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Shot-clock craziness and an Anthony Davis injury plague Lakers' loss to Warriors
It took 22 minutes for the Lakers and the Golden State Warriors to play the final 110 seconds Saturday night, their showdown in Los Angeles buried in an avalanche of replay reviews and shot-clock malfunctions.
“Guys are scrambling, competing their asses off,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “And then boom, everything just stops.”
It took the smallest edge of a sneaker to wipe a LeBron James three-pointer off the board.
“I’ve never seen that be called before like that,” James said after playing his 1,480th career game, and scoring 40 points.
And earlier it took 28 seconds for the Warriors to capitalize on one possession when the shot clock mysteriously reset.
“Their points didn’t get taken away ‘cause the clock malfunctioned,” Ham said. “They continue to play through but it is what it is.”
What it was, actually, was a bit of a mess — the Lakers losing, 128-121, a crucial game to the team directly behind them in the Western Conference standings, losing crucial ground on the ones ahead of them and, in the process, losing Anthony Davis after only one quarter.
Davis sustained a swollen left eye and blurred vision — the team called it an “eye contusion” — after he took an elbow from Warriors rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis late in the first quarter. The Lakers forward will be reevaluated in the lead-up to Monday’s game with Atlanta.
“He got an elbow to the left eye, wasn’t able to see out of that left eye, vision blurred,” Ham said. “But looking at the doctors, they were working on him from the time he left the floor and went back to the training room through halftime. So the biggest thing is just making sure he’s OK and we’ll get an update on him pretty soon.”
It was the most pressing question after the loss — how the Lakers handled (and didn’t handle) Davis’ absence.
“When you lose AD, it just hurts the balance of our team,” James said. “We’ve been pretty good, our coaching staff has been pretty good with having a certain rotation and how we work in our rotations, so now that changes a lot of things.
“So, it was, obviously, Golden State, you tip your hat to them. They played exceptionally well. Obviously, having [Stephen Curry] back changed their dynamic. You can see the difference between when Steph is on the floor and the last couple of games when he didn’t play. So it’s just tough when you have a big component to the puzzle and then you don’t have it.”
The Lakers (36-32) all understood that. The fourth quarter? Kind of a mystery.
It started early in the final frame after Taurean Prince made a three. The following Warriors possession, the shot clock jumped from 10 seconds back to the original 24. Jackson-Davis eventually scored, four seconds after the clock should’ve expired.
Lakers star LeBron James reacts after play was stopped because of a shot-clock malfunction during the fourth quarter Saturday.
(Ashley Landis / Associated Press)
“The shot clock malfunctioned during live play at that time and that is not a reviewable matter,” crew chief David Guthrie said to a pool reporter.
In regard to the James three, Guthrie said the play can be overturned by review (all close threes/twos are) at a dead-ball stoppage.
“James’ left foot is out of bounds as he begins to shoot,” Guthrie said.
An image of the play on the game broadcast showed James’ heel over the sideline, but there appeared to be a shadow under his foot.
“I didn’t believe I stepped on the line, obviously,” James said. “I knew how much space I had over there. And when I shoot, I shoot on my tippy toes, so it’s kind of hard for me to have a heel down.”
The points were taken away during a review the Lakers initiated on an out-of-bounds call that resulted in a jump ball. After the Warriors won the tip, Draymond Green chased down the ball and threw it off Austin Reaves.
The Lakers again challenged, officials saying Green was out of bounds when he made the save.
Following that review, it took nearly nine minutes for play to restart because the shot clock wouldn’t run. Eventually, after four attempts, the game continued with Lakers public address announcer Lawrence Tanter counting down the shot clock inside the final 10 seconds.
At one point during the delay, James looked over at the broadcast table and said “I’m too old for this s—.”
“It was just stay loose as much as we probably could. I mean, obviously, it was a lengthy pause of the game,” James said.
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Ole Miss staffer references Aaron Hernandez while discussing ‘chaotic’ coaching complications with LSU
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The chaos between LSU coaches who left Ole Miss alongside Lane Kiffin but are still coaching the Rebels in the College Football Playoff is certainly a whirlwind.
Joe Judge, Ole Miss’ quarterbacks coach, has found himself in the thick of the drama — while he is not headed for Baton Rouge, he’s had to wonder who he will be working with on a weekly basis.
When asked this week about what it’s like to go through all the trials and tribulations, Judge turned heads with his answer that evoked his New England Patriots days.
Aaron Hernandez sits in the courtroom of the Attleboro District Court during his hearing. Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Odin Lloyd in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, on Aug. 22, 2013. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
“My next-door neighbor was Aaron Hernandez,” Judge said, according to CBS Sports. “I know this is still more chaotic.”
Hernandez was found guilty of the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, which occurred just three years into his NFL career.
“If you watch those documentaries, my house is on the TV next door,” Judge added. “The detectives knocked on my door to find out where he was. I didn’t know. We just kind of talked to the organization. But it was obviously chaotic.”
Aaron Hernandez was convicted of the 2013 murder of semipro football player Odin Lloyd. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
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Judge, though, was able to compare the two situations to see how players can combat wild distractions.
“Those players that year handled that extremely well. Came out of that chaos, and we had some really good direction inside with some veterans and some different guys. You have something like that happen — how do you handle something like that? How do you deal with something like that? So you keep the focus on what you can handle, what you can control, which at that time was football for us, and we went through the stretch, and we were able to have success that year,” Judge said.
Judge also compared this scenario to the 2020 NFL season when he was head coach of the New York Giants, saying he would have “no idea” who would be available due to surprise positive COVID-19 tests.
Head coach Joe Judge of the New York Giants looks on during the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. The game took place in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Dec. 19, 2021. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
The Rebels face Miami in the Fiesta Bowl, the College Football Playoff Semifinal, on Thursday night.
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Calabasas pulled off a huge win in high school basketball on Tuesday night, handing Thousand Oaks its first defeat after 16 victories in a Marmonte League opener.
The Coyotes (13-5) have quietly turned around their season after a 2-4 start, winning 11 of their last 12 games.
One of the major contributors has been 6-foot-3 junior guard Johnny Thyfault, who’s averaging 16 points and has become a fan favorite because of his dunking skills. He also leads the team in taking charging fouls.
He transferred to Calabasas after his freshman year at Viewpoint.
As for beating Thousand Oaks, coach Jon Palarz said, “We got to play them at home and had great effort.”
This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email eric.sondheimer@latimes.com.
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The Atlanta Hawks have parted ways with four-time NBA All-Star point guard Trae Young, trading him to the Washington Wizards in a blockbuster move, according to ESPN.
The Hawks will reportedly be receiving veteran shooting guard CJ McCollum and forward Corey Kispert in the deal.
Washington was Young’s preferred destination, and the two sides were working on a deal to get the 27-year-old point guard to the nation’s capital.
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Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks looks on during the game against the Boston Celtics during Round 1 Game 6 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2023 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. ( Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images)
Young’s agents were having conversations with the Hawks, who sit at 17-21 so far this season, about trading their client out of Atlanta.
There is a mutual connection in Washington, too, as executive Travis Schlenk drafted Young fifth overall in 2018 out of Oklahoma.
It marks the end of an era for the Hawks. Young has been the focal point of their offense since he was taken in that draft. He is the team’s career leader in three-pointers and assists, having led the team to the postseason in three of his eight seasons. The Hawks went the furthest in 2021, where they made the Eastern Conference Finals.
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However, the new era was brewing already in Atlanta, with forward Jalen Johnson taking the next step in his career, averaging 23.7 points per game this season. The pickup of Nickeil Alexander-Walker also helps, as he’s averaged 20.5 points per game in 36 appearances.
Meanwhile, Young has played just 10 games this season, as he’s been dealing with leg injuries, most notably a right MCL sprain.
Trae Young #11 of the Atlanta Hawks looks on after the game against the Boston Celtics during Round One Game Five of the 2023 NBA Playoffs on April 25, 2023 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
The Hawks also get some flexibility on their books, as they could make some more moves. Anthony Davis is reportedly available from the Dallas Mavericks, making him a good target for Atlanta.
Young has $95 million remaining on his deal that runs through the 2026-27 season, which includes a player option this offseason.
Atlanta will be taking on McCollum’s contract, though the veteran guard has a $30.6 million expiring deal.
Through his 10 games this season, Young is averaging 19.2 points, 8.9 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 41.5% from the field.
Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks drives down the court during the first half against the Philadelphia 76ers at State Farm Arena on April 7, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
Over his career, Young has dropped 25.2 points and 9.8 assists per game, while leading the league in the latter category last season with 11.6 per contest.
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