Tarik Black Didn’t Have A Locker For The Lakers’ Game In Sacramento

The Los Angeles Lakers had one more player than the away locker room at Sleep Train Arena could accommodate. That is why one Lakers player didn’t get to stash his stuff in a locker during the team’s game against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.

The poor player in question is big man Tarik Black, a sophomore out of Kansas. Instead of a locker, Black had to employ a strategy that many college students use when they don’t have room for articles of clothing: he got a chair and put his stuff on top of it. This is disrespectful on a few levels – first, you would assume that rookies D’Angelo Russell, Julius Randle, Larry Nance Jr., or Anthony Brown would have gotten stuck with the chair, but it instead went to a guy who has been in the league for more than a year.

Also, it’s disrespectful because Kobe Bryant got to take up two lockers.

Sharing your extra locker with your teammate who has to use a chair would be kind, Kobe.

This is the Kings’ final year at Sleep Train Arena before they move to a new home building starting next season. Hopefully when they get there, they make sure they have enough lockers for everyone.