Recently, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a lot of injuries. LeBron James missed Thursday night’s game against the Boston Celtics because of tendinitis in his left ankle and Anthony Davis because of tendinitis in both Achilles tendon and one in his left hip.
Further, Cam Reddish (sprained right ankle) and Gabe Vincent (left knee surgery) are still not playing because they are still healing from their injuries.
In the meantime, Jarred Vanderbilt was the most recent Lakers player to get hurt. On Thursday night against the Boston Celtics, he started in place of James and looked great. In 16 minutes, he had 10 points, seven boards, two assists, and three steals. He hurt his foot on a non-contact play at the end of the first half, which was too bad, because he couldn’t come back.
Vanderbilt’s X-rays showed that his foot wasn’t hurt, but he still had to go through more tests to find out how bad the injury was. However, it doesn’t look good, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN:
It is still unknown how long Vanderbilt will be out, but it is clear that this is a huge setback for both him and the Lakers.
Vanderbilt missed the first few months of the season because of a problem with his left heel. He was finally able to come back and get close to being fully healthy. In the last few weeks, he has played some of the best basketball of his career.
Not only is he the best wing defender on the team, but his toughness and energy are pretty hard to match. Vanderbilt might be done for the year since there are only a few months left in the normal season.