HONOLULU — One player took a nasty fall and left the game before expressing optimism the injury would heal quickly. Another player also took a nasty fall and stayed in the game before insisting afterwards he felt fine.
But Lakers rookie guard D’Angelo Russell and veteran forward Brandon Bass sat out of Wednesday’s practice in the team’s final practice here before flying back to Los Angeles.
The Lakers reported that Russell “showed signs of improvement” in a bruised glute that kept out of the majority of the Lakers’ 117-114 overtime loss to the Utah Jazz on Tuesday at Stan Sheriff Center.