The Lakers will have more answers on Nick Young’s health when they plan to reevaluate the progress surrounding a small fracture in his left knee. But Lakers coach Byron Scott already seems prepared for a possible scenario that will entail Young staying sidelined for at least two more weeks.
“I don’t see him going on this [upcoming] trip,” Scott said. “He can do his therapy here.”
If Scott proves out clairvoyant, that means Young will sit out for at least seven more games after missing the previous 11 because of his current injury. The Lakers (17-49) have a two-game homestand this week against Utah (tonight) and Philadelphia (Sunday) before going on an eight-day, five-day trip. The stops include Oklahoma City (March 24), Minnesota (March 25), Toronto (March 27), Brooklyn (March 29) and Philadelphia (March 30).
That would leave Young with only nine games to play through two weeks in April. Young has averaged 13.4 points on a career-low 36.6 percent shooting.
“Each week it goes by, there’s less and less a chance of him playing,” Scott said. “We have to wait and see.”
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