We already knew D’Angelo Russell, after missing Tuesday’s game against the Thunder, was ruled out for today’s game against the Warriors. It turns out, however, that he will be out longer than just those two games. According to the team, he received a PRP injection into his left knee and will be out a minimum […]
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Larry Nance Diagnosed with a Sprained Wrist
Wait. What’s this? Injury news that is not as bad as originally expected? I…I don’t know what to do with this information. I’ll let the Lakers’ share the good news since I am totally out of sorts: An MRI showed a sprained right wrist for @Larrydn22, but no fracture or ligament damage. Listed as day […]
Lakers Lose Game, Larry Nance to Probable Broken Hand
This was a tale of two-halves game. The Lakers controlled the first half, defending well, pushing the pace for easy baskets, and taking care of the ball. The went into the break with a double digit lead and it looked like their formula for winning was going right as planned. In the 2nd half, though, […]
Injury News: Anthony Brown Out At Least 4 Weeks
While the Lakers have not had the types of injury issues this year which have decimated their roster in recent seasons, they are being hit pretty severely by the injury bug recently. Kobe Bryant has been dealing with a sore shoulder for some time, Larry Nance was almost shut down for the year with nagging […]
Report: Kobe Returns to Practice, Looking Likely for Opening Night
Yesterday I had a pretty pessimistic take on Kobe Bryant playing in Wednesday’s season opener. After it was revealed he’d again not practiced, opting instead to “get some shots up” and receive treatment there seemed to be too little progress made in the last 10 days for me to feel comfortable about him being available […]
Jordan Clarkson Returns to Practice After Shoulder Injury, Kobe Still Sidelined
After Jordan Clarkson left Thursday’s game with a shoulder injury, it was easy to think the worst. While he said he thought the injury was “minor” he also noted there was a sharp pain and intimated his shoulder had popped out. Further, his head coach was saying Clarkson might not play in the season opener […]
Injury Updates: Kobe Won’t Play Saturday, Huertas Probable
When Kobe Bryant left Tuesday’s loss against the Kings with a “lower left leg contusion”, Byron Scott noted he was not concerned and him not returning to the game was precautionary. Kobe proceeded to miss Thursday’s practice and, still, Byron was not concerned. Kobe did some light shooting on Friday, but really did not practice, […]
Report: D’Angelo Russell & Marcelo Huertas Near Return, Doubtful for Sunday
D’Angelo Russell challenged a dunk attempt by the Jazz’s Rudy Gobert early in the Lakers’ second preseason game and hasn’t played since. Marcelo Huertas strained his hamstring before the Lakers even played a preseason game and has yet to see any game action. The good news is that both are nearing returns to the floor. […]
Marcelo Huertas & Larry Nance Jr. Both Hurt, Sit Out Practice
Earlier in the week it was D’Angelo Russell’s foot which limited him in practice. We have also recently learned that Metta World Peace has been dealing with a calf issue which kept him out of a couple of practices too. Now, for Saturday’s session, it’s two rookies who are banged up and sitting out: Injury […]
D’Angelo Russell Joins Evening Practice After Bone Bruise in Session One
As is his norm, Byron Scott has been putting the Lakers through rigorous training camps in these opening days. The first practice of camp when over three hours while days two and three both offered two workouts each. The team seems to be responding well, drawing praise from Scott after all the sessions for their […]