Already having been without LeBron James and Rajon Rondo for a prolonged stretch, matters became even more dire for the Los Angeles Lakers over the weekend when Lonzo Ball suffered what was determined to be a Grade 3 sprained left ankle.
While that entails a tear in the ligament, Ball won’t require surgery. However, he’s nevertheless expected to miss four to six weeks. Absent of their three primary ballhandlers, the Lakers struggled to generate any sort of rhythm on offense in their 130-111 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
Reinforcement may be on the way as Lakers head coach Luke Walton anticipates Rondo being able to return.