On Wednesday night, rookie center Ivica Zubac was able to get on the floor for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Houston Rockets. Although Tarik Black was out with an ankle injury, head coach Luke Walton only played Zubac in garbage time in the 39-point blowout on the road with the Croatian import on the floor for less than six minutes.
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According to the D-Fenders Twitter account, Zubac has been assigned to the Lakers’ D-League affiliate for the third time this season:
OFFICIAL: @ivicazubac has been re-assigned to the @DFenders and is expected to appear with the team in tonight's game versus Reno.