More bad medical news (updated)
OAKLAND -- Lamar Odom suffered a bone bruise in his right knee, the results of an MRI performed today revealed. He will not play tonight against the Golden State Warriors and his status for Friday's game against the Indiana Pacers is uncertain.
His status is listed as day-to-day, the Lakers said in a statement. He was hurt in Tuesday's loss to New Orleans. The initial diagnosis was a hyper-extended knee.
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"I'm not pinning any hopes on that," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said when asked if Odom could play Friday. "We'd like to have him play, but we're not counting on that."
"Have you ever had a bone bruise?" Jackson asked a reporter during his pregame session. "It takes a while (to heal). It's a tough one. We're still not out of the woods with this just because of that diagnosis. We'll use other guys."
In addition to Odom, the Lakers also will be without Luke Walton (foot) and Jordan Farmar (knee) when they play the Warriors tonight. Walton is out two weeks because of pain in the ball of his right foot. Farmar had knee surgery Dec. 24 and might not be back until after the All-Star break next month.



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