Lonzo Ball has been dealing with a nagging knee injury for what seems like forever. In July he finally had surgery on the troublesome joint, a partial removal of the meniscus which had caused swelling and discomfort dating back to last season. With this as the context, then, it should be as little surprise that […]
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Lonzo Ball to have Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
A couple of weeks ago, right in the middle of the period when the Kawhi Leonard trade talks between the Lakers and the Spurs were seemingly at their peak, Yahoo! Sports Shams Charania reported that Lonzo Ball had a torn meniscus. This news seemingly came out of left field and Charania’s follow up post about […]
Lakers News: Isaiah Thomas to Undergo Hip Surgery
Oh, Isaiah Thomas. How we barley knew ye. The Lakers announced that Thomas will undergo arthroscopic hip surgery. Though there is no timetable on his recovery, this procedure will effectively end his season with only 9 games remaining on the schedule. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has more details: In a statement received by ESPN, Dr. Bryan […]
Lakers News: Josh Hart Suffers Broken Hand
On the same day the Lakers diminished their wing depth by executing a contract buyout with Corey Brewer, they suffered another blow that puts their perimeter rotation in peril when Josh Hart broke his hand in practice. Hart has been starting since early February, a shift that saw Brandon Ingram move to point guard and […]
Lakers News: Lonzo Ball Still Out, KCP and Ingram Probable vs. Boston
The Lakers have been hit hard by the injury bug lately, missing starters Lonzo Ball, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Brandon Ingram for stretches over the last several games. It has not impacted their ability to get some needed wins, mostly on the back of Jordan Clarkson (who has been playing fantastic) and, vs. the Knicks, Julius […]
Lakers Injury Update: Ingram Expected to Return vs. Thunder, Lonzo Doubtful
The Lakers suffered a disappointing, though not fully unexpected loss on Monday to the Grizzlies in Memphis. It was disappointing because the Grizzlies are not a good team and the Lakers looked generally listless, falling behind by 20 some odd points in the 2nd half. The loss was not unexpected, though, because the Lakers played […]
Lakers Injury Update: Brook Lopez to Return, Lonzo Remains Out
The Lakers released an injury update via press release on Tuesday that stated both Lonzo Ball and Brook Lopez were cleared to return to practice. However, since the Lakers did not actually practice on Tuesday and only have shootarounds on game days (like today), their availability vs. the Thunder was in question. At Wednesday’s shootaround, […]
Lakers News: Lonzo Ball Sprains Shoulder, Will Miss 1-Week
Right before halftime of the Lakers loss to the Blazers, Lonzo Ball got tangled up with Portland big man Jusuf Nurkic and grabbed his left shoulder in obvious pain. Ball left the game immediately and headed straight to the locker room for further examination. Ball came back to play the rest of the game, so […]
Brook Lopez out 3 weeks with an Ankle Injury
In the 2nd quarter of the Lakers loss to the Warriors, Brook Lopez rolled his ankle severely and had to be helped off the court and back to the lockerroom. X-rays taken that night were negative, but an MRI revealed a sprained ankle. Lopez will be reevaluated in 3 weeks, so the Lakers will be […]
Lakers News: Larry Nance set to Return to Game Action, Starting Lineup
When Larry Nance broke his hand in early November, I thought he could be out up to 2 months. Even an aggressive timeline said it could be 4-6 weeks. Turns out, a little over 3 weeks later, he’s set to return to the Lakers lineup when the Lakers play the Clippers tonight.