Lakers Notes: Nick Van Exel Reminisces, Rudy Gobert Suspended, Tristan Thompson

LA's opposition for Tuesday is thinning its own numbers.

As your healthy-ish Los Angeles Lakers gear up for a play-in battle on Tuesday, their competition, the Minnesota Timberwolves, seems to keep losing big guys. Yesterday, we tracked all those developments, along with taking a look at betting odds for the game's outcome, Tristan Thompson putting in work as a Laker for the first time, and LA fans' optimism about the matchup, among other items.

There's more out of Lakerland:

• Lakers News: LA Great Talks '90s Rebuild, Early Kobe Bryant Years
• Timberwolves vs. Lakers Predictions & Picks: NBA Play-In Tournament, 4/11
• Lakers News: Timberwolves Have Suspended Rudy Gobert From Their LA Play-In Game
• Lakers News: LA Fans Looking Past Timberwolves, Confident Team Can Beat Grizzlies
• How Far Do The Lakers Think They Can Get In Playoffs?
• Lakers News: LeBron James Insider Believes LA Will Vanquish Timberwolves
• Lakers News: First Look At Tristan Thompson In Los Angeles Gear
• Lakers News: How Darvin Ham Feels About Latest Timberwolves Drama
• Lakers News: Anthony Davis Weighs In On Impact Of New Players
• Lakers News: LeBron James Barely Misses Out On Big Regular Season Honor
• Lakers Injury Report: Karl-Anthony Towns Status Downgraded For LA Play-In Game

Los Angeles will face off against Minnesota on TNT at 7 p.m. PT tonight.

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