The Lakers Have a Luka Problem (w/ Rachel Nichols)
Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
SI NBA
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols break down the Lakers recent struggles, JJ Redick's harsh comments on the team, and why Luka's lack of effort on the defensive end needs to be addressed. We also discuss the chances the Mavs deal Anthony Davis after another groin injury, the Spurs winning three games against the champion Thunder, and if the Cavs can get it together with a healthy lineup
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| 0:00.0 | Now playing |
| 0:01.1 | Open Floor. |
| 0:03.1 | This is Open Floor. |
| 0:05.3 | Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix back at it. |
| 0:07.7 | An NBA podcast with Sports Illustrated senior writer. |
| 0:11.5 | I think it's time that the world get to know. |
| 0:14.2 | My guy Chris Manix. |
| 0:15.4 | I think your opinion is shared by everyone. |
| 0:17.2 | And now it begins. |
| 0:18.3 | Now it begins. |
| 0:19.6 | Bang! |
| 0:23.1 | This is the open floor NBA podcast. |
| 0:26.2 | We talk about the league and all the big stories going on. |
| 0:29.8 | And it joining me on this day after Christmas, making it into studio after celebrating at home with their family, the great Rachel Nichols, |
| 0:38.4 | Fox Sports One, all the smoke, monumental sports now. We're going, of course, right here on this podcast. I'm wearing my cozy flannel. People on YouTube. I'm wearing my cozy. And aren't it cozy? That's a Christmassy. I'm very cozy. In a, a bleary, that's not a word, dreary word. Yeah, dreary. |
| 0:52.7 | It might be blary too for some people. |
| 0:53.8 | I was going to say. |
| 0:54.7 | Drerey day in Los Angeles. |
| 0:56.3 | It was like, what in the, That's not a word. Dreary word. Dreary. Yeah, yeah, dreary. It might be bleary too for some people. I was going to say. |
| 0:54.8 | Drerey day in Los Angeles. |
| 0:56.0 | It was gross outside. It's gross outside. Well, it's been raining for days. I know. Which people are like, me, me, me, me, boohoo. It snows here. So my wife watches KTLA religiously. Was it Dallas Reins? |
| 1:09.1 | Or is that the other guy? |
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