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Los Angeles Lakers: The 4 most disappointing seasons in franchise history

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 27: Dwight Howard #12 of the Los Angeles Lakers leaves the court with four fouls in front of Pau Gasol #16 and Steve Nash #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Staples Center on January 27, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 27: Dwight Howard #12 of the Los Angeles Lakers leaves the court with four fouls in front of Pau Gasol #16 and Steve Nash #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Staples Center on January 27, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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Los Angeles Lakers’ most disappointing seasons: 1. 2012-13

C’mon, could there have been any other season to be the most disappointing in Los Angeles Lakers’ history? The Lakers’ 2012-13 season is one of the best examples of a situation blowing up in a team’s face and was a big reason why the team spiraled into the worst stretch in franchise history right after.

This season spawned the now-infamous Sports Illustrated cover of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash with the caption “Now this is going to be Fun”. It was not fun, it was painful to watch.

Dwight Howard was still an all-star this season but his personality did not clash well with Kobe Bryant in the slightest and he still took a step back from his Orlando days. Steve Nash was okay as a Laker but his back problems really plagued the end of his career.

The worst thing about this season was Kobe Bryant’s late-season Achilles injury. Bryant was playing at an All-NBA level and in the playoffs, anything could have happened with how good Bryant was playing.

Instead, the Achilles’ tear took him out for the playoffs, made him essentially miss the next year of his career and effectively removed him from the upper echelon of the then-current NBA talent and moved him into the category of the grizzled vet.

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The eighth-seeded Lakers would go on to get swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs with a combined -75 point differential.

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