As the Los Angeles Lakers began to slip in the Western Conference standings, the focus shifted to getting players healthy and the year(s) ahead. A blood clot forced Brandon Ingram to be shut down, and Lonzo Ball was as well because of a bone bruise in his sprained left ankle.
Already closely monitoring LeBron James’ minutes and not committing to playing him back-to-back situations, the Lakers moved to shut down the 16-year veteran at the end of March. Now Kyle Kuzma may face a similar reality.
He missed Thursday’s game against the Golden State Warriors due to left foot peroneal tendinitis.