The Los Angeles Lakers will face a stiff challenge to open the season as they will take on the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday.

The Lakers, who won't have LeBron James due to a sciatica injury , and the Warriors split their two meetings in the preseason. Golden State won the first one, 111-103, while Los Angeles exacted revenge, 126-116, on Sunday.

Before their latest battle, the Lakers held their familiar “Guard vs. Bigs” challenge during practice on Monday. The game is simple: The guards need to score, while the bigs have to make stops.

Bronny James was part of the guards, which also included Austin Reaves, Gabe Vincent, Marcus Smart, Jake LaRavia, and Dalton Knecht. The bigs, meanwhile, were Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt, Christian Koloko,

See Full Page