Already navigating early-season injuries to the roster, the Los Angeles Lakers suffered another setback Friday when forward Rui Hachimura underwent a procedure to repair a nasal fracture, the team announced.
Hachimura did not accompany the team on its four-game trip starting in Cleveland on Saturday and continuing through Philadelphia, Detroit and Oklahoma City. He will be reevaluated by team doctors in about a week, the Lakers said.
The injury occurred in Wednesday's 104-101 loss to the Dallas Mavericks when Hachimura had nine points on 4-of-11 shooting and three rebounds in 26 minutes.