Lebron and Davis ruled out tonight against Boston.

[Robalvarez2010]

This is getting a little ridiculous already. Fans that pay good money to attend a game expecting both teams to have all their star players available to than find out game day that won't be the case. I know this will never happened but in cases like this, they should allow ticket owners to have the option on getting a refund or rain check for another game.

[Real Men Wear Green]

It isn't good but in this case the Celtics fans will largely be happy if the Celtics win regardless of who the Lakers send out there, so the night can be salvaged.

Ratings with the national TV audience on the other hand could be a problem.

[Street Hunger]

Are star player is getting more injured these days than in the past or does it just feel that way

[Duffy Pratt]

Injury report says “peroneal tendinopathy.” Typical recovery time for this without surgery is about a month. Continuing to play would, with most people, only exacerbate the injury. So it looks bleak, unless the report is an exaggeration, but no team would do that, would they?

Or maybe he decided to sit out because the Celtics were gonna kill them anyways without AD?

[Duffy Pratt]

Are star player is getting more injured these days than in the past or does it just feel that way

With the league imposing rules around load management, stars are now sitting out games because they are ‘injured.’

[tpols]

Are you ****ing kidding me?

[Kblaze8855]

I just got Home and turned on TNT just to see who was playing. Guess I’ll go ahead and turn the cable box back off. At this point it only comes on for a few sporting events. And the nba is totally unreliable. Just a worse product. And people genuinely think I’m just being nostalgic when I say it’s a worse product. You can barely even get excited about a matchup. Both games tonight are pre ruined.

[Xiao Yao You]

I just got Home and turned on TNT just to see who was playing. Guess I’ll go ahead and turn the cable box back off. At this point it only comes on for a few sporting events. And the nba is totally unreliable. Just a worse product. And people genuinely think I’m just being nostalgic when I say it’s a worse product. You can barely even get excited about a matchup. Both games tonight are pre ruined.

wasn't a good match-up if Davis and Lebron were playing

[90sgoat]

I just got Home and turned on TNT just to see who was playing. Guess I’ll go ahead and turn the cable box back off. At this point it only comes on for a few sporting events. And the nba is totally unreliable. Just a worse product. And people genuinely think I’m just being nostalgic when I say it’s a worse product. You can barely even get excited about a matchup. Both games tonight are pre ruined.

Silver really is a horrible commish.

I mean, I get if the NBA thought they need to reach out to kids and maybe they did with the whole BLM thing and the toks and the clothes and all that, but the regular season is simply a trash product now.

[Kblaze8855]

I do wonder why the people who have stressed that the regular season doesn’t matter at all for all these years are upset that players treat the regular season like it doesn’t matter. Seems they are just falling in line with a lot of peoples opinion.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Apparently Tatum and Brown aren't playing either.

[Axe]

Apparently Tatum and Brown aren't playing either.

Damn, that sucks.

[bison]

No lebron, no problem.

[Full Court]

Incredible how sharp the Lakers look without LeDeadWeight sandbagging on defense and slowing down their offense.

[Real Men Wear Green]

The smart thing the Lakers are doing is just letting it fly from deep. On paper this is a severe talent mismatch but if those threes are falling you always have a chance. The Celtics are cooperating by putting forth a fairly pathetic effort. I think the absence of James and Davis is actually helping the Lakers. Celtics would be more into this game if they were out there.