Welcome to The Sporting Tribune Podcast Network and a new episode of The Sporting Tribune Today, our every-weekday show on sports in Southern California, Las Vegas and Hawaii. In today’s episode Grant Mona breaks down a crushing home opener for the Lakers as they fall in their season debut. Despite strong performances from Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, the supporting cast failed to show up, leaving LA with a disappointing start to the 2025-26 campaign. We analyze what went wrong for the Purple and Gold and what needs to change immediately.
Plus, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts meets with the media to discuss the upcoming World Series matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays. Grant examines LA’s chances at becoming the first back-to-back champions since the Yankees’ three-peat (1998-2000), key factors in this historic clash, and whether the Dodgers can handle Toronto’s red-hot offense led by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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