tribune and the Winnipeg Free Press. Skyler first fell in love with sports watching Kobe Bryant play and seeing Space Jam in theaters, which culminated in Warner Brothers publicity reaching out to him to write a review on Space Jam: A New Legacy.

Lakers get positive news on LeBron James' return

If the Lakers make the playoffs, they may have a chance for a deep run with LeBron, who has missed the team's past 11 games with an injury.