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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.
It’s time to reveal memories, laughs and crazy times from Randy Rosenbloom’s 55 years as a TV/radio broadcaster in Los Angeles. He’s hopping in a car next Sunday with his wife, saying goodbye to a North Hollywood house that’s been in his family since 1952 and driving 3,300 miles to his new home in Greenville, S.C.
“When I walk out, I’ll probably break down,” he said.
He graduated from North Hollywood High in 1969. He got his first paid job in 1971 calling Hart basketball games for NBC Cable Newhall for $10 a game. It began an adventure of a lifetime.
“I never knew if I overachieved or underachieved. I just did what I loved,” he said.
Randy Rosenbloom (left) used to work with former UCLA coach John Wooden for TV games.
(Randy Rosenbloom)
John Wooden, Jerry Tarkanian and Jim Harrick were among his expert commentators when he did play by play for college basketball games. He called volleyball at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games for NBC and rowing in 2004. He’s worked more than 100 championship high school events. He did play by play for the first and only Reebok Bowl at Angel Stadium in 1994 won by Bishop Amat over Sylmar, 35-14.
“There were about 5,000, 6,000 people there and I remember thinking nobody watched the game. We ended up with a 5.7 TV rating on Channel 13 in Los Angeles, which is higher than most Lakers games.”
He conducted interviews with NFL Hall of Famers Gale Sayers and Johnny Unitas and boxing greats Robert Duran, Thomas Hearn and Sugar Ray Leonard. He’s worked with baseball greats Steve Garvey and Doug DeCinces. He called games with former USC coach Rod Dedeaux. He was in the radio booth for Bret Saberhagen’s 1982 no-hitter in the City Section championship game at Dodger Stadium. He was a nightly sportscaster for KADY in Ventura.
Randy Rosenbloom, left, with his volleyball broadcast partners, Kirk Kilgour and Bill Walton.
(Randy Rosenbloom)
He was the voice of Fresno State football and basketball. He also did Nevada Las Vegas football and basketball games. He called bowl games and Little League games. He was a public address announcer for basketball at the 1984 Olympic Games with Michael Jordan the star and did the P.A. for Toluca Little League.
Nothing was too small or too big for him.
“I loved everything,” he said.
He called at least 10 East L.A. Classic football games between Garfield and Roosevelt. He was there when Narbonne and San Pedro tied 21-21 in the 2008 City championship game at the Coliseum on a San Pedro touchdown with one second left.
Probably his most notable tale came when he was doing radio play-by-play at a 1998 college bowl game in Montgomery, Ala.
“I look down and a giant tarantula is crawling up my pants,” he said. “My color man took all the press notes, wadded them up and hit the tarantula like swinging a bat.”
Did Rosenbloom tell the audience what was happening?
“I stayed calm,” he said.
Then there was the time he was in the press box at Sam Boyd Stadium and a bat flew in and attached itself to the wooden press box right next to him before flying away after he said, “UNLV wins.”
Recently, he’s been putting together high school TV packages for LA36 and calling travel ball basketball games. He’ll still keep doing a radio gambling show from his new home, but he’s cutting ties to Los Angeles to move closer to grandchildren.
“I’m retiring from Los Angeles. I’m leaving the market,” he said.
Hopefully he’ll continue via Zoom to do a weekly podcast with me for The Times.
He’s a true professional who’s versatility and work ethic made him a reliable hire from the age of 18 through his current age of 74.
He’s a member of the City Section Hall of Fame and the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He once threw the shot put 51 feet, 7 1/2 inches, which is his claim to fame at North Hollywood High.
One time an ESPN graphic before a show spelled his name “Rosenbloom” then changed it to “Rosenblum” for postgame. It was worth a good laugh.
He always adjusts, improvises and ad-libs. He expects to enjoy his time in South Carolina, but he better watch out for tarantulas. They seem to like him.
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Becky Lynch enters exclusive WWE club with Women’s Intercontinental Championship win at WrestleMania 42
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LAS VEGAS – Becky Lynch entered an atmosphere no other WWE women’s superstar has ever reached as she won the Women’s Intercontinental Championship over AJ Lee on Saturday night at WrestleMania 42.
Lynch became the first person to hold the Women’s Intercontinental Championship three times after she pinned Lee. She first won the title against Lyra Valkyria in June 2025 and then again against Maxxine Dupri in November.
Becky Lynch celebrates with the belt after defeating AJ Lee during their women’s Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 18, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
She dropped the belt to Lee at the Elimination Chamber, sparking a monthslong feud with her.
Lee gave Lynch the chance at the title in the weeks prior to WrestleMania 42. But it appeared Lee played right into Lynch’s plans. Despite arguing with referee Jessica Carr for most of the match, Lynch was able to tactfully tear down a rope buckle and use it to her advantage.
Lynch hit Lee with a Manhandle Slam and pinned her for the win.
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AJ Lee reacts after losing to Becky Lynch in their Women’s Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania 42 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on April 18, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
It’s the second straight year Lynch will leave Las Vegas as champion. She returned to WWE at WrestleMania 41, teaming with Valkyria, to win the women’s tag titles. She will now leave Allegiant Stadium as the women’s intercontinental champion.
Lynch is now a seven-time women’s champion, three-time women’s intercontinental champion and two-time tag team champion.
Becky Lynch withstands AJ Lee during their Women’s Intercontinental Championship match on night one of WrestleMania 42 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 18, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Lee’s reign as champion ended really before it could really begin. WrestleMania 42 was her first appearance at the event in 11 years. It’s unclear where Lee will go from here.
The Clippers’ season has come to an end but better than anyone expected. No consolation but a great job by head coach Tyronn Lue for guiding the Clippers from a disastrous 6-21 start and finishing with more than 40 wins.
Coach Lue led the team, overcoming major obstacles throughout the season with a player investigation, injuries, internal strife and major roster changes at the trade deadline. As usual for Clipper fans, wait till next year.
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The Clippers are the NBA’s version of Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck in the Middle With You.” Yes, they have had 15 straight seasons of playing .500 or better, and owner Steve Ballmer has brought them respectability, but for their entire 56-year existence — which has contained many clowns and jokers — they still have never [attained] their goal of winning (or even reaching) the NBA Finals.
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