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Nets topple Lakers in preseason opener

LOS ANGELES: LeBron James and Russell Westbrook were on one side. Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving sat on the other.

Safe to say there won't be a better collection of benchwarmers in an NBA game this season.

Brooklyn Nets guard DeAndre' Bembry (left) has the ball knocked from his hands by Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game on Oct. 3, 2021 (October 4 in Manila) in Los Angeles. AP PHOTO