Lakers News: Cam Reddish could miss ‘several games’ with left knee injury
Los Angeles Lakers forward Cam Reddish could miss “several games” due to left knee pain, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and Adrian Wojnarowski.
Reddish was able to overcome a knee issue that caused the Lakers to lose 132-125 to the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
He attempted shots and was on the floor for 11 minutes grabbing rebounds before leaving.
The 24-year-old has played in 33 games this season, averaging 6.
5 points and 2.
4 rebounds per game while shooting 39.
1 percent from the field and 33.
7 percent from three.
After suffering the injury against Utah, head coach Dervin Ham told reporters that Reddish was being evaluated by Los Angeles’ medical staff and that the team would make “final” plans for Reddish on Monday.
The former lottery pick’s playing time fluctuated throughout the season, starting as a reserve at the beginning of the year and eventually starting 26 games.
However, he was plagued by injuries several times, missing a total of seven games until his last knee problem.
Reddish played a key role in the Lakers’ victory over the Indiana Pacers in the NBA In-Season Tournament championship, scoring nine points and recording three steals.
He also hit a 3-pointer to help Los Angeles win at 4,444 in the fourth quarter after the Pacers cut the deficit to three points.
Meg Oliphant/Getty Images Lakers Rumors: Cam Reddish likely to miss ‘several games’ with left knee injury Zack Batcher January 15, 2024 Los Angeles – Lakers forward Cam Reddish likely out with injury ‘missing a’ – ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and Adrian Wojnarowski say he’s been out with soreness in his left knee for “several games.
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Reddish was able to overcome a knee issue that caused the Lakers to lose 132-125 to the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
He attempted shots and was on the floor for 11 minutes grabbing rebounds before leaving.
The 24-year-old has played in 33 games this season, averaging 6.
5 points and 2.
4 rebounds per game while shooting 39.
1 percent from the field and 33.
7 percent from three.
After suffering the injury against Utah, head coach Dervin Ham told reporters that Reddish was being evaluated by Los Angeles’ medical staff and that the team would make “final” plans for Reddish on Monday.
(via Giován Buha of The Athletic).
The former lottery pick’s playing time fluctuated throughout the season, but he started the year as a reserve and ended up starting 26 games.
However, he was plagued by several injuries, missing a total of seven games until his last knee problem.
Reddish played a key role in the Lakers’ victory over the Indiana Pacers in the NBA In-Season Tournament Championship, recording nine points and three steals.
He also hit a 3-pointer that tied Los Angeles in the fourth quarter after the Pacers had cut the deficit to three points.
However, Reddish’s efficiency has been decreasing in recent weeks.
In his final 11 games before he was injured against the Jazz, he averaged 6.
0 points per game but shot just 34.
3 percent from the field.
Ham spoke to reporters after the Lakers’ Christmas Day loss and talked about Reddish’s mindset, imploring the forward to be more decisive when he has the ball.
“When they try to make plays, Cam has to shoot with more confidence, he’s going to eat up space on drives,” Buha said.
“Try to get the defense down as soon as he touches the paint and find the open man.
Steals per game was second-best on the team, so his defense will be greatly missed.