Lakers-Rockets Matchup No Longer Set To Be Broadcast On ESPN

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Thomas Campbell-USA TODAY Sports

The loss of Kobe Bryant is starting to be felt by the Los Angeles Lakers not only in the win-loss column, but also in the team’s ability to attract a national audience. As one of the few teams in the NBA that gets many nationally televised games on an annual basis, the franchise is use to massive exposure on a national level every single season regardless of the players on the team.

Unfortunately for the Lakers, this season is a special circumstance with Bryant only playing six games thus far and Dwight Howard signing with the Houston Rockets in the off-season.

Ironically enough, the first Lakers game to be flexed this season is a rematch with Howard’s Rockets on Jan. 8.

According to ESPN’s Arash Markazi via Twitter:

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