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Hello readers, welcome back to Open Floor, from Los Angeles, where I’m typing from the Crypto.com Arena press room following the Luka Dončić–less Lakers’ loss to the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander–less Thunder. Tough break for the folks at Peacock who certainly had hoped Monday would be a marquee matchup. The TV schedule makers may have to deal with a lot of that down the stretch of this season. More on that below.
