Ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the Phoenix Suns matchup, Josh Hart did not participate in the contact portion of practice but was still expected to play for the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers.
Dealing with a bothersome knee, Hart suited up but only finished with five points, one rebound, two assists and one block in 17 minutes. While it was clearly not Hart’s best statistical game, he initially looked much better physically with an early 3-pointer and slam dunk.
Unfortunately, head coach Luke Walton revealed Hart asked to come out during the 116-102 win over the Suns.