PORTLAND, Ore. — The Lakers granted reserve guard Lou Williams a leave of absence after his grandfather recently passed. Williams did not travel with the team for Saturday’s game in Portland and does not plan to play in Sunday’s game against Indiana at Staples Center.
The Lakers expect that Williams will rejoin the team on Monday in Philadelphia before starting an 8-game, 13-day trip.
“We’re all thinking about Lou at this particular time,” Lakers coach Byron Scott said. “We all know that his grandfather was very close.”
The Lakers signed the 29-year-old Williams to a three-year deal worth $21 million this past summer.