LOS ANGELES -- Dennis Schroder will miss the Lakers' game against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday because of the NBA's health and safety protocols, the team announced about an hour before tipoff.
Schroder has started all 29 of the Lakers' games this season, averaging 14.2 points, 4.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds. Wesley Matthews will start in his place against the Nets.
He is just the third Lakers player to miss time due to health and safety protocols this season, joining Alex Caruso and Alfonzo McKinnie. L.A. is one of a handful of teams to not have any games postponed because of COVID-19, with more than a third of the season already complete.