A Season Lost, Julius Randle Readies His Mind and Body to Lead Lakers from Abyss

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The body failed him in dramatic fashion for all the world to see.

It has led to the mind, under no spotlight and with no celebrity, becoming stronger.

Julius Randle's inability to play basketball drags on at a time when the Los Angeles Lakers' season would be about almost nothing but his personal development if he was healthy.

In spite of that, there is an undeniable optimism to Randle these days. It's a spirit, more like an assuredness, that this detour has been and will be completely worthwhile for him.

"It's ea...

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