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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

PART ONE: Luka and Austin get on track; no one else joins them

PART ONE: Anthony recaps the game (while it was still going), then dives into why he can't get all that angry right now. 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

Mar 14, 202529 min

PART TWO: Latest on LeBron, Rui, Hayes

PART TWO: Anthony offers up the latest on LeBron, Rui and Hayes as they are now back in Los Angeles, then explains why he isn't as bothered by this current state of things compared to how he handled these situations the last couple years. 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

Mar 14, 202531 min

FULL: Even Anthony is telling people to calm down about the Lakers

FULL: Anthony and Raj stop and take a temperature check given the state of things and you know we're in weird times when Anthony is saying people need to calm down a bit. They talk about the injuries and daunting slate ahead of the Lakers, as well as Stephen A. Smith milking his moment with LeBron for all he can. They wrap the show with questions and comments from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn ...

Mar 13, 20251 hr 21 min

PART ONE: Can the Lakers actually fight their way through all these injuries?

PART ONE: The Lakers have sustained injuries to all their bigger players and it's made people start to lose their minds. Anthony first apologizes for getting so optimistic, then, with the help of Raj, explains why the sky isn't actually falling. 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

Mar 13, 202530 min

PART TWO: Anthony should probably believe in the Thunder more

PART TWO: The Thunder profile as a tremendous postseason threat but for a few reasons, Anthony just can't get behind them. He and Raj talk about that, then Raj calls Jayson Tatum the Thunder of NBA stars and that launches its own rabbit hole. 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

Mar 13, 202529 min

PART THREE: How has no one talked to Larry David and Stephen A. vs LeBron???

PART THREE: Larry David was sitting right there for all of LeBron James confronting Stephen A. Smith and we haven't heard from him at all on the matter. Brutal missed opportunity there. The guys have some fun with that, then move on to live questions and comments. 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

Mar 13, 202535 min

FULL: Eric Pincus on the Lakers' last roster decisions before the playoffs

FULL: Anthony welcomes Eric Pincus (Bleacher Report/Sports Business Classroom) into The Lounge to break down the Lakers' options if they want to make a couple of their two-way players eligible for the playoffs. The guys also talk about commonly held misnomers about this new CBA and how the Lakers have been able to navigate that CBA so far. 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://po...

Mar 12, 20251 hr 10 min

PART ONE: Who is most likely to be cut if the Lakers convert Goodwin, Jemison/Koloko?

PART ONE: Eric Pincus walks you through the Lakers' options as they round out the roster in the final month leading up to the playoffs. 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

Mar 12, 202538 min

PART TWO: Is the CBA actually as bad is Anthony thinks?

PART TWO: Anthony and Eric have a fascinating conversation about the CBA and some of the widely held beliefs that aren't necessarily based in fact. 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

Mar 12, 202537 min

LOWDOWN: Lakers too small, inefficient in loss to Nets; Where's Koloko?

LOWDOWN: It was a rough night for the Lakers and, while JJ Redick was rightly frustrated with how they played, this one felt like a loss based on who wasn't available and the choices of players who played, too. Anthony offers up an explanation for why Christian Koloko didn't play, even if he disagrees with the logic behind it. 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....

Mar 11, 202518 min

FULL: Shortcuts

FULL: Anthony thought JJ Redick's comments about the Lakers' loss to the Nets were insightful, so he played them to open things up. Even granting Redick's premise, it felt like the Lakers were just too small in this game and the margins were too thin to overcome given the other problems the Lakers created for themselves. 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/ad...

Mar 11, 202546 min

PART ONE: JJ Redick calls out Lakers; Were margins just too thin?

PART ONE: Anthony found JJ Redick's postgame presser interesting so he plays it in its entirety. While Redick made fair points about shortcuts, the Lakers were also super short in this game by his choice. That should probably also be pointed out. 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

Mar 11, 202528 min

PART TWO: The Lakers are going to have to learn to play through poor officiating

PART TWO: Anthony wraps up the show with comments from the live audience, which was wondering about the officiating. It was objectively bad, but the Lakers also let it get to them. 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

Mar 11, 202522 min

LOWDOWN: Latest on LeBron, Rui's injuries; DFS also out; Lakers need to avoid trap game loss

Anthony offers up the latest on all the Lakers' injuries (which is now far too long a list) and wonders whether the Lakers shifted their focus from the second seed to just getting everyone as healthy as they can before the playoffs. 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

Mar 10, 202518 min

FULL: Lakers lose to Celtics; LeBron tweaks groin; Injury report is getting pretty long...

FULL: Anthony welcomes Dr. Evans back into The Lounge to talk about the Lakers' lengthening injury reports, starting with LeBron James. Looks like he won't be back for a couple weeks at the soonest. They also talk about Rui Hachimura's knee and Luka Doncic's back. From there, Anthony quickly recaps the loss to the Celtics and some bad habits that caught up to the Lakers. He wraps with some questions from the various mailbags. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: htt...

