Approximately fifteen Lakers players were hurt and sent for medical attention.
Right now, the Los Angeles Lakers are struggling with a serious case of injuries.
The Lakers’ injury report for their Friday game against the San Antonio Spurs includes ten players: Rui Hachimura, Cam Reddish, Taurean Prince, Jarred Vanderbilt, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Gabe Vincent, Maxwell Lewis, Anthony Davis, and D’Angelo Russell.
In the 2023–24 regular season, Vanderbilt made his debut against the Houston Rockets. Due to a heel injury, he missed the first few months of the season. This season, he is shooting 28.6 percent from the field and averaging 1.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game.
On December 9, he faced the Indiana Pacers in an In-Season Tournament battle, which may have been his greatest game of the season thus far. Despite not scoring any points, he ended with four rebounds and one
In the 2023–24 regular season, Vanderbilt made his debut against the Houston Rockets. Due to a heel injury, he missed the first few months of the season. This season, he is shooting 28.6 percent from the field and averaging 1.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game.
On December 9, he faced the Indiana Pacers in an In-Season Tournament battle, which may have been his greatest game of the season thus far. He didn’t score a point but finished with four rebounds, one assist, one steal and two blocks in 16 minutes of playing time.
Vincent is another player who hasn’t seen the floor much for the Lakers this season due to injury. He has been limited to just four appearances due to a knee injury and hasn’t played since he logged 25 minutes against the Orlando Magic back on Oct. 30.
Before going down with a knee injury, Vincent was really struggling to score the ball efficiently. He is averaging just 6.0 points per game this season while shooting 39.3 percent from the floor and 7.1 percent from behind the 3-point
While it’s unfortunate that the Lakers could be without several key rotation players against the Spurs, Friday’s game would still be winnable even if a few players were sidelined for Los Angeles. After all, the Spurs own the worst record of any team in the Western Conference right now at 3-20 and have lost 18 games in a row.
