Lakers’ Nick Young sports new haircut as he awaits CT scan results

The snickering started as soon as Lakers Byron Scott saw Nick Young.

With Young staying sidelined for the past 10 games because of a swollen left knee, he spent that idle time fixing up his haircut. The Lakers are still awaiting on the results surrounding his CT scan taken on Monday, a team official saying the holdup simply hinges on an East-Coast based doctor to analyze and inform the franchise on the results. The original scans were read and then misplaced, leaving the Lakers in a state of indecision considering they want medical opinions before taking the next step.

But that did not prevent Young from soaking up all the attention.

“It’s called being at home doing nothing,” said Young, who said his new look came from recently watching Jamie Foxx in ‘Booty Call.’ “I felt like it was time for a change.”

Most of the Lakers rolled their eyes at Young’s antics.

Scott joked that Young hair “looks like a bunch of worms running around” and concluded he “lost a bet.” Lakers rookie forward Julius Randle called Young’s haircut “very special” and compared the look to the character “O-Dog” in “Menace to Society” Lakers forward Ed Davis offered a “no comment” on Young’s hairstyle before siding with Scott since he controls playing time. When asked by Young’s haircut as he walked past him, Lakers forward Wesley Johnson said, “That’s him.”

But what about Scott’s criticism?

“People with no hair wouldn’t understand,” said Young, a jab at Scott being bald. “He had the ability to try things with his hair. But when it’s over with, you tend to turn into a hater to people who got hair. I would be mad at somebody who had hair if I didn’t have hair.”

Young enjoyed all the attention. But when he fielded questions about his left knee, Young walked away. He only shot free throws for a few minutes at the end of Wednesday’s practice after spending most of that time receiving treatment and then watching the team’s scrimmage from the sideline. The Lakers (17-49) have no information other than ruling Young out for Thursday’s game against the Utah Jazz (30-36) at Staples Center.

When will the Lakers know about Young’s health?

“Hopefully sometime this week,” Scott said. “The sooner, the better. Hopefully before the end of this week is over with, we’ll have an idea of whats going on.”

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). That left Scott outlining a best-case scenario that does not seem likely with 16 games remaining.

“We get results today and start getting him on work tomorrow. But if it’s prolonged a week or so longer, it minimizes his chance of coming back.”

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