Mar 10, 202555 min

PART ONE: Dr. Evans on LeBron, Rui, Luka injuries

PART ONE: Anthony welcomes Dr. Evans back into The Lounge to break down the latest reporting on LeBron's injury status, as well as Rui Hachimura's knee and Luka Doncic's back. 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

Mar 10, 202529 min

PART TWO: Lakers need to get organized on offense; mailbag

PART TWO: The Lakers need to use that loss in Boston as a learning opportunity. Anthony breaks that down, then answers questions from the audience. People are wondering when the Lakers will make their final tweaks to the roster. 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

Mar 10, 202531 min

FULL: How the bleep did the Lakers just win that game?

FULL: Anthony and Raj take you through that game blow-by-blow and marvel at the floor Luka Doncic and LeBron James give the Lakers, to where, yes, they struggled for most of the game, but it doesn't matter because they're going to keep them close. They talk about the issues the Knicks gave them, then have discussions about Luka making Nico Harrison looks worse by the game, Draymond Green sound a whole lot like old media and finish with some live audience questions. To learn more about listener d...

Mar 07, 20251 hr 28 min

PART ONE: This is quickly becoming one of our favorite teams in quite some time

PART ONE: The Lakers won a game they had no business winning and yet, Anthony and Raj had a ton of confidence the longer the fourth went on and the Lakers were within striking distance. That's a pretty crazy thing to say about a team that is so clearly still ironing out some wrinkles. 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

Mar 07, 202534 min

PART TWO: Luka and LeBron make the Lakers feel inevitable

PART TWO: Anthony and Raj discuss what goes into the amount of confidence they had in the Lakers in this game even when things weren't going well and how the offense can still reach a borderline incomprehensible level. 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

Mar 07, 202533 min

PART THREE: Draymond Green is all the worst parts of old media

PART THREE: Anthony has some thoughts on Draymond Green's "apology" to Karl-Anthony Towns for making up a story about him avoiding Jimmy Butler when, in reality, Towns missed that game because of a death in his inner circle of friends. 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

Mar 07, 202534 min

LOWDOWN: Karl-Anthony Towns, Austin Reaves likely to play in Lakers-Knicks

Anthony offers up the latest on Austin Reaves, Jordan Goodwin and Rui Hachimura, as well as Karl-Anthony Towns of the Knicks ahead of tonight's game. He then gives his thoughts on the matchup, something he'll be doing more of on Lowdowns from here on out. Games are going to get more important so we may as well treat them as such. 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://podcastchoic...

Mar 06, 202513 min

FULL: Jovan Buha and Anthony are... optimistic?

FULL: Anthony welcomes Jovan back into The Lounge to talk about the Lakers as legitimate championship contenders. Statistically, the Lakers have been more impressive on defense. What's incredible to think about is what they're capable of on offense. They talk about all this, what the last month as been like, the Lakers' injury situations and how the rest of the league feels about the Luka Doncic trade (spoiler: not great). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https:...

Mar 06, 202555 min

PART ONE: Anthony makes a WILD prediction about the Lakers' title odds

PART ONE: Anthony and Jovan get a kick out of the fact that they finally get to be optimistic on a sow together because the Lakers are just legit. 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

Mar 06, 202529 min

PART TWO: LeBron and JJ have been really fun to watch this year

PART TWO: Anthony and Jovan discuss LeBron's approach since the Luka trade and how cool it's been to watch him become a super three-and-d wing. They also talk about what has been the key to JJ Redick's success this season. 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

Mar 06, 202531 min

LOWDOWN: Lakers top Pelicans; Shake Milton's hilarious stat

LOWDOWN: Anthony recaps the Lakers' seventh-straight win, marvels at LeBron James and Luka Doncic, laughs at Shake Milton's incredible plus-minus and celebrates other role players who helped make that win happen. 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

Mar 05, 202516 min

FULL: LeBron, Luka dominate Pelicans for seventh straight win

FULL: Anthony and Raj marvel at the amount of margin of error the Lakers now get to work with because of Luka Doncic and LeBron James. In this case, the Lakers beat the Pelicans handily without two starters. They recap the game, discuss Jeanie Buss' not-so-great comments about Anthony Davis and the trade and wrap with a few questions from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices...

Mar 05, 20251 hr 31 min

PART ONE: Lakers handle business in what felt like a trap game

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj recap the Lakers' seventh-straight win but mostly giggling like idiots about what LeBron James and Luka Doncic can do together. 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

Mar 05, 202534 min

PART TWO: Ah, margin for error, this is nice

PART TWO: Anthony and Raj enjoy the fact that Luka and LeBron offer such a high floor that the Lakers can basically take case of business almost no matter who is available. Then, they dive into a conversation about Jeanie Buss' unfortunate comments about Anthony Davis and the trade. 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

Mar 05, 202534 min

PART THREE: Jeanie's comments about Anthony Davis miss the mark

PART THREE: The guys pick up the conversation about Jeanie Buss' comments and Anthony issues a warning. Don't take too long a victory lap right now, with so much work left to do. They wrap with a couple questions from the live audience. 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

Mar 05, 202536 min
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