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Lakers hoping to make big strides

It’s been a rugged season for the Los Angeles Lakers as they started with high hopes until the injury bug stepped in and sidelined Anthony Davis first with a sore calf and missed a big chunk of games. LeBron James then went down with a bad ankle injury.

Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

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