The Los Angeles Lakers were hoping to get through the preseason injury-free, but unfortunately, that didn’t happen. In the second game against the Denver Nuggets, they lost rookie point guard Lonzo Ball to a sprained ankle, and now it appears that power forward Julius Randle has also fallen victim to the injury bug.
Randle, who had been playing well in the final preseason game of the year against the Los Angeles Clippers, made a move in the paint but twisted awkwardly and grabbed his lower back. He looked like he wanted to stay on the floor but was clearly in some discomfort.