The Lakers have ruled veteran forward Brandon Bass out for Thursday’s game against Toronto in Ontario after results from an MRI and CT scan show he has a patella contusion in his left knee.
The Lakers will evaluate his progress daily, making it currently uncertain if he will practice on Friday at the Lakers’ facility in El Segundo. Bass injured his knee in the Lakers’ preseason overtime loss to Utah on Tuesday in Honolulu. But Bass stood up on his own accord and did not leave the game. He finished with 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting, three rebounds, two steals and two turnovers off the bench.