Late in the first half, as the Lakers were coming out of a timeout, Anthony Davis went over to Dwight Howard to talk about something.
LeBron James has lost huge chunks of two of the past three seasons to injury, and he will turn 37 before the end of the year.
This comes on the heels of the announcement that Lakers forward Trevor Ariza would miss two months due to a right ankle injury.
In his introductory press conference with the Los Angeles Lakers Westbrook said he always wished that he could play for his "home team."
Westbrook played only 17 minutes, finishing with two points, seven rebounds, four assists and six turnovers on 1-for-7 shooting.
Ariza, one of 11 new players added by the Lakers in the offseason underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure on Wednesday.
Gasol started the first four years of his professional career playing for FC Barcelona in Spain, before making the jump to the NBA.
As he prepares for his 19th season, Carmelo is still searching for his first championship. That's part of why he signed with the Lakers.
Westbrook surely felt that teaming up with LeBron and Anthony for his favorite team was the most direct path to his first NBA title.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James didn't walk around the vaccination question when he was asked on media day.