The Lakers for the weekend’s games, but the good news is that none of the injuries look as dire as they first appeared.
Quentin Grimes missed the last two games with a sprained right fingerbut it seems to be moving in the right direction. He said he feels good and plans to play Sunday against the Suns, according to Lakers reporter Jovan Buha (Link to Twitter).
“The swelling has decreased significantly, it is mostly normal” Grimes said of dealing with an injury to his shooting hand, per Mark Medina (Link to video on Twitter).
Even though the star point guard took a scary fall in the Lakers’ last game, head coach Jay Jay Reddick said that Luka Doncic “fine” and also expects to play on Sunday, notes Bukha (via Twitter). Colin Sexton daily after suturing the eye.
Austin Reeves is also considered day-to-day with a bruised left heel after landing awkwardly during Wednesday’s contest against the Bucks. He was x-rayed at the arena and came back clean. writes Dave McMenamin for ESPNand the team and player jointly decided that no further imaging was necessary.
We’ve got more injury news from around the league:
- Evan Mobley was excluded for Art cavaliers game against the Heat on Friday with a sprained left big toe he suffered late in Wednesday’s contest against the Knicks, but the team got some good news when his MRI came back clean. Chris Fedor writes for Cleveland.com. “It’s a sprain, so it’s definitely sore and all, but we don’t expect it to be a long-term thing” said coach Kenny Atkinson.
- The Networks should be able to see their young backcourt at full strength soon as Nolan Traore was listed as probable for Saturday’s game after missing the previous contest with a sore right calf, Brian Lewis notes for the New York Post (Link to Twitter). Mikel Brown Jrwho also missed last game, is questionable due to illness. Ben Saraf will remain on assignment with the Long Island Nets.
- Yves Missy was cleared pelicans medical staff to return to action after a bruised left knee forced him out of the second game of the season, Rod Walker writes for NOLA.com. He had a light workout on Thursday and was encouraged by the results. “I feel pretty goodMissy said.I have been running and jumping for the last two days.” According to coach Jamal Moseley, there is no timetable for his return as the team waits to see how he responds to the increased workload.
- Jimmy Butler is progressing in his rehab from his torn ACL, and while he’s not yet ready to return, he already has a plan of action that calls for at least one game with warriors The G League affiliate in Santa Cruz, Pratam Valuri writes for NBC Sports Bay Area. coach Steve Kerr agreed with the decision and praised Butler for making it. “I think that makes perfect sense” Kerr said.But most guys in the league in Jimmy’s position are too vain to do that – and Jimmy is the opposite. I think he would like to give the fans a big surprise. It’s amazing. I love it.”