The Way the NBA is looking to damage the Lakers in the next season

Today the NBA official Schedule has been released, and the Lakers now know when they will be playing every game and against which rivals. Their first nine games will be against five of last season's playoffs teams.

But it seems the league is trying to make it difficult for the purple and gold to get the win to the championship title, as the Lakers have 15 back-to-backs games. One more than the league average of 14 this season.

In the previous two seasons, the purple and gold had 12 back-to-backs, and coach Ham had some difficult times managing the roster, especially with LeBron James and Anthony Davis getting injured.

The good news for the fans is that this year's roster looks deep and strong enough to be able to play those 15 back-to-backs games, plus the new four In-Season tournament contests.

Fans are worried about Anthony Davis' health with that many back-to-back games

The biggest concern the Lakers fans have is the consistency and health of the team's best player, Anthony Davis. AD has a large injury record and could be missing another big chunk of the campaign and leaving him out one more time off the MVP talk.