Los Angeles Lakers: 5 reasons why fans shouldn’t panic right now
By Robert Marvi
2. The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t healthy right now
The Los Angeles Lakers, much like they were last season, are dealing with some key injuries right now.
Kendrick Nunn, a big free-agent signing this summer, suffered a sprained ankle during the preseason and is now out for at least a few weeks due to a bone bruise in his knee.
Talen Horton-Tucker, whom the team is high on, is sidelined because of a sprained ankle.
Trevor Ariza, one of the Lakers’ grizzled vets, who also won a ring with them back in the day, is out for the next two months.
That’s a fair deal to overcome.
Nunn, assuming he comes back and has no residual issues from his bone bruise, should play a key role on this team. He is an efficient scorer both in the paint and from downtown, and many also feel he is a capable defender.
Nunn is also a player who can create and hit his own shot, which will make him a spark plug off the bench. The same goes for Horton-Tucker.
Teams can often overcome one key injury, but multiple injuries will cause a team’s performance to sag no matter how much other guys step up.