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**Lakers Lounge**

Anthony Irwin takes a daily look at the Los Angeles Lakers in his own unique way, with the help of any number of guests from throughout NBA coverage, and beyond.

Latest Episodes:

FULL: Lakers lose; Giannis finally "asks" out; Dalton report; Q&A Jan 29, 2026

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What a weird night.

PART 1: Lakers fold behind LeBron's weird night, Luka's injury scare Jan 29, 2026

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The Lakers folded in spectacular fashion on a night where both their available stars had weird games for different reasons.

PART 2: What are the chances Giannis gets traded before the deadline? Jan 29, 2026

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Presented an opportunity to grift to his heart's extent, Anthony gives about as boring an answer has he possibly can. For journalism.

FULL: Austin Out; Shams gaffs; Laughable Bronny report; Deadline Q&A Jan 28, 2026

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As implied by the title of the pod, it's a loaded one that wanders everywhere from injury details, to the ethics of reporting, to the desire to retell history and the problems caused by that, to parenthood and everywhere in-betwee.

PART 1: Austin is or is not playing today (he is not) (probably) Jan 28, 2026

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Anthony noticed along with everyone how Shams tweeted that Austin was making his return today only to delete that tweet and never issue any kind of correction. Journalism! Anthony offers up what he's heard about the situation and then dives into some of the choices Austin's return leads to.

PART 2: Bronny reporting challenges everyone's intelligence; Q&A Jan 28, 2026

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Anthony laughs at a report that Bronny James wasn't drafted at LeBron's request and uses it to talk about how the media does a disservice to everyone. From there, he dives into the chat to answer a couple questions about the trade deadline. Get ready for some Nic Claxton talk.

FULL: Lakers win; Luka dominates; Ayton benched again; Rui! Q&A Jan 27, 2026

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Anthony recaps a weird but mostly fun Lakers win over the Bulls. Luka was incredible. Ayton was the opposite of that. Rui has been really bleepin good since he went to the bench. Austin might be back soon and the offense is clicking in a way that he can only help. Listeners still want to know about incoming trades.

PART 1: Luka dominates Bulls; Ayton no-shows; Rui! Jan 27, 2026

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Anthony explains what he loved about Luka's game last night, what he's sick of watching from Ayton and why he's so impressed by Rui.

PART 2: Trade rumors Q&A Jan 27, 2026

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After recapping the game and talking about the recent developments surrounding the Lakers, Anthony opens things up to the rest of the live audience, who is still pretty focused on the trade deadline, which is still a little more than a week away.

FULL: Kirk Henderson on Lakers-Mavs; MAILBAG Jan 26, 2026

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Fun episode today. Anthony's buddy was invited to the Lakers-Mavs game Saturday by Luka Doncic (really), so he talks about that experience and where both teams stand a year or so after the trade. Then, Anthony dives into the mailbag and live chat for some great topics.

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