Pau Gasol Injury: Earl Clark’s Emergence Shouldn’t Affect Star Forward’s Role

Los Angeles Lakers power forward Pau Gasol will miss his fifth straight game on Tuesday due to a concussion (per the Los Angeles Times), but something tells me that's just fine with Earl Clark.

Over the first four games of Gasol's absence (especially the past three), Clark has emerged as a breakout player under coach Mike D'Antoni.  He's averaging 12.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game while providing an energy on both ends t...

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