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Lakers Lounge

Anthony Irwin
Anthony Irwin takes a daily look at the Los Angeles Lakers in his own unique way, with the help of any number of guests from throughout NBA coverage, and beyond.
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Episodes

Lakers lose to Clippers, then LeBron James -- Postgame Spaces Show

Raj rips into the Lakers after another blowout loss. There might not be a good team in here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 14, 202231 min

The Lakers have make-or-break games in November -- The Hook

Anthony and Aaron break down the softest stretch of the Lakers schedule and how, despite some absences, they have to take care of business. They all discuss LeBron James' tweets in support of Kyrie Irving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 11, 20221 hr 11 min

LeBron James to miss time; Lakers interested in Bradley Beal -- Lakers Lowdown

The Lakers are pursuing another star, no matter how illogical the attempt might be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 11, 202217 min

Metta World Peace on how he would handle this Lakers season -- Anthony Irwin Show

Metta World Peace stops by to talk about his latest project and handling retirement. He and Anthony then discuss his time with the Lakers and whether players know if a window is shut. They wrap on the notion of sacrifice, whether he could've come off the bench and how he'd handle this season if he was in the Lakers locker room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-...

Nov 11, 202222 min

Lakers risk seeing apathy from fans at this rate -- Lakers Lowdown

The Lakers suck. Anthony doesn't know how many other ways to say it but he'll sure try. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 10, 202211 min

Time is running out for the patient Lakers -- Anthony Irwin Show

Anthony and Aaron debate the Lakers' current conservative approach now given the context they're waiting for yet another star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 09, 20221 hr 8 min

Lakers reportedly looking to trade for a "mystery superstar" -- Lakers Lowdown

Anthony tries to round up a series of reports that point to nothing particularly good for the Lakers and kinda/sorta loses his mind over it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 09, 202213 min

Would the Lakers be this ok with this much losing if pre-injury Kobe was in the middle of it? -- Lakers Lowdown

Anthony recaps yet another loss and wonders about how committed the Lakers are to winning and whether LeBron not being a lifer is playing a part in their approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 08, 202214 min

Anthony Davis trade rumors miss the point by a wide margin -- Lakers Lounge

The Lakers have been so bad that people are apparently trying to match that energy with their reporting. Anthony and Harrison discuss how little sense it all makes and take a closer look at Davis' season thus far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 07, 202248 min

LeBron James, Anthony Davis look exhausted, for good reason -- Lakers Lowdown

Anthony is starting to worry about LeBron James' health. Anthony Davis needs to shoot. The Lakers might be nearing their doomsday scenario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 07, 202217 min

The Lakers might actually just be this bad at shooting -- Postgame Spaces Show

Once again, the Lakers competed defensively for a while but eventually fell short as shots just wouldn't fall or, even worse, guys are starting to get hesitant to shoot at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 07, 202240 min

The Lakers third quarter woes continue in loss to Jazz

The Lakers have struggled in third quarters this season and continued to do so on Sunday, costing themselves another win in the process. Jacob and Honi discuss those struggles, Russell Westbrook off the bench and Anthony Davis' own second-half struggles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/a...

Nov 07, 202252 min

Can we talk about the Lakers? -- The Hook

Both Aaron and Anthony like what they've seen from the Lakers of late and, even better, think it can be replicated for multiple wins. What a time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 04, 202244 min

Kyrie Irving saga illustrates our collective need to improve at empathy -- The Hook

Kyrie Irving has dominated headlines this week. It's shown some of our worst tendencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 04, 202238 min

The Lakers at one point were interested in Kyrie Irving; they should no longer be -- Lakers Lowdown

The Lakers have made plans at various points to bring in Kyrie Irving. After this week, those plans should be lit on fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 04, 20228 min

The Lakers feel... sustainably fun? Where are we? -- Lakers Lounge

Anthony and Harrison react to a really fun game and explain how it felt more sustainable than even the brightest spots from last season. They then discuss Russell Westbrook's bench role and whether that's changed whether the Lakers need to trade him. They finish the show with a discussion of Kyrie Irving and how the Lakers needs to send a message that his hate speech really doesn't belong in the NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listene...

Nov 03, 202250 min

THE DASH MAMBA -- Lakers Lowdown

Anthony recaps a hilariously fun win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 03, 202211 min

There is a good team in here — I Love Basketball

Raj and Sabreena recap the most fun Lakers game of 2022, from AD's defensive dominance to Russ' Sixth Man of the Year campaign to Lonnie Sky Walker raining fire, culminating in Matt Ryan delivering the biggest shot of the season. It's just good vibes today as the duo celebrates an actual Lakers winning streak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more ...

Nov 03, 202252 min

The NBA can't no-show on Kyrie Irving and now Ime Udoka -- Lakers Lowdown

Anthony is disappointed with how the NBA has handled Kyrie Irving and now Ime Udoka. Then, he discusses a nightmare scenario involving the Lakers he honestly hadn't thought of before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 02, 202215 min

Myles Turner wants to be a Laker: Talk-O Tuesday

Myles Turner publicly pitched the Lakers to trade for him. Should they? Alex Padilla and Alex Regla discuss that and they evaluate how the Lakers have performed with Russell Westbrook off the bench in the past two games. Plus, the Lakers schedule is easing up, and they talk about how they must capitalize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about...

Nov 02, 202234 min

Jovan Buha on early returns of Russell Westbrook, sixth man -- Anthony Irwin Show

Jovan Buha of The Athletic stops by to discuss what he's seen thus far from Russell Westbrook now that he's coming off the bench. Does this change anything for him and the Lakers? What the hell was that Myles Turner podcast? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 31, 202246 min

Lakers beat Nuggets as Russell Westbrook commits to bench role -- Postgame Spaces Show

The Lakers had Raj legitimately asking whether there's a good team in there. WE'RE BACK BABY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 31, 202251 min

The Los Angeles Lakers will not be 0-82 -- Lakers Lowdown

The Lakers won. Anthony breaks down the game by giving props to Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis. Then, he offers up a thought he can't help but have about Russ and criticizes Jeanie Buss for no-showing for George Mikan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 31, 202214 min

Russell Westbrook and the Lakers are fun again

If for one night only, the Lakers and Russell Westbrook were fun again in their win over the Nuggets. Sabreena and Jacob recap the victory and the Lakers Big Three. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 31, 202246 min

Russell Westbrook moves to the bench; now what? -- The Hook

The Lakers appear on the verge of playing their last card in trying to make it work with Russell Westbrook. Anthony and Aaron discuss him moving to the bench and what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 28, 20221 hr 16 min

Why Anthony Davis' latest injury is more concerning than his others -- Lakers Lowdown

Anthony Davis' latest injury makes Anthony more nervous than any he's had before. Anthony explains why, then reads his latest column, on the organizational rot within the Lakers walls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 28, 20229 min

Explaining Rob Pelinka's extension through what Jeanie Buss values -- Lakers Lounge

Anthony and Harrison dive deep into the process that's gotten the Lakers here, starting at the very top of the organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 27, 202248 min

So it turns out Russell Westbrook wasn't the only problem -- Lakers Lowdown

The Lakers are fighting a talent deficiency every night they step onto the court despite having LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Bravo, Rob Pelinka. Bravo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 27, 202216 min

How much longer can the Lakers keep doing this? — I Love Basketball

It's an I Love Basketball / The Hook crossover extravaganza, as Raj, Sabreena, Anthony, and Aaron get together postgame to sift through the detritus that is the Lakers season. With the Lakers now 0-4, the crew barely has time for the team's poor effort against the Nuggets and instead tries to figure out if it's worth it for the Lakers to try to get better this year or simply accept that 2022-23 is a lost season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more a...

Oct 27, 202257 min

Who starts with Russell Westbrook likely out vs. Denver? -- Lakers Lowdown

Anthony gives his thoughts on the context surrounding Russell Westbrook potentially sitting as the Lakers face off against Denver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 26, 20228 min
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