NEW ORLEANS >> The pain looked overwhelming as Nick Young stayed on the ground. So did the frustration as two teammates helped him off the court.
After starting his season off on the right foot, Young then landed awkwardly on it. The Lakers determined Young has a strain in his right Achilles tendon, an injury that preceded the team’s listless play in a 105-88 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday at Smoothie King Center.
The setback also heightens concerns about the Lakers’ backcourt, which already has missed starting point guard D’Angelo Russell, who traveled with the team on its four-game trip to rehab a sore left knee that kept him out for the past week.