Lakers Defeated By FC Barcelona: Signs Of Things To Come

The Defending Champion Lakers were defeated today by a FC Barcelona team lead by Juan Carlos Navarro this afternoon.   

Lakers fans are going to write this game off because it is a preseason game.  Excuses like Kobe Bryant was not fully healthy, and it was a no consequence game are going to used by most Lakers fans.

These excuses are valid, but it can not be ignored that this only the sixth time in history a NBA team has been beaten by a non-NBA team. 

Kobe Bryant shot 2-15 from the field and 0-6 from beyond the arc, while speedy PG Juan Carlos Navarro torched the Lakers defense with 25 points and six assists. 

My argument is not that the Lakers have regre...

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