Chapter 446: I Choose Number 24

On Christmas Eve, the Supersonics played against the Lakers as the visiting team.

At the beginning of December, Kobe returned to the lineup, and the Lakers switched from a stumbling state to championship mode.

For the Lakers, the main disadvantage of this season was Kidd's aging, and the second major problem was Jermaine O'Neal's uncontrollable injuries.

At the start of the season, with Kobe out, Little O was given greater responsibility.

As a former top post player in the League, Little O once averaged 20 points and 9 rebounds per game, but the good times didn't last long. His body clearly couldn't sustain such pressure for long.

As the Lakers' second-highest paid player with a salary close to 20 million US dollars, he suffered a fracture in mid-November that would keep him out for several months.