PHOENIX—Jordan Farmar slipped out of the glum Los Angeles Lakers locker room Monday night ahead of everybody else and said to a couple of familiar reporters, "Merry Christmas, hopefully."
Farmar’s hopes might indeed be fulfilled, as he was medically cleared Tuesday morning to return from the small tear in his left hamstring. With a trip to absorb losses of 19 points to the Golden State Warriors and 27 points to the Phoenix Suns behind them, the Lakers move on to the opportunity, challenge and potential ridicule of playing the two-time defending NBA champion Miami Heat on Christmas Day.
The losses made Farmar even more eager to jump right in to rein in the wayward Lakers offense that has been missing point guards Steve Nash, Steve Blake and Farmar—and semi-point guard Kobe Bryant—because of injuries.
Farmar is, for the record, making a minimum NBA salary this season. To be clear, the Lakers are pinning their hopes for a happy holiday and revival after that on a minimum guy. That is how low the Lakers are these days.
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