Why the Lakers can’t be taken serious, per Brian Windhorst

The Los Angeles Lakers have a lot of talent on their team, but ever since they won the NBA Finals in the bubble, they haven’t been able to put it all together. This season has been another frustrating one as it once again looks like the path to the playoffs will have to be through the play-in tournament for the Lakers. Their struggles were on full display during a Wednesday night loss to the Sacramento Kings.

Wednesday night’s game between the Lakers and the Kings was a big one as Sacramento was two games up on Los Angeles before the game. Getting within one game would’ve been big for the Lakers as they are trying to get into the top six in the West, but they couldn’t get it done. The Kings won 120-107.

On ESPN’s First Take, Brian Windhorst shared his thoughts on this Lakers team, and he can’t take them seriously because of their defense.