We’ve Seen This LA Lakers Story Before, but It’s Not the One You Think

The Los Angeles Lakers are perhaps on the verge of reproducing a previous occurrence, but it's not the one most have in mind.

Fans are quick to look at the 2004-05 season as a reference point as it pertains to where the Lakers are headed, and that comparison is close on some level.

Dwight Howard left the Lakers last summer, much in the same way that Shaquille O’Neal forced his way out of L.A. in the 2004 summer. Kobe Bryant ended up having to carry the team, but he failed in that respect as evidenced by the fact...

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