Trevor Ariza has exited the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, according to the Lakers’ injury report for their Friday game against the Portland Trail Blazers. The 36-year-old is listed as questionable to play with “return to competition reconditioning.”
With Ariza’s return to the roster, only Lakers veteran Rajon Rondo is the only player remaining in the health and safety protocols, giving the team 17 available players if Ariza is cleared to play, including their replacement players.
On the injury front, while Anthony Davis (left knee MCL sprain) and Kendrick Nunn (right knee bone bruise) both remain out, Austin Reaves and Kent Bazemore — who were held out with return to competition reconditioning after exiting the protocols on Wednesday — are both not listed on the injury report, meaning either could see the court after missing the last several games in COVID-19 isolation.