Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt out for at least several weeks: sources
Jarred Vanderbilt #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - Following an exhilarating win in Boston on Thursday night without stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers received some bad news on Friday.
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Sources told ESPN that Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt is out for at least several weeks with an injury to his right foot.
The injury to Vanderbilt’s mid-foot occurred late in the first half of Thursday night’s matchup. The 24-year-old missed the first 20 games of the season with bursitis to his left heel. Vanderbilt was a starter for the shorthanded Lakers that evening.
Earlier this week, Vanderbilt was ejected from Monday night’s game against the Houston Rockets following a heated exchange with the NBA's supervillain, Dillion Brooks.
This is the latest injury for the purple and gold.
During the offseason, the Lakers signed Gabe Vicent, who was a standout for Miami during the 2023 playoffs. The guard underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in late December.
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After Thursday’s big win at the TD Garden, the Lakers returned to being a .500 team.