Steve Blake out six weeks with elbow injury
By Jacob Rude
Dec 6, 2013; Sacramento, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol (16) high fives point guard Steve Blake (5) between plays against the Sacramento Kings during the fourth quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings 106-100. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
An all-too-familiar sense is growing with the Lakers: injuries are ruining a season. Add Steve Blake’s name to the list of not only injured Lakers, but injured Laker point guards.
Uh-oh. Lakers just announced that Steve Blake would miss at least six weeks because of a torn ligament in his right elbow.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) December 12, 2013
Specifically, Blake was diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He is expected to be out a minimum of six weeks.
With Steve Nash no one near returning from his back injury and Jordan Farmar still out with a torn hamstring, the Lakers point guard depth chart is non-existent. It’s likely Kobe Bryant plays significant minutes tomorrow night in Oklahoma City, with Xavier Henry, Nick Young, and Jodie Meeks seeing more minute. It is also very likely the Lakers sign a free agent in the coming days.