Los Angeles Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma has been ruled out tonight in their game against the Golden State Warriors.
As reported by Bill Oram of the So Cal News Group:
Kyle Kuzma out at Golden State, Luke Walton says. Isaiah Thomas will start next to Lonzo with KCP sliding over to small forward
— Bill Oram (@billoram) March 15, 2018
According to Matthew Moreno of Lakers Nation, the Lakers announced that Kuzma's x-rays of his right ankle were negative. This came after the 22-year-old rolled his right ankle after a shot attempt at the end of the 3rd quarter in their game against the Denver Nuggets.
The injury doesn't seem serious as Kuzma simply had it taped in the locker room and returned. Head coach Luke Walton even praised the Kuzma's scoring prowess after the game.
“I thought his competitive spirit was great all night. He couldn’t get a shot to go for him in the first half, until that last 0.9 shot (before halftime). I don’t care about that. It’s about him playing a certain way, and the last couple games he’s really done a nice job of giving everything he has to the game.
“He’s such a good scorer, eventually he’ll find his groove. And he did tonight for us. Showed a lot of toughness. We put him back in eventually and he helped us close out that game.”
The Lakers have not offered a timetable with regard to Kuzma's return. The Lakers are currently 11th place in the Western Conference right now with a record of 31-36. Kuzma, who is putting in around 15.5 points per game on top of other intangibles, is certainly a big loss to the rotation.
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