NBA Panic Meter: Seven Teams That Need To Push The Panic Button Now

Nov 30, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; The crowd cheers as Los Angeles Lakers guard

(24) heads down court in the second half of the game against the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center. Lakers won 129-122 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Los Angeles Lakers

Record: 4-13

There are only two reasons you should be buying Los Angeles Lakers tickets right now. Either you’re paying the price of admission to watch Kobe Bryant re-write NBA history, or you’re hoping to get a glimpse at Rihanna or some other starlet that happens to find themselves at Staples Arena on that specific day.

Still pretty worth it, either way, if you ask me.

Nevertheless, the team is horrible. Whoever in the Lakers’ front office believed that this team, as currently constructed, would be good enough to compete in the Western Conference should be fired.

Like, read this article. Then, pack up your office.

The Lakers need to push all the buttons at their disposal. This season is over. Watch Kobe. Maybe Swaggy. But, that’s about all there is to the 2014-15 Los Angeles Lakers.

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