Lakers’ Nick Young out at least another week with small fracture in left knee

"The Lakers’ Nick Young #0 drives to the hoop as the Magic’s Nikola Vucevic #9 defends during their NBA game at the Staples Center Friday, January 9, 2015.  (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News)"

“The Lakers’ Nick Young #0 drives to the hoop as the Magic’s Nikola Vucevic #9 defends during their NBA game at the Staples Center Friday, January 9, 2015. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News)”

First, the good news: Nick Young’s swollen left knee will not require surgery as some in the organization feared, a procedure that would surely sideline him for the remainder of the Lakers’ 16 regular-season games. Now, the bad news: A CT scan shows that Young has a small fracture in his left kneecap, which will sideline him for at least another week until the Lakers reevalaute him.

According to the Lakers’ timetable, Young would stay out for the Lakers’ homestand this week against Utah (Thursday) and Philadelphia (Sunday). Young would miss at least the beginning of the Lakers’ week-long trip that begins next week in Oklahoma City (Tuesday). Yet, Lakers coach Byron Scott estimated Young may need at least a week just to catch up on his conditioning after missing the previous 10 games because of his knee injury.

Young has averaged 13.4 points on a career-low 36.6 shooting percent clip, a mark that dipped in January (32.2 percent) and February (32.4 percent).

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