The Lakers (16-14) are in Chicago (17-10) for the final game of their three-game trip that has been marked by absences due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The game tips at 5:00 p.m., with the pregame show starting at 4:00 p.m. Pacific on Spectrum SportsNet.
Below are three things to know about the matchup:
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS
Already facing severe depletion in terms of available bodies, the Lakers lost Kent Bazemore for Sunday’s game due to the league’s health and safety protocols, which makes him the sixth Laker on that list:
- Kent Bazemore
- Avery Bradley
- Talen Horton-Tucker
- Dwight Howard
- Malik Monk
- Austin Reaves
Kendrick Nunn was in protocols yesterday, but cleared them on Sunday, implying a false positive, as both LeBron James and Russell Westbrook had in the last few weeks.