The loss dropped Los Angeles to 16–15 on the year. The Lakers are now ninth place in the Western Conference, just a half-game ahead of the No. 10 Golden State Warriors, and they’re 7.5 games behind the conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves.

LeBron James bluntly said, “I don’t think we’re where we wanna be to be able to compete against the top teams.” Well, admitting you have a problem is the first step.

While the Lakers may not have ended 2023 on a high note, there’s no reason to believe that they can’t pick things up in 2024. After all, they’re clearly not making any excuses!

The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, celebrated his participation in his first Jiu-Jitsu tournament. He had recently arrived home with a remarkable achievement of winning both a gold and a silver medal, so he took to social media and shared the news of his triumph on his personal Facebook account.

Zuckerberg wrote that he achieved success in the first Jiu-Jitsu tournament he had participated in, earning medals for the Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu team. Following his victorious return, the Meta CEO expressed his gratitude towards his trainers and coaches, acknowledging their diligent efforts in preparing him for the competition. Specifically, he thanked Dave Camarillo, Khai Wu, and James Terry for their dedicated training.

Khai Wu boasted about Zuckerberg’s prowess and elaborated that he might not appear capable of overpowering his opponents but possessed unexpected skills and employed highly technical techniques to swiftly subdue them. In Wu’s words, one might not suspect that a seemingly ordinary individual like Mark Zuckerberg possessed such lethal abilities.

As it turns out, the billionaire behind Facebook had been exploring the world of hand-to-hand combat for quite some time. In a past interview with Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience, Mark Zuckerberg discussed his passion for the sport. During the conversation, the tech mogul from Silicon Valley shared his experience of delving into the Brazilian variant of this combative discipline.

Reflecting on his teenage years, Zuckerberg revealed that he had opted for competitive fencing instead of pursuing wrestling or other similar sports. He expressed a fascination with the raw and instinctive nature of combat sports, finding them intriguing in a way that he couldn’t quite put into words. Then, Zuckerberg disclosed that he had not only embraced the sport himself but also introduced a group of friends to it. Together, they engaged in wrestling, training, and combat, using these activities as a means to maintain their fitness and overall well-being. Ultimately, he expressed his firm belief that Jiu-Jitsu stands out as an exceptional sport, emphasizing its remarkable qualities.