The Los Angeles Lakers are somewhat banged up as they approach their regular-season opener on Tuesday.
Lonnie Walker IV has an ankle injury. Dennis Schroder is out with a finger injury. Troy Brown Jr. is dealing with a back ailment. Anthony Davis missed three of the team’s six preseason games with lower back tightness.
Then, during the Lakers’ final preseason contest on Friday, Russell Westbrook exited in the first quarter with a hamstring ailment.
All these injuries threaten to greatly deplete the very solid backcourt and wing depth the Lakers worked hard to replenish this summer.
Luckily, Westbrook’s hamstring injury may not be that serious; he is listed as day-to-day.
Injury update: Russell Westbrook is listed as “day to day” with left hamstring soreness.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) October 16, 2022
Friday was the first time in years Westbrook came off the bench, a move that many, including some in the organization, have been waiting to see for many months.
