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The Los Angeles Lakers have made their choice on the future of Rob Pelinka, the GM and vice president of basketball operations.
Gonzalez knew there was no time to be starstruck when stepping into the Celtics/Lakers rivalry Sunday, with luminaries such as Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the crowd.
The Lakers did not get the memo from Riley’s speech as Boston cruised to a 111-89 win at Crypto.com arena as Riley and several other Lakers legends watched from the stands. When informed about Riley’s comments after the rout, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla couldn’t help but get excited about the remarks.
It was the role players for Boston, led by Payton Pritchard and his 30 points, who sparked the Celtics' win.
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The Los Angeles Lakers will be without veteran center Jaxson Hayes for Tuesday's game against the Orlando Magic.