The Defending Champion Lakers were defeated today by a FC Barcelona team lead by Juan Carlos Navarro this afternoon.
Lakers fans are going to write this game off because it is a preseason game. Excuses like Kobe Bryant was not fully healthy, and it was a no consequence game are going to used by most Lakers fans.
These excuses are valid, but it can not be ignored that this only the sixth time in history a NBA team has been beaten by a non-NBA team.
Kobe Bryant shot 2-15 from the field and 0-6 from beyond the arc, while speedy PG Juan Carlos Navarro torched the Lakers defense with 25 points and six assists.
My argument is not that the Lakers have regressed, because with the additions of Blake and Barnes, they may be even better this season.
My argument stems around the fact if Kobe is banged up when the games count this Lakers team is going to suffer.
This Lakers team has proven that they can carry on even while Kobe is injured but when Kobe returns to the lineup it is extremely difficult to get back to the Kobe first mentality.
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