Sorry.
There will be no “Anchor Man” references tonight, despite the Lakers presence in San Diego for a preseason tilt against the Charlotte Bobcats. The people here have certainly heard about whale body parts and the like too many times.
Instead, we’ll talk hoops. Before the game, in fact, I sat down with Lakers TV play-by-play man Joel Meyers to talk both about the team and his preparation as a broadcaster.
You can listen to that conversation by clicking below.
I also spent some time with Lakers sideline reporter and L.A. sports talk radio personality John Ireland, but we’ll hold that one until tomorrow. Most importantly, I found out the reason Ireland and KCAL avoided trouble during Shaq’s profanity-laced postgame tirade a few years back. Fun stuff.
Having more time to kill prior to the 7 p.m. tipoff, I spent some time with Trevor Ariza and Jordan Farmar in the locker room, discussing their picks for the NBA’s skinniest, fastest, highest-jumping and strongest players. That interview’s uploading right now, and will also be available tomorrow.
As far as tonight’s actual game against the Charlotte Bobcats - the first of three in four days for the Lakers - there’s not much to add from our Gameday post. However, there was one shocking development - Phil Jackson was asked about Lamar Odom’s role and about his starting lineup. I know, I know … that’s crazy.
