Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT has a doctorate in physical therapy from Northern Arizona University, is a youth basketball coach at the U12 level and runs his own in-person and online sports medicine and performance business, 3CB Performance, in West LA and Valencia, CA in which he further combines his movement expertise and fitness training. Combining his background in biomechanics, movement science, and learning science - he consults in a variety of sports including basketball on movement mechanics and skill acquisition. Brar is additionally training at UCLA’s mindful awareness research center (MARC and analyzes the Lakers from a skills & medical perspective for Silver Screen and Roll and on his own YouTube Channel. You can follow him on Twitter at @3cbPerformance.
The Nuggets series showed a major, glaring issue for the Lakers in the match-up between Rui Hachimura and Michael Porter Jr. Let’s take a closer look.
Let’s examine why the Lakers lost Game 2 against the Nuggets and why they need to look in the mirror before Game 3.
The Denver Nuggets are tough, but no team is unbeatable. Let's take a look at three keys for the Lakers to beat them in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Let’s take a closer look at the film to break down how Lakers forward Rui Hachimura has found success attacking closeouts.
Let’s take a closer look at how LeBron James is managing his peroneal tendinopathy and why he missed the Lakers game against the Bucks.
Let’s examine Jalen Hood-Schifino’s lumbar microdiscectomy procedure and how long the Lakers could be without him.
Let’s take a closer look at the corneal abrasion eye injury that knocked Lakers big man Anthony Davis out of the Warriors game.
Let’s take a closer look at how Spencer Dinwiddie shut down Damian Lillard to secure the Lakers a win over the Bucks on Friday.
The addition of Spencer Dinwiddie has come with key benefits for the Lakers but his impact on Austin Reaves’ role may be the most crucial.
Let's take a closer look at the Lakers’ strategy on back-to-backs and how it applies to injury risk management for LeBron James and Anthony Davis.