At least Lakers have their health

At least Lakers have their health

Published Jan. 6, 2011 9:02 p.m. ET

By Billy Witz
FOXSports.com
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While the Lakers are still figuring out what they have -- another championship contender or a traveling circus -- they can take comfort in knowing they at least have their health.

And isn't your health everything?

Andrew Bynum is back from the injured list, and getting his legs back by the day. Lamar Odom took a nasty fall against Phoenix on Wednesday, but all he injured was his funny bone. (Enter Kardashian joke here.) And the rest of the 30-somethings' ailments are kept in check by icepacks strapped to their knees and ankles.

Their only injured player is Theo Ratliff, who has had eight games to introduce himself to Los Angeles.

Look around the league, where others with grand designs are not so fortunate.

The Celtics lost two straight games without injured Kevin Garnett, plus dropped

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