Barkley We love Luka take him off the MVP list That ship has sailed The Lakers out here tanking right now Adam Silver gotta fine them soon The Lakers lost to the suns last night They closer to the lottery than they are first place Adam Silver just dont have the courage to fine the Lakers

Adam Silver In terms of tanking theres no question that what we saw this season was unprecedented Fans in particular cities and even media were rooting for their teams to tank We had to respond not just to the narrative but to misalignment of incentives once it was an accepted practice

Lakers allow a wide open layup and Doncic bows his head in disappointment

Charles Barkley brings out the broom and starts sweeping the floor as the Thunder take a 3-0 over the Lakers

Charles Barkley at halftime You gotta take DeAaron Fox out of the game

Adam Silver We've been addressing load management over the last several seasons Were down 30 this season in terms of single game absences by star players Its not even clear that load management works We have more injuries at the beginning and after All-Star break than late in the season

The Lakers have been linked to Thunder guard Lu Dort as a potential trade target to pair with Luka Doncic