Magic Johnson has heard all the chatter that the back-to-back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers are hurting the sport, but he had no issue dismissing those criticisms.

Both LeBron James and Luka Doncic are out for the Los Angeles Lakers due to injuries, with the former yet to play this season due to sciatica and the latter missing their last three games as he nurses a left finger sprain and a lower leg contusion. Amid their absence, however, Austin Reaves has carried the Purple and Gold.