Lakers Lose Big in Cleveland, Luka Dončić Twists Ankle, LeBron Gets Reflective

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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This one got away from the Lakers in a hurry. After a decent first quarter against the Cavs in Cleveland, the Lakers lost control of the game near the end of the first half, and were completely blown out in the third quarter. LeBron James, who got a little teary watching a tribute video played for him before the game, finished with more turnovers (six) than assists (five). Luka Dončić (29 points, 12-20 shooting) did his level best to keep the Lakers in it, but turned his ankle falling off the court (there's a stepdown in Cleveland between the end of the court and the first row of seats) and was clearly impacted by the pain for the rest of the game. Fortunately, he was able to sit early, given how big the Lakers were down. After Luka, nobody scored more than 11 points. Oof. And it wouldn't have mattered anyway, because any hold the Lakers had on the game defensively disappeared in a hurry. Particularly in the third, the Lakers couldn't keep Cleveland off the three point line, or away from the rim. Bad combo. Probably the biggest story was a very nostalgic, reflective LeBron speaking with the media after the game. You can tell he knows time is short... he just hasn't figured out HOW short. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: The Lakers get thumped in Cleveland. SEGMENT 2: Luka banged up, Austin still out. SEGMENT 3: LeBron gets reflective. Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Turbo TaxFor a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn’t file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life. Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. Rocket MoneyLet Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at http://RocketMoney.com/LOCKEDON GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONfor $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. The NBA and NFL seasons are here, visit the FanDuel App today and start planning your futures bets now. 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	LeBron James gets reflective about his career after the game in Cleveland,
0:06.0	but we're really no closer to understanding what the future holds.
0:09.5	That's next.
0:15.8	You are Locked-on Lakers.
0:18.3	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team
0:24.6	every day.
0:28.0	Thanks to everybody for making Locked on Lakers first listen to every day.
0:31.0	Monday through Friday, sometimes on weekends and even on holidays, Andy, no matter how
0:35.3	where you get your podcasts, you might be an Apple guy. You could be a Spotify guy. You could be one of the 37,000 plus subscribers to the Locked on Lakers YouTube channel. No matter how you're doing it, you're part of making the Lockedown Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network, and this or any other known universe on Brian Komeneski with Andy Kiminetski, nearly 20 years covering the Lakers with ESPN, with the Athletic, with the L.A. Times, 20 years, which is still not as long as LeBron James has been playing.
1:02.7	He was extremely reflective in his return to Cleveland, which we will get to in a moment.
1:11.2	He spoke a lot about his career, but didn't necessarily bring a lot of clarity in terms
1:19.3	of what the future holds for him or the Lakers.
1:21.5	So we'll touch on that in a moment.
1:22.8	But do you want to mention the game itself, and it was an ugly one for the Lakers in a lot of different ways?
1:29.6	129 to 99 is the final score.
1:31.8	LeBron himself played poorly.
1:35.6	It was not a good game for LeBron.
1:37.6	Yeah.
1:38.1	I mean, to be just to set the stage, LeBron had a lot of company in this game among teammates.
1:45.3	It's not like everyone else brought it and LeBron was the one guy who just didn't have his head in the game.
1:52.3	I do think, and we'll talk about it, I think this was emotionally a difficult game for LeBron to play in ways that I think he did not expect for it to be this
2:04.1	way. But it was a poor game for LeBron. It was a poor game for a lot of guys. It was on pretty
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