Lakers’ Nick Young to have left knee reevaluated approximately in another week

Nick Young of the Los Angeles Lakers smiles while chatting with youngsters during the Nick Young Youth Summer Basketball Camp at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, CA July 18, 2014.(Andy Holzman/Los Angeles Daily News)"

Nick Young of the Los Angeles Lakers smiles while chatting with youngsters during the Nick Young Youth Summer Basketball Camp at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, CA July 18, 2014.(Andy Holzman/Los Angeles Daily News)”

NEW YORK – The storylines following Nick Young once involved his entertaining quotes, his inaccurate shooting and his occasional clashes with coach Byron Scott.

But in the past month, it has become reduced to non-injury updates. The Lakers said on Sunday that the condition surrounding his fractured left knee has not changed, sidelining him for approximately another week until the team evaluates him again. Young has missed the past 18 games, and appears in jeopardy in not playing any of the team’s 10 remaining contests.

The latest timetable sidelines Young for games this week in Philadelphia (Monday), against New Orleans (Wednesday) and Portland (Friday). Lakers coach Byron Scott has also estimated it would take Young at least a week to catch up on lost conditioning.

Young has averaged 13.4 points on a career-low 36.6 percent shooting after signing with the Lakers last summer to a four-year deal worth $21.5 million.

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