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Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

Could LeBron James Make His Season Debut Tuesday? Who Leaves the Starting Lineup?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

JJ Redick has some first world problems to deal with. LeBron James is on his way back, and after practicing Monday in El Segundo could make his season debut Tuesday night against the Jazz. But even if that has to wait until Sunday's rematch in Utah, the Lakers are basically whole for the first time this year. (Not only was LBJ on the practice floor Monday, Gabe Vincent was as well.) So now JJ has to make some choices about his lineup, most notably, who starts? The Lakers will obviously put Luka Dončić, LeBron, Deandre Ayton and (despite the protests of a vocal minority of Lakers fans who think he should come off the bench...) Austin Reaves. So does Rui Hachimura sit, or Marcus Smart? Smart seems to make the most sense on paper, given the way he evens out the team defensively, even while compromising some of the spacing at the other end. On the other hand, Rui has been good this season, is easily the team's best shooter, and small p politics tends to say that players don't lose a spot they have unless it's performance based. Again, first world problems for Redick, but something he'll obviously have to figure out. HOST: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: LeBron practices! SEGMENT 2: Does he play Tuesday? SEGMENT 3: Who sits when LeBron is back? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! DoorDash Next time someone goes off for 50, use promo code NBA50the next day to get 50% off on DoorDash with DashPass — plus your shot at the Bag Drop.DashPass members only. 50% off up to $10 the day after a 50-point game with promo code. Terms apply.No Purchase Necessary. Ends April 13th. Open to U.S. residents 21 or older. Visit https://DoorDashInYourBag.com for full details.DoorDash — In your bag all season long. Quo See why over 90,000 businesses trust Quo, formerly OpenPhone. Get started free and get 20% off your first 6 months at https://www.Quo.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Rippling Get Rippling FREE for 6 months. Terms and conditions apply. See site for details: https://app.rippling.com/legal/promoterms PrizePicks Download the PrizePicks app today and use codeLOCKEDONNFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup.Click Here:https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBA SKIMS Shop SKIMS Men’s now at https://SKIMS.com.When you place your order, choose “podcast” in the post-purchase survey and select our show from the dropdown to let them know we sent you.The SKIMS Holiday Shop is open — so if you’re looking for the perfect gift this season, SKIMS has you covered. Rugiet Visit https://rugiet.com/lockedonnbato get 15% off your first order.And don’t forget to use our code LOCKEDONNBA so they know we sent you.Rugiet — stop making excuses and start making moves. Robinhood You expect more from yourself. Expect more from your money. Get started today at robinhood.com/yourmoney. Your money. Your move. All investments involve risk, including loss of principal. Options, futures, and crypto trading carry significant risk and may not suit all investors. Securities offered through Robinhood Financial LLC, member SIPC. Futures trading is offered by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC and not SPIC or FDIC protected. Crypto offered through Robinhood Crypto, LLC (NMLS ID 1702840), not FDIC or SIPC protected. Portfolio management offered by Robinhood Strategies, an SEC-registered advisor. Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Right now, new customers can bet just FIVE dollars and if your bet wins—you’ll get THREE HUNDRED dollars in bonus bets to use across the app. Download the FanDuel app now by visiting https://FanDuel.com to get started FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, welcome to Locked on Lakers for Tuesday.

0:02.9

Brian Komenetsky, Andy Kemeniske, could LeBron make his debut Tuesday versus Utah?

0:08.5

That's next.

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You are Locked on Lakers.

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0:27.0

Thanks to everybody for making Lockedown Lakers, your first listen of every day.

0:31.0

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0:39.7

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0:58.0

the show on YouTube, often when we go live. And so we appreciate everyone doing all that stuff,

1:04.8

Andy. It's a big day. It is Tuesday. It is the day that LeBron James might, might, make his season debut with the Lakers.

1:16.2

He practiced, again, this time with the Lakers in full on Monday.

1:23.0

And it's just sort of waiting around to see how he feels on Tuesday.

1:25.8

But either way, Andy, we are assuming no setbacks very close to having the Lakers as conceived to finally take the floor.

1:37.3

Yeah, it's not even just LeBron, who it had been well reported, the Lakers had planned on him practicing in full on Monday.

1:46.8

Gabe Vincent actually practiced with the team as well.

1:49.1

So Rui and Marcus Smart, who both missed Saturday's win in Milwaukee.

1:55.6

They're not even on the injury report.

1:57.2

JJ Reddick said he expected them both to play during Monday's practice, which I attended.

2:02.8

We'll get in some details of what I saw, what was said, and all that.

2:06.4

But JJ noted that this was the first time in, I mean, forget this season, like the first

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