When the Trail Blazers go from their 13th-consecutive victory versus the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night at the Moda Center (7:30 p.m. on TNT and 620 AM), they will be doing so without starting forward Al-Farouq Aminu, who is out after suffered a right ankle sprain during Portland’s 112-103 overtime loss to the Jazz in Utah Wednesday night.
Aminu rolled his right ankle late in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s game at Vivant Smarthome Arena and did not return after subbing out at the 2:03 mark. X-rays conducted at the arena on Aminu’s ankle came back negative, though the swelling was noticeable after the game.