NEW ORLEANS — Lakers forward Nick Young did not travel with the team on Thursday to New Orleans, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Young plans to join the team here sometime on Friday before the Lakers (16-62) play the New Orleans Pelicans (26-52) at Smoothie King Center, sources said. But it’s not clear why Young did not fly with the Lakers on Thursday. The Lakers declined to comment on the situation.
Young has missed the past 13 games, including two the Lakers attributed to a stomach bug. Lakers coach Byron Scott also recently said that Young’s “not here with us mentally.