Overview
- In the first half at Crypto.com Arena, Smart chased a loose ball into the ESPN broadcast area, toppling monitors and crashing into the first row where Maher was seated.
- Maher stood up smiling and showed a bent finger on the broadcast before remaining in his courtside seat.
- Smart favored his left hand after the spill, checked out briefly, then returned and finished the game.
- The Lakers beat the Knicks 110-97, led by Luka Doncic’s 35 points in a game LeBron James missed.
- Smart shot 1-for-10, including 0-for-5 from three, and finished with five points, four assists and two steals